Diamond Yard Dogs

[lilmissnever]

I want to like the Yard Dogs Road Show. They have style to spare, all sepia-toned and ragtime-chic. They have burlesque dancers so pretty that they make me feel a little bad about myself when I look in the mirror. They have a sword swallower and a confetti cannon. They have some sort of gothic bellydancer of the tribal-plus-pop-and-lock school.

Comments

[rivetpepsquad]

I've felt similarly. Pretty and WANT to like 'em, but....yeah.

[perligata]

I find it vaguely distressing that you drink beer.

[lilmissnever]

I required alcohol in order to counter-act my profound loathing for the venue and its occupants. Beer was the cheapest option. Under ordinary circumstances, I prefer to drink fruity cocktails and wine.

[perligata]

Understood. As one of my friends once said: there is no misery large enough that it requires beer. The Fillmore is absolutely an exception to this rule. (But can't you just get high off of the secondhand pot smoke?)

I'm still bummed I missed it -- you could have sat on my shoulders. Or done a handstand on them!

[ilcylic]

Your friend is mad.

Beer is delicious.

[ultraminx]

HoBowie

haha
<3

[whittles]

I dunno.
I saw them at GAMH and I was still disapointed.
Too much hype and shine. Not enough show.

[sparklydevil]

not enough SOUL. or humor. i can totally respect the level of production that goes into their work, but there's a certain amount of heart & soul that's missing.

[lilmissnever]

I don't know if I can quantify soul, but the dearth of humor really showed. I never thought I would say that about a show that had a confetti cannon. They're so pretty and so slick that they should blow our show out the water. Instead, I wound up missing Hubba Hubba something fierce. Maybe it's different for non-Hubba Hubba folks. Obviously, there are a lot of people who like the Yard Dogs Road Show - they packed a very large venue - but each to her own taste.

[elusis]

Oh dear. :(

I'm so sorry I abandoned you to that level of asshattery. What a shame such a neat thing has to be swathed in so much FAIL.

I had an OK time at the Fillmore for DeVotchKa (except for, as you mention, the completely insane level of fees) but I'd have enjoyed them both more at the DNA.

[lilmissnever]

It might have been more fun if I'd had a partner in snark, but as it turns out, 99.9% of Yard Dogs Road Show fans are people that I do not know. I don't even know where all of these people came from! Sure, they looked like people I would know, but they turned out to be complete strangers who would grab my arm or ask me conversation non-starters (Were you at the park today? No). On one hand, these stranger fill me with repulsion. On the other hand, it occurs to me that someone should throw a club these people would go to and take their money. Even if it turns out that these are the kinds of people who only go out to see live shows, the shiny new all-ages permits at the DNA should bring in more live bands.