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Did you see me? Admittedly, I wasn't performing or even doing anything interesting. I was merely delivering a plastic butterfly net full of raffle tickets at the 30 Girl Bands in 60 Minutes benefit for our beloved Neo-Futurists. But still. It was pretty cool up there, looking at the crowd from the rock-star POV. Hello, Chicago! Are you ready to rock?

Highlights of the show:

• A self-effacing Kelly Hogan, shyly strumming her guitar and singing gorgeously.
• Anna Fermin's Trigger Gospel and their rollicking version of "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" -- I'll definitely check out these swingin' rockabilly cats again.
• The sassy minxes of Big Smith, everyone's favorite all-gal percussion ensemble, fresh from their ass-smackin' burlesque show gig.
• Goth cabaret act the Weird Sisters, performing a campy "Total Eclipse of the Heart" that brought the house down.
• Golosa, a traditional Russian choir.
• Butterfly Kiss, the prefab Neo-Futurist girl-group ("you'll know it's Christmas when I shake my ass!")
• Singer Elizabeth Conant and guitarist Fareed Haque, singing sweetly (but not, you know, syrupy-sweetly) about their co-produced bun in Elizabeth's oven, just days from delivery.
• Even in Blackouts, doing an acoustic, unmiked and pretty rendition of the old Yaz chestnut, "Only You."
• Loud, fast punk from Panda Panda, featuring Mia Park of Kim (and Chic-a-go-go).
• R&B belter Vanessa Davis, who introduced herself as "the fuckin' old lady" and finished her song by deep-throating her microphone, which was startlingly crude and hilarious.
• And, for the grand finale, all the bands on stage for a sloppy but heartfelt ride through "War," led by Davis. Good gawd, y'all.

Replies: 5 Confessions

Yeah, you were on stage for like 5 minutes, and you *still* had to have twelve roadies to help set up your equipment!

jima @ 04/18/2003 09:22 AM CST

That *also* sounds pornographic.
In a good way.
;D

Jessica @ 04/18/2003 11:36 AM CST

Amy, you are my favorite rock star. Well, except for maybe Stuart Davis.

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