2.27 Unbusted @ Silverlake Lounge
It was like Little Boston at the Silverlake Lounge on Tuesday night, when the Unbusted held court with a whole crew of old friends in the house to support them. Bassist Farley Glavin was rocking a green Celtics hoodie and Seb wore his classic Lemonheads muscle T. Joe sported a new haircut, a.k.a. the lesbian shag. “I feel like I should be on the L Word,” he said before taking the stage. These guys have rocked since they were fresh off the boat from Martha’s Vineyard, but with a new practice regimen, new lineup (soon to include Jim Buckey of Eyes Like Knives on guitar) and some new songs sneaking into their set, they're now sounding seriously fierce. The lads looked at ease under the epic Salvation sign that adorns the club’s stage, withstanding some friendly heckling from their peeps in the crowd and getting down to tearing it up. (Now, if they can just have their collective arm twisted into enhancing their live set with, “Carnivore,” one of the best love songs ever written.) Catch them at SXSW at the Fenway Recordings showcase at Red 7 on 2.17. And check out the new, equally great but totally different, (think buoyant sing-a-longs, sexy dance rock numbers, and faux fancy outfits) Unbusted offshoot, The Billionares, who will tour Europe with old friend (the amazing) Willy Mason this spring.
