OK, is anybody else as friggin depressed by the last couple of weeks as I am?
The economy, already a big back of suck, crashed like a speed freak in a bar. Johnny Mac is close to Obama in the polls, even after two friggin weeks of senior moments, and a face that looks like cottage cheese with orange makeup. people STILL dying in the sand. George Bush still has power.
So, a bit of positive: The first show of the post- Bush era is on the SCHEDULE!!
Have I posted this one before?
Here's the thing: tight hooks, no-nonsense punky power pop, with fallen angel harmonies second only to Murphy/Pirner for sounding completely at home in a bar. A band that plays harder and with more abandon the drunker they get, and the fewer people in the crowd. In a just world, they would be playing stadiums and I would be designing their houses.
The Figgs are booked for Febby 6, 2009 at Linnemann's in Milwaukee's wonderful Riverwest neighborhood. it's even a Friday.
Just as a reminder, here's an old post I did after an especially memorable FiggShow. everybody needs to see this band.
But it will probably just be me and Silent Mike again.
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