I like to think that I'm a pretty good concert buddy. As the list of shows to the left suggests, I'm interested in a lot of shows, even if I don't go to them all. But if someone invites me to a show, I'll typically go.
So when Lisa asked me to go see a reggae-rap band called the Dirty Heads, I went (despite not being a reggae, rap, or reggae-rap listener). Lisa thinks that they're going to be the next Linkin Park, so take that however you want. Regardless of their musical taste, I have to say that they were fun to watch. They put on an energetic show. And I spent a lot of the time trying to figure out if the DJ was Mexican or Asian (I'm pretty sure he's Asian).
Neither of us had heard of the headliners, but we decided to stick around to see what they were like. Under the Influence of Giants is a glammed-up rock band that somehow rests in the middle of the Rapture and Junior Senior. They've got the look and feel of a major-label band. And they're signed to a major label (Island), making them labelmates with the Killers. I'd be a poor judge of music if I didn't suggest that if cards are played correctly, these guys will follow in the Killers' footsteps.
I grabbed the CD after the show. I have this ongoing mix in my iTunes for danceable indie rock and figured I could put a song or two from UTIOG on there. And who knows, a year from now these guys will be claiming their sophomore record is the best in 20 years.
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