I had a chance to sip free cola and eat free BBQ at a bold corporate music event last night. Some doucebag won $20,000 for writing a song that I'm pretty sure one of my cats could bang out, and the featured guest of the evening, Macy Gray, didn't show. I imagine she was wandering the streets of Austin, desperate to get her hands on some crack and potato salad. Anyway, she wasn't missed, for a band called Pants from the noble state of North Carolina did fill the mighty hall with purest metal. Yes, a friend that I've known since first grade is in the band, but that kinship did not sway my opinion. Pants' "Pants: A Rock Opera" simply kicks ass. To quote my aforementioned friend, "The rock is pure danger." Even if the ancient art of turning base music into gold is lost on you, you must check out Pants. Seriously, they trotted out a bald, tatooed Monk character who can totally wail in front of a middle-aged corporate crowd, and they have a song about the fearsome Double Snake, a creature that is too terrifying even to discuss, because it's like two snakes. It was awesome. Listen for yourself at http://pantsrocks.com/
Pants promo photo is taken from pantsrocks.com and is subject to copyright.
1 comment:
i was at a dark and crowded bar once and then the bartender came and told us we had to leave our table because Macy Gray and her entourage "needed" it. and then she entered wearing sunglasses. and we didnt move.
Post a Comment