Hollerado, Stella Ella Ola, Dave Foley - Horseshoe (Jan 29/14)

Arriving on time for the show was still far too early as Hollerado continued with their video shoot and went through Desire enough times (feels like 126 times) that it seemed impossible that anybody in the room desired to hear it again. Amazingly the crowd continued to give it each time even as the band seemed to be losing steam. Not sure if this is a sure way to an ear work or more of an exorcism.

Finally the shoot wrapped and not too long after a couple of the members were right back on stage. Stella Ella Ola have Nick in his regular spot on guitar, meanwhile a lady(his wife? Anne) also plays one in cut shorts and sings from under her blonde locks, the Hollerado drummer Jake (his brother) has upgraded only slightly to bass, while a gentleman (Vince), noticeably older than the rest, plays drums. The drummer gets a glowing introduction from Jake and totally holds it down. The three up front share vocals and while at the first the set isn't the strongest they do gain confidence and musical strength as it progresses. Finally closing with the more familiar Peter Sellers, it is in fact the only song I recognize though a few down the middle, especially with the drummer cum bassist singing, are rather catchy.

Dave Foley does a standup set that revolves around his sex life. I am nervous that it is going to be offensive but it turns out alright in the end - I guess comedy is supposed to push the limits.

Hollerado return to the stage in their familiar stances in front of their blacklight mural and amps, but with a novel setlist. They proceed to play the tunes they've shot music videos for in the order that they were shot. Essentially this turns into a chronological hit list which everyone deserves after enduring the shoot. It does leave them in a predicament as they close with So It Goes figuring it's about time to call it a night after a long day of shooting, for both the band and the fans. Yet the "One More Song!" chants persist and they return with.. yes, they actually have the gall to play Desire again. Somehow this goes over well, at least in part because they don't phone it in like they had been by the time I'd shown up. In fact the whole set they straddled moments of energy, as Menno leapt off the drumset in a mist of his own spit, but there were other elements like their notorious synchronized dances, as in Races, that weren't quite spot on. (Critical, I know!) To close right out they dug into the reserve tank and Nick handled the mic to spit Blink's Dammit and this throwback brought a huge smile to my face.

Setlist - in case you don't want to look up their videos in order:
Americanarama
Juliet 
Fake Drugs
Got To Lose
Good Day at the Races
Pick Me Up
Fresno Chunk (Digging with you) [A slower song for Menno's friend Gus in the audience - not a video] So It Goes
Encore: Desire 126 (again!)
Dammit