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SWEARING AT
MOTORISTS
March 17, 2004 - My friend Chris and
I met Dave, the frontman, outside the Cactus Club in the sunny heat of
mid-winter. As St. Paddy's Day festivities raged around
us, along with the buzz of the start of the annual SXSW music
festival, Dave was trying to draw a crowd for his free set. He
told us, 'there's free food at the club down the road too,
free beer too, you should head over there and get some". we
headed over to grab some beans and rice, and soon found ourselves
back at the show, Dave setting up onstage.
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FLASHBACK:
July, 2002:
I randomly Swearing at Motorists for
the first time at Emo's (amazingly) in Juiy, 2002 and still can't forget the
set. It featured Dave, a young Frank Zappa look alike, take the
stage with a guitar and frizzy hair and he immediately chastised the
young Emo slackers for talking and told them to shut up while he
works. My ears immediately perked up, and I put down my PBR, turned
around and took notice.
The set was amazing, thickly felt songs
dripping from some heavy chords and Dave's deep voice carried the
first half of the show. Before a drummer joined him half way
through, the only other prop accompanying him onstage was an Ohio
state flag. The music is intense, his voice amazing, all great
romantic songs about loves gone by and thick with experience.
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