Back in Boston about 7 years ago I went to see The Mooney Suzuki play at The Middle East downstairs. One of the opening bands that night was The Sahara Hotnights. They blew Mooney Suzuki off the stage that night and ever since I've considered myself a huge fan. It appears that they've had to deal with gear theft and label bullshit over the years and I think they got lumped in with all the other bands from Sweden. In addition they're sinfully gorgeous. I remember being at their merch booth at the Boston show and the drummer was standing there and I felt like Garth at Stan Mikita's, floating in the air. I've always felt a good deal of anger over them not getting the dues they deserve, in the States at least. If they were ugly dudes they'd be on the cover of Spin every other month.
That being said I just finally downloaded (legally) they're record from 2007 "What if Leaving is a Loving Thing". I had a hard time finding it for a while. To boot it appears that they're quasi in LA right now, 2 of them at least. It seems I missed an acoustic show at the Viper room a few nights, which makes me want to kick a baby cause I probably stayed in that night listening to the Bangles in my underwear staring at the wall. Hopefully they'll do more shows before they leave. Yes this whole post is solely devoted to them and their wonderfulness. Boost!!!
Is this all there is?
10 years ago
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