ROSCOE

i have a new favorite band, and the best part is, they're local!

Their name is Roscoe, and they're awesome.

OK, first of all, i met Roscoe when they were looking for a band to fill a bill at DC9. Bette Noir accepted, Roscoe accepted Bette Noir, and that was the beginning of a beautiful relationship.

We went to see them pre-shared gig at Laughing Lizard, and they were (as Tony the Tiger says) Grrrrreat! High-energy, friendly, and good, popaltcountryrock songs. I was impressed.

Then came time for our shared gig at DC9. No one came. I mean, me and Roscoe showed up, and about 7 people for Roscoe, and no one else. Bette Noir played second, and the Roscoe boys were cool enough to stay, cos if they hadn't, we'd have been playing for the bartender. Seriously. It was that bad.

Speaking of bad, we didn't exactly play our best, either. But in their awesome way, Roscoe invited us to play Laughing Lizard with them. And we did (and we were a helluva lot better, btw). And they were fantastic, again. We laughed, we cried, we complained about musicians. Andy from Roscoe said the sweetest thing: "I forgot how good you guys are." And i was like, aw, we weren't! that's why you didn't remember! But i didn't say that out loud.

Now you must go see Roscoe, because they're cool, and the music is cool and highly dance-able, even if you dance like a rabid monkey like me.

Check out their website, but you need to go see them live for reals.