AIR (Asian In Rock) Tour - East Coast version
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Saw Jenny Choi and her Asians In Rock tour play the Velvet Lounge in
DC last Wednesday night.
She opened, with herself on kybd and her hubby, Philip on drums (Their
bass player remained in Chicago.)... Her new release wasn't ready for
the tour...
followed by Panda Panda, Mia Park's new band (a duo)... Mia is the
hostess of a Chicago cable tv all-ages dance show, called Chic-a-go
(Chic-a-gogo?). She had a real fun way of drumming and posing.
next, Chiyoko Yoshida (ex-Sweeder) and a colleague backing her up...
Chiyoko is a hapa who was active in the heyday of famous Chicago alt
rock acts like Smashing Pumpkin, Liz Phair, and Veruca Salt. She would
play these interesting riffs on the guitar with odd time signatures,
and vocalize on top of them.
then, Creme Blush, another duo (what's with all these duos?) from
NY... a Jpnz woman and a white American woman playing stuff derived
from the 80's like techno pop, new wave, and a bit of disco. The
relentleess pumping beat was a bit overwhelming.
finally, Suntan (not a duo), a trance rock quartet who recently moved
from Boston to NY. The drummer looked like he was Filipino. (The
others were white, or reasonable facsimiles.) Their music was
repetitious and a little belabored.
At least, the tour missed the big blackout. The show played NY, the
night before, and Mia told me that the vibe in the club (Lion's Den)
was pretty weird and not conducive to their performance.
Those of you in Calif. should check out the tour next week. A whole
different set of bands, except for Jenny Choi.
http://www.jennychoi.com/air.html
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