The Evens roll call

[mbg73]

I really dig the Evens.  Their first album was probably my favorite album for the year it came out (2005, I think).

[Bombay Chutney]

They're ok.  I think they've got a pretty unique sound and put on a pretty good show.  That being said, I think their 2-person line-up is pretty limiting.  I'm doubtful they'll be able to keep it interesting for very long.  By the end of their Ft. Reno show this summer, I was getting bored.
 
 The Ian-factor definitely intrigued me at first.  Part of what made it interesting was the fact that Mr. Hardcore put out a nearly-acoustic record.  That's fine for one or two records, but I predict it gets old after that.
 
 I haven't heard the new one yet.  Hopefully Santa will help me out with that one.

[you be betty]

Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
  They're ok.  I think they've got a pretty unique sound and put on a pretty good show.  That being said, I think their 2-person line-up is pretty limiting.  I'm doubtful they'll be able to keep it interesting for very long.  By the end of their Ft. Reno show this summer, I was getting bored.
 
 The Ian-factor definitely intrigued me at first.  Part of what made it interesting was the fact that Mr. Hardcore put out a nearly-acoustic record.  That's fine for one or two records, but I predict it gets old after that.
 
 I haven't heard the new one yet.  Hopefully Santa will help me out with that one.

Oooh, you obviously didn't come up real close at that show towards the end, did ya?  It was a jolly kickass dance/sing along party at that point.  Fun fun fun.

[Bombay Chutney]

Originally posted by you be betty:
  Oooh, you obviously didn't come up real close at that show towards the end, did ya?  It was a jolly kickass dance/sing along party at that point.  Fun fun fun.

No, because I was already getting bored by that point and debating leaving.  Though they did have a lot of technical problems that night.  I'm sure that played a big part in my apathy towards the show.

[kcjones119]

they did keep the set length to about an hour the other night, i never got tired of them, but didn't feel like it was too short either.
 
 i liked the first album for the sound and this one for the lyrics.  they've got some good, angry protest songs with messages more overt than most fugazi stuff, but still clever and well done.

[tigersscareme]

i think amy's the "it" factor for me with the evens.
 
 I think her voice has a really enviable tone to it, and her drumming is spot on, like when she was in the warmers.
 
 i also have to note, that i was not an amy farina fan until the warmers reissue stuff.
 she played drums on a Lois ep and i couldn't stand her. i actually had doubts that she was even in the same room with lois (the "bet the sky" ep if anyone cares. where she pretty much massacres a cover of "hey antoinette" from lois' early band "courtney love".
 
 not to get all k-records up in this piece, but i loved that shit.

[ggw]

Fugazi > The Evens