*** Lars Vegas NERVADA
(Akers)
Mix minimalist jazz with
bossa nova,
swing, and
Jonathan Richman
doing his jive-smoothie act, stir in a 1:20
dilution of the weirdest parts of surf music, tune up the chops, and you'll end
up with Lars Vegas, a different kind of neo-lounge act. The band mock beatnik
cool while managing to partake of it, producing something hilarious that stands
up to repeated listening. This locally based group -- a loose agglomeration
including Morphine's
Dana Colley -- smoke their way through fun odes to
decomposing waterfowl,
motorcycle accidents, a man with a
pet bunny,
and the band's favorite "Junkie Rock Star," as well as maybe the best use ever in music
of the phrase "we don't give a shit." Très cool.
-- Wes Eichenwald
(Lars Vegas play Johnny D's
next Friday, December 15, with Combustible
Edison.)
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