Hailing from New York, Edie Sedgwick gave the tiny audience half an hour of avant-garde hodgepodge. The four piece mismatched band was fueled by the lead singer dragged out to the likes of well, Andy Warhol's muse. He w
as virile in his short dress, black pantyhose, wig, and beard, just like the band's current myspace picture. Crouching, leaping, and sashaying all over the stage, the entertainer vigorously sang songs about different celebrity icons of sorts. The key-board player bopped away clad in emo style and the darkly dressed bassist stood solemnly while the drummer could only rely on his lack of experience to draw attention. We were also delighted with videos for each song on the old-school television stage left. My favorite was the bloodied Carrie loop so fantastically paired with a song about telekinesis. Oh, if I could only be on that tour van!
I counted exactly 30 people in the audience after Joe Lally's second song. That was some decent appreciation from just a few admirers and the band smiled graciously. They nailed the one blues infused rock song and had just the right amount of psychedelic substance. Their predominantly post punk sound was rich in guitar noise. The expert player shredded the guitar. The five pedals and two knobs undoubtedly produced their share of effects. A metal finger nail file and a bow were also included in the mix. The drummer added his two sets of mallets and metal mixing bowl to the infusion. Joe had a very demure and humble demeanor. The three musicians looked and played great together - there was no quirkiness or head bopping with these guys. These were professional musicians. My friend described Joe Lally as refined from his hard punk Fugazi days. It was nice to hear the drumming and bass riffs in a different setting. It's obvious these three know what they're doing and they look great doing it.
as virile in his short dress, black pantyhose, wig, and beard, just like the band's current myspace picture. Crouching, leaping, and sashaying all over the stage, the entertainer vigorously sang songs about different celebrity icons of sorts. The key-board player bopped away clad in emo style and the darkly dressed bassist stood solemnly while the drummer could only rely on his lack of experience to draw attention. We were also delighted with videos for each song on the old-school television stage left. My favorite was the bloodied Carrie loop so fantastically paired with a song about telekinesis. Oh, if I could only be on that tour van!I counted exactly 30 people in the audience after Joe Lally's second song. That was some decent appreciation from just a few admirers and the band smiled graciously. They nailed the one blues infused rock song and had just the right amount of psychedelic substance. Their predominantly post punk sound was rich in guitar noise. The expert player shredded the guitar. The five pedals and two knobs undoubtedly produced their share of effects. A metal finger nail file and a bow were also included in the mix. The drummer added his two sets of mallets and metal mixing bowl to the infusion. Joe had a very demure and humble demeanor. The three musicians looked and played great together - there was no quirkiness or head bopping with these guys. These were professional musicians. My friend described Joe Lally as refined from his hard punk Fugazi days. It was nice to hear the drumming and bass riffs in a different setting. It's obvious these three know what they're doing and they look great doing it.
We had a discussion about which was the better band afterwards and why we thought they chose to tour together. For me, the choice was obvious. Not so much for my friend. He liked both bands equally for different reasons. I could see the parallels he drew from his own experience as a non-instrument playing lead singer of a cover band. "People love gimmicks," he said. I wholeheartedly agree - if the talent is there.
Wig, check. Dress, check. Hose, check. Make-up, check.Mike and his guitar 50 pound television, check...
Check out Edie Sedgwick @ www.myspace.com/ediesedgwick and @ http://www.ediesedgwick.biz/
www.myspace.com/josephlally and http://www.joelally.com/
Wig, check. Dress, check. Hose, check. Make-up, check.
Check out Edie Sedgwick @ www.myspace.com/ediesedgwick and @ http://www.ediesedgwick.biz/
www.myspace.com/josephlally and http://www.joelally.com/
