Some babes and I traveled to Vapor last night, which is located inside the Racino, which is HILARIOUS. It was a Tuesday night and it was our first time there. Living in Saratoga since 2007 I am somewhat disappointed in myself for never having ventured to Vapor, but from local billboards and advertisements I always figured it was full of cougars drinking Cosmopolitans being chased by 20-something, Jersey Boys with the 'GTL' vernacular. Maybe that's a harsh generalization, but regardless I stayed away, until last night. The venue was a bit shady, but, it was still a great spot for a show. There was a big open dance floor, pretty decent sound bites, and despite the bar not serving Guinness, it was stacked none-the-less. The chicks behind the bar were donned just as I imagined, uniformed, black corsets with just the right amount of cleavage to make think "damn the man." Come on Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, class it up!
The Mowgli's from Los Angeles, California were making their East Side debut. I heard 'San Fransisco,' the first track to be released from their EP, about 2 weeks ago, and as expected EQX lived up to their reputation of the best-gat-damn, independent radio station in all the land by bringing them to the CapReg...for free.
As you may know I'm a sucker for sappy lyrics, so when I first heard this jam I was hooked. Then to boot, the title of their album, 'Love's Not Dead,' made this hopeful romantic fall hard. I’ve been in love with love
And the idea of something binding us together
You know that love is strong enough
These lyrics paired with the light-hearted, fluffy beat made me even happier! Last night they played all of their 5 tracks from their, "Love's Not Dead," EP and a couple more that I can't name. I went in knowing one song and left a fan. They sounded joyful and upbeat, and made me wanna road trip to Big Sur and fall in love in the sunshine. They're a mix of folk, dance, and rock and roll and I'm stoked for the summer when the whole album is supposed to drop.
They played at SXSW, also appearing on late night shows and their 5 tracks can be found on Spotify, too. They are on the radar and not just because they share the same name as the main character from, The Jungle Book. (love). They are bunch of happy fools and you can definitely tell their outlook on life is "glass half full." At one point in the show they had the concert goers raise their arms up high and scream as loud as possible to get rid of all our 'bullshit.' It felt good. Real good.
The Lucky Jukebox Brigrade opened for The Mowgli's but I was too busy playing Penny Slots with some grandpas to pay attention, oops.
