FANZINE

Saw a fun, danceable band here last night at the Earl.  ‘Let’s Wrestle’ is the name, from “London town” as they announced the start of the set.  A nice mix of old school jangle rock a la The Wedding Present or R.E.M. – i.e. Let’s Wrestle’s bassist, Mike Lightning, carries the melody, fingering all around the frets at a fevered pace in the manner of a young Mike Mills, while songwriter guitarist Wesley Patrick Gonzalez mixed in some Blur riffage (how it sounded live, not so much here in myspace), a song about Lady Diana’s hair, and a longing to be in Hüsker Dü.  I  looked them up when I got home, and dug this video, so check it, and if you missed them, they’ll be at SXSW shortly. Also saw The Love Language, the reason I came out last night; they need their own post so gimme a sec.