Admit One: Datarock/Busdriver/CSS 06/04/07 + mp3 bonus

I was covered in sweat...icky sticky sweat.

But I'm getting ahead of myself.

First up was Datarock and despite that I'm fairly certain only 1/4 (or less) of the crowd knew any of their songs they still had the sold out crowd dancing and singing along (with helpful cues given mid-song). In their signature red jumpsuits they definitely were worth showing up early for. Honestly, I wish more opening bands were this good..they nearly stole the show.

Busdriver was next up...and sadly didn't fare as well. While I've seen him before and usually love his live shows - he just seemed off. While his set was was far from bad he was defiantly a let down after the crazy goodness of Datarock.

As good as Datarock was, CSS stole the show back and woke everyone up and got people dancing again. Complete with costume changes, crazy Brazilian accents, and weird but fantastic b-sides (check out the mp3s below) CSS was everything you'd expect from hearing their cd. And while Lovefoxxx didn't have a freakout and run around in the audience like she did last time I saw her she was still ab-fab.


Mp3: CSS - Pretend We're Dead (L7 cover)
Mp3: CSS - I Wanna Be Your J-Lo


Picture of Datarock by Pamela Willis
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