Yowza! This was quite a show. Denton, TX's finest have released a double record called Dual Hawks that is comprised of both sides of the Centro-matic coin, their main face and their slower, even more depressing alter-ego South San Gabriel. I'm still waiting for my copy of the record, but if it's half as good as last night's live show, I smell a strong showing on the year-end lists.I missed the South San Gabriel set, but as it was the Mercury and they actually run on time, I was pretty pleased to breeze in around 10:15 and have the boys start right away. They were in good spirits, and multi-instrumentalist threat Scott Danborn even spoke, so the tour must be going well. Will Johnson spent a good amount of time on one leg, assumably with glee, although the constant stream of drinks that were being bestowed on the gents from the audience could have had something to do with it. It was a decent mix of old and new stuff, including a brand new song and a couple songs with Mr. Doug Gillard of GbV fame. Not too shabby, and the closing encore of Lionel Richie's All Night Long was the frosting on the beater. If it wasn't so cold, I'd definitely be seeing them again in Brooklyn tonight. Check on the future must-see tour dates here and pick up a copy of Dual Hawks from the gents here. It's money well-spent live or recorded.
R
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one of these days, you're going to start inviting me to these shows so that i realize they're happening. god, i love centromatic.
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