Wolfmother at The National

Went to see the band last night with Mark Cardoso. The National is a great little venue. Think Metropolis, but shrunken. It is pretty much in the gay village, and having Mark wear his "Ride Me" t-shirt (picture of a saddle) was quite dangerous, but we survived.

The opening band was called Psychic Ills (some info here about the band). If you like random noise with some sort of a drum beat, then this band is for you. You have the singer hitting a hubcap, mumbling stuff in a low distorted voice on the mic, while the drummer and bassist play what seems like music, and a guy playing a box of wires with buttons. Pretty long songs that seem like they should go somewhere. Ever have to sneeze, but it never comes out? That's what the music sounds like...ah ah ahhhhh...nothing.

Wolfmother came on next, and the crowd was pleased. The singer is quite a tall, skinny fellow with the big 'fro, and quite honestly, this band had alot of stage presence. They had tons of energy and I'm sure that the next time they come to town, it will be in a bigger venue. We got to meet Chris Ross, the bassist/keyboard guy who was really nice and took the time to talk to the fans. No time to rest, as they had to get on the bus and drive to Boston for the next show. Like always, when asked what they like the best about Montreal, was the women!

The funniest thing was that I think that Ali G was in the crowd. Wow, I guess he didn't get the joke!

Anyways, keep your ears open for Wolfmother.