Brown Bird w/ The Wrong Reasons and D.Charles Speer

Opener D. Charles Speer and the Helix brought some psychobilly to Cafe Nine. With lamb-chopped frontman Speer seemed as if "they grew up in Minnie-Pearl's screenporch." The Wrong Reasons were up next and sounded as if they "had swordfishtrombones on 8-track." Excellent band from Rhode Island Brown Bird had a thing for Iron and Wine. The crowd was flush with young men with santa beards and tattooed women. Lead guy on strings and kick drum with accomplice on violin, cello, and stringbass.