We hadn’t seen Yarn Owl in months so we were very excited to see the Pullman group! The first thing that caught my eye when I walked into the Blvd was their Owl Lamp sitting on a Yarn Nest. It was pretty nifty! Yarn Owl stepped it up a notch for the night since Ted Leo is pretty rockin. I must say I dugg it a lot, Matt and I thought they sounded great! I am not sure if they are going to do that more or if they are going to keep it low key but either way we enjoy seeing the group live. One of the funniest parts of the evening was Tambourine Man was in the house with his lady and oh boy were they working it to the music. Yarn Owl even asked for the crowd to give it up for Tambourine man; this guy is a local scenester by now! Tonight they sounded a bit like Vampire Weekend which is a step in a different direction from the last time we saw them. Matt and I thought they hit everything perfectly and rocked it for the BLVD. Don’t forgets you can catch them at Birds On A Wire!
So earlier in the week the latest SPIN was in the mailbox featuring an article about Ted Leo and how he chatted with Paul Weller an huge influence for him. After skimming the article and having Matt be as excited as a kid I knew it was going to be a fun night… and it was that and more. So the BLVD wasn’t packed but it was full and with a 90 minute set from Ted Leo and the Pharmacists I am sure everyone left with an ear to ear grin. We left with a music high! Wearing a bright pink flannel shirt Ted Leo stood at the microphone and went for it. They whole group had a high energy and the facial expressions Ted Leo made when he was singing were awesome. It was fast fun punk rock, yay, we haven’t been to a punk show like this in a while. The group rocked new songs and old songs and one we haven’t stopped playing on repeat since the show “The Mighty Sparrow” and “Even Heroes Have to Die.” Which both of those songs are of the bands March 9th release The Brutalist Bricks!
Matt what else do you have to say about the show….”It was fucking awesome.” One of the BEST shows we have been to at the BLVD, it was a killer time. Everyone was having such a great time after they said this is going to be their last song they played it and another. Then as the group started tearing down, Ted Leo decided to sing a quick vocals only song. It was so COOL! We even devoured a green beer…. note to self do not drink green beer the day after St. Patrick’s Day even if it is cheap! Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are so cool they even have kid fans, it’s true! We meet two of them at the show which by the way, they were also rockin’ cool T-Shirts! It was a bummer it was the last touring show from RAWK for now because Dale has done so much for the Spokane Scene and he was cool enough to bring this show in!
