Jive Talkin'

L and I went and saw a band last weekend with some friends, the Bostonians.  What band, you ask?  Just the one and only YACHT ROCK REVUE!

They were as awesome as they look in that picture.  If you aren't familiar with what the term "yacht rock" refers to, check out the source:

http://youtu.be/jMTI8vg7A5U

L LOVES all the Yacht Rock videos.  Laughs his butt off at every single one.  That's also the same genre as 75% of his favorite music.  So last month, when we saw their poster as a coming attraction at the State Theater when we drove by one night, we decided we needed to check it out.  And as luck would have it, the Bostonians not only wanted to go, too, but one of them had actually seen them perform about a year ago in Atlanta and was super excited about them playing here!  So the four of us headed to dinner and then to hear some awesome, light rock tunes. 

About 80% of the crowd-goers were decked out in their best 70s attire.  Like this guy:

And then there was the band.  The two lead singers:

L decided that if I were single, I would've had a hard time deciding which of those two guys I didn't want to make out with.  He might be right.  Except for the part where all parties involved (me and everyone in this band whose hands I could see) are married.  They both had a certain swagger about themselves.  The guy in white looked a good bit like Cappie from Greek (yeah, I'm admitting I watched that show) and the guy in black had a little bit of a Bob Schneider thing going.  Then there was the the rest of the band.  Ever seen an electric clarinet?

Neither had we.  (Sorry for the extra bad picture quality.)  There was also a bassist, a drummer, and a keyboard player (who I don't have a good pic of).

And who doesn't love a few songs that involve banging the bongos?

All in all, a rockin' good time.  And seriously, they were so good.  They sounded great, they danced along with every song (which was so hilarious - everyone on stage doing the same gentle head and hip shake in unison), and the songs were super fun.  Plus, they had costumes on stage and in the crowd.  What's not to love?  If they happen to be playing on a stage near you, it's well worth the money.  L declared multiple times that that was the best $30 we'd spent in our marriage this year.  A word of advice: if you go see them (or go to any other concert, for that matter), don't wear a sweater, no matter how cold and snowy it's supposed to get outside.  That's what coats are for.  Sweaters in a general admission setting will only make you sweat like crazy.  Not awesome.


Also awesome but mostly unrelated except that it's also about music: I just watched this week's episode of Gossip Girl, and I just love that Annie Clark (aka, St. Vincent) was featured in it.  I went to school with her middle sister for years and it's so cool to see how successful she's become.  If you don't know her music, check it out on iTunes. 

Mileage update
Miles walked today: 1.25
Miles walked to date: 31.5