Old 97's

OK, so first, that's Rhett Miller, frontman for the Old 97's. He is 40, that photo was taken this year. WOW, he really eases some of my fears about aging, because holy cow, he's one of the hottest men EVER. Maybe I am the only one who thinks this because the audience at last night's show was 75% male.

The Old 97's are a Texas bar band, I guess some people call them alt country, but they're hardly twangy, they're hugely authentic though which is why their shows are so fun. They don't shy away from playing all their hits, the same songs they've been forced to play since 1990. Their shows are never stale (this is my third). Rhett Milller has serious moves, he's constantly jumping, or windmilling his guitar and he totally pulls it off.

Everyone at last night's show was wasted, since they're such a p

arty band, and this led to white people party dancing, which is my favorite. There were so many ex-frat boys doing double fist pumps, and pointing to the stage conducting the band sloppily through guitar solos. I was the youngest person there by probably 10 years or so. The set was slightly less energetic than the last two times, but it was evened out by the fact that Rhett opened for his own band, so I got to hear him play his solo stuff, which is great. The high points of the show were Rollerskate Skinny, Big Brown Eyes and Timebomb. I can't figure out why this band hasn't hit it big, nearly every song they do is fabbbbbulous and 40 you guys.

Here's some tracks to try if you haven't heard the Old 97's before.