Anything But Prettier, Men from Nantucket at the Vibe 10/15/04 


Good sound, equipment failure, rhinestone cowboys 

Anything But Prettier played another in their series of increasingly tight sets last night, opening at the ungodly hour of 8:30 pm. A series of guest musicians/agent provocateurs added to their brief 40 minute set, include an additional guitar for their cover of a Poison song. I don't know much from Poison, but had ears in the 80s so could recognize but not sing along. A woman submitted her mammaries to young drummer Josh for his approval.
Last on the bill was The Men from Nantucket, which featured a 17-foot tall Puerto Rican front man, rambling through a set of original and well chosen covers in a straight forward rock and/or roll method. Covers included "The Gambler," "(What's So Funny) 'bout Peace Love and Understanding," and an chaotic medley of "Rhinestone Cowboy"/"Rockin' in the Free World" to close out the night. As the set dissolved into a soup of drunkosity, the lead man used a folding chair and the bassist's boots as tools to play his flag bedecked guitar. Fun, but from what I understand, their last show. Glad I saw at least that much of it.  

Posted: Sat - October 16, 2004 at 01:30 PM           |

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