This is the begining of the Barista Girl story. Good times. See if any of those that are giant coffee dorks like me get the joke within the next couple comics.

Cheers

-R-

AHHHHH….

So, I have one last band to mention here in Baristagirl’s dusty old music revue. Unlike the direction of the title of my reviews here it is AGAIN NOT an old band but a fledgling baby of a band…

Giving definition to a word they claim to have made up, with good reason since I can’t find that version of it on the internet…”Drunkabilly”

While one might assume that since I have what one might call a “vested interest” in this band I step back and give you my thoughts in a purely critical sense. Totally professional.

A quartet of Twin Cities boys with a style when put together is like a group of dudes waiting at a busstop there really is no “image” to describe them. Rag tag does come to mind. I like that about them though, I know these boys and style is NOT thier style.

All the members of this band have come together from other bands bringing the unique styles of thier previous endeavors to create a veritable powerhouse.

This band is sizzling beneath even the deepest of the underground ready to explode and change the face of the Twin Cities rock and roll scene.

For instance:

Roadhouse requiem:
This is one of my favorite songs, I like to think they wrote this song expressly for Quentin Tarantino. Almost a march in origin it’s something that when I heard it for the 1st time it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

Devil’s Masquerade
Continuing with the western feel it’s an arguement as to whether this song has more irish folk roots. Personally I don’t think so but I say you should check out thier myspace and give this song a listen and YOU tell me.

Truck Pull:
Oh man, this song is at a tie with Cowboys and Criminals (which you can see ala video on thier myspace)–they’re both freaking badass, and my managerial market research tells me that these songs get the heads bobbing the toes tappin and the drunk girls dancing rather violently. This song is a blast to see live. 

But it doesn’t matter what I say about them because there’s practically no proof to substantiate my claims. The recordings on their myspace don’t do them justice. Still worth checking out since you can get a rough ROUGH idea of what they sound like.

So what gives?

Your friendly neighborhood baristagirl is takin her scizm to the skreets. I’m now the ‘O Fish L representation of that which is Urges from Elsewhere. They’ve been together for almost 2yrs so I think it’s about time I get them up by the boot straps and make men of ‘em. So far they’ve been gigging thier asses off, since when I’m given a task, I don’t fuck around. They wanted gigs I got them gigs. They’ve played: Big V’s, Station 4, and The Cabooze– I was asked to be manager in late March (25th-ish) and got them gigs already lined up and ready to go by early April. Dig it? 
They wanted to be promoted I promoted them like a dirty 19oo’s tonic shil by assembling my voltron of a street team.
So. If you wanna hear them for all they’re worth here are some upcoming shows;

MAY 15TH
The Red Sea Bar 21+ doors @ 8
$5 with a flyer otherwise $7

JUNE 2ND
Uptown Bar 21+ 9pm

JULY 14TH
Lee’s Liquor Lounge 21+ 9pm

How does Barista Girl’s Earworm productions sound? I’m still working on it.

Urges from Elsewhere is:
Andy-Bass
Bennett-Guitar/Vox
Lee-Guitar
Chad-Drums 

check them out–they’re the bomb picture on the side of the Barista Girl main page
Or you can go to www.myspace.com/urgesfromelsewhere
or www.purevolume.com/urgesfromelsewhere
You don’t have to do any logging in to check them out there.

I hope to see you crazy kids at some upcoming shows!

Cheers babies!

-R-