Thursday, January 15, 2009
Cream Pop My Cherry: Rae Hering
Posted by Ashley Spurgeon on Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:11 PM
I hit the jackpot with this first edition of Pop My Cherry. Not only had I never seen Rae Hering before, I'm not even sure they exist. I would love to post a picture of the band/singer but they seem to have next to no internet presence. Even my mom has a MySpace, guys. Step it up.
I saw them/her for the first time this past Tuesday at the Mercy Lounge as part of their anniversary week lineup. Rae Herring went on first and have no guitar. But they do have a xylophone. Bold move. The singer is a girl playing keyboard, kind of like a less retarded Tori Amos. Not a very rock setup for such a rock night, but like I promised: open mind.
So what did I think?
- Affordability - It was free! 10/10
- Any Standout Songs? - Well, they could only play four. The first sounded like '60s lounge music (that means I loved it) and the final song actually made me pay attention to bass in a good way. The middle two were middling. 5/10
- Audience Enthusiasm - It was still early so the crowd was small and sober, but people seated actually stood when the band came on, so that's a good sign. Maybe they know them? 6/10
- Band Enthusiasm - For such a tiny crowd the band made admirable overtures to actually putting on a performace. Plus the singer girl totally made sex eyes at me. 6/10
- Basic Musicianship - All instruments were competently and professionally played. Especially the xylophone. 7/10
And a special pass/fail category:
- Are They Hot? - The xylophone player was pretty hot, which is a sentence I never thought I'd write. The singer was very pretty, too. Pass!
Not a bad start to the series, all in all. Does anyone actually know anything about Rae Hering? I wouldn't mind seeing them/her again.
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She teaches piano during the day. Her myspace is
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=26826139
That's about all I know about her.
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That's Nate Flemming, and he was playing vibes, not a xylophone. Big difference. He does look like Boone from Lost, though.
OKAY WHOEVER WRITES THIS BLOG PLEASE READ IM NOT TRYING TO BE AN ASSHOLE BUT....
WHY ISNT THEIR A STORY ON THIS?
ALL THE MEMBERS ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF BOTH BE YOUR OWN PET AND TURBO FRUITS QUIT AND FORM A BAND TOGETHER NAMED JEMINA PEARL........ does that not seem odd? did the guitar kid kill both those bands...?
He was hitting bars with sticks so I assumed it was a xylophone. Great word. Almost as great as marimba.
"He was hitting bars with sticks so I assumed it was xylophone."
You can't make this kind of shit up! You're an idiot!
I think it's AWESOME that we have journalists who not only piss their pants when they see a band with 'OMG NO GUITARS"? but also who don't even bother to correctly identify instruments.
I much prefer Matt Sullivan, Adam Gold and Seth Graves' writing. I mean I know they are all musicians, but at least their blogs are worth a shit and not just stupid ass broads going "OMG, he was so hot.. She was totes wearing American Apparel...that lead singy chick has a toy piano...hee hee hee hee ....where's my $.50 a word?"
I mean, DAMN. We all know you get away without having to pay cover charges regardless if they're free.
At least, try Emily H. and Ashley S.....fucking try to do your research. And don't ever claim again that you didn't see a whole show or only saw one band. Nashville has more than good looks and good songs...we have eyes.
Ashley, you're a god-damn genius journalist. You're on your way to the top! I would really mean that if you were writing for Sassy Magazine circa 1988.
I'm going to suggest that you stop reviewing bands for their own sake. Leave it up to someone with better grammar, ability to edit one's own blog, and most important...
music credentials.
And frankly, nobody gives a shit who you think is hot. That high school bullshit is half of the reason why I discredit your opinion. Maybe you should post a few photos of yourself and let us all blog about your sex appeal or lack of.
I say more Ashley & more Emily! I think they are both witty and original and I look forward to more.
And guys, mysoginy is sooooo 2006. Get over yourselves.
Oh yeah... Adam, Sleep Study played a few shows as a two-piece this past Summer, but have been dormant in recents months. I believe they're gonna be getting back on stage in the next month or so.
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