CT jamband BC3 has been making the rounds as an opening band for below the radar touring acts. As you may recall, BC3 lived, played, studied? in the Uconn/Storrs area in the 80s. Their brand of goofy lyrics blended with jammy instrumentals was a heady elixir in the proto-Phish days. I give them credit keeping the flame. Would be nice if they stretched or spaced (dare I say noodle?) some songs out. On this evening, the drummer had malaria ( or may have just been really high).
For those expecting a rare glimpse of Abe Vigoda's (Fish from Barney Miller) naggy TV wife Bernice, would have to settle for a young quintet of knob twiddlers from the islands around Toronto. The group consisted of two female vocalists, bass, ergonomic keys/laptop, and drum machine/electronics. The sound reminded me of Stereolab, which the tall vocalist, and granddaughter of the band's namesake, took as a compliment as I kooked her after the show. The mixture of female harmony vocals and electronic effects is unusual and many songs had a child-like flavor. One tune, the acapella "I Hit My Head With My Monkey", was even nicked from a 6 year piano student.
I'm waiting for their new single F Troop!
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