I know you are reading the headline and thinking that I am about to plug a children's book or that Rosie O'Donnell has a new television show coming out. Neither of those choices would be correct though. The band Bad Flirt is in LA this week on their North American tour and last night I went to see them perform at the Dim-Mak Dance Party at Cinespace. Yes, I know, but there was no actual dancing involved so you can get the image of the fat man doing a pop lock out of your head right now. What got me out of the house on American Idol night? Well, they are a great band, excellent friends, and they brought me Poutine, so of course I am going to go see them play.
Before Bad Flirt took the stage though, I saw a revelation. I don't fawn much except when I think I have a chance to get someone down to the basement, but I am going to fawn now about Rosie And The Goldbug. They are from the UK and consists of two women and one guy and they drain every ounce of energy from their bodies during their show. I was trying to think of a way to describe them and what I finally came up with was a hard rock meets Tori Amos meets Pat Benatar.
The crowd last night was kind of lackluster until they took the stage and then the crowd seemed to double and triple and people knew they were witnessing something special. The group doesn't even have a record label. They sell their debut album off the internet while they work to get a deal. Last year they opened for Cyndi Lauper on her entire European tour, but I don't think anyone in the US has ever heard of them. After last night and what the audience witnessed in their performance, it won't be long before everyone is talking about them. I am posting two videos they made which are great, but, it was the actual performance that was so riveting and what you don't really see or feel by looking at a video.
Despite moving 100mph for 30 minutes, they didn't have to lip sync or use a backing track. Take a few minutes and watch the videos. Incredible, incredible group. And no, I wasn't drunk. I had the mini-van last night and was driving. The group is flying back to the UK today, but for those of you in or around New York they will be playing some shows there next month. Try and catch them if you can.