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ORANGE MOTHERS: PLANE
CRASH CITY CD RELEASE SHOW
July 11, 2003 Austin, Texas - The show has the casual buzz that normally
fills the Continental Club. Laid back, a good crowd, I walked in
behind a tattooed rockabilly girl who could've definitely kicked my ass.
Decked out in a stylish short dress, broad shoulders and cute socks
halfway up her thighs, I tried not to walk too closely behind her as I
entered the club. Once inside, I soon made my way to the back
room, where the captain of this town, Ethan Azarian, lead singer of the
Orange Mothers, held court, surrounded by his adoring fans.
I offered to buy him a drink, but he declined, saying he preferred
to do the show sober. I rolled my eyes, sarcastically said, "Whatever" and
headed to the bar. "Whatever is exactly it," Ethan replied,
with a wry shit eating grin stationed on his grizzled mug.
After a warm set from the opening act, Michael Nicolai, the Orange
Mothers took to the stage and Ethan took to the microphone.
After thanking the crowd for coming out, the
Orange Mothers got off to a choppy start with a lot of banter, guest
musicians, and spacing between songs. The band sounded good, and
felt out the crowd and finally found its groove, breaking out some new
songs and then dove into the Plane Crash City CD song by song.
This is where the rocking out began, its an older album re-released on
CD, and features less gentle songs than Traditional Love and the later
albums. The band seemed to revel in the upbeat rock rhythms, and
the crowd responded in full. Disco lights filled the hall, saw
blades bent, and at 2:05 AM, even the band felt they needed one more
rocker to close out the night. They had one in the bag, and
everyone left happy. |
The Orange Mothers pulled out all
their tricks. |
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