Stroboscopic vs Unknown Theater

I promised a night of music and mayhem at The Unknown Theater and it was a classic night! The mayhem was provided by a pimp who was a (ahem) dead ringer for Jimi Hendrix who had been talking to Faris outside and brought in one of his hookers to watch Brookline. The rest of the mayhem was caused by a drunk middle aged couple of indeterminate nationality (possibly Brazilian or Italian) who spent the evening dancing and groping each other... A surreal moment occurred when Sean hobbled out from behind his keyboard and danced with aforementioned drunk middle aged woman mid-song... Best line of the night was when he thanked his 'Mom' for coming to the show...

Anyways, back to business - Brookline sounded great! Best time I've seen them by far and the excellent PA at the Unknown Theater sounded awesome... At one point they trod on some dangerous ground by throwing in a Beatles cover (I want you/She's so heavy) but they more than did it justice... Covering The Beatles can be a lose/lose situation - you either murder the song and end up sounding like a shit covers band or do a great job and everyone thinks 'muso cunts - why can't they write their own stuff like that'. Anyway, they did a good job and certainly know their chops...



STANLEYLUCASREVOLUTION battled through sound problems in the lounge area but it was an entertaining set. We were promised a second PA for the lounge but it never showed up so Sean played everything, including vocals, through his guitar amp. He played songs from the new CD plus crowd pleaser 'Gods Don't Worry' and the Spiritualized freak out of new song 'Is a with dubs'...



ExDetectives closed the main stage and again the sound was brilliant. With Faris having been away in Hamburg for three months and only having had one rehearsal, one might have expected some rust but there was none. Again I think it's the best time I've seen them...