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January 10, 2005
One Minute Tink Reviews -Reckless Kelly-Jan 1 Boise, Idaho
Reckless Kelly and Mickey and the Motorcars - Jan 1 at the Big Easy Concert House- Boise, Idaho
So I'm up in Idaho for the Christmas break and New Years Eve to get some RandR. Yes, Boise,Idaho . . . I know, I know. I was visiting family and no it's not like Napoleon Dynamite. Boise is becoming a "buzz" town. Plus, the fact that you can buy a decent house for $60,000. So for years now my sister has been raving about this band called Reckless Kelly and I heard some of their songs but slightly too country for me.
Anyways, I got a chance to see them while I was up there. I thought they were really great. See, there are 4 brothers, 2 are in Reckless Kelly and the other 2 are in Mickey and the Motorcars, who happened to open for them. It was quite the family affair. Raised in Idaho, but their base is in Austin, Texas, but you wouldn't thought that with the crowd that turned out for the show. I think Boise considers them their house band, the place was pact.
So my sister and brother-in-law push me to the front. Front Row. Chello!! Mickey and the Motorcars has a similar sound to Reckless, but they of course bring something different. Something more edgier( is that a word?). Reckless comes up next and the place goes crazy. They did some really cool Beatles covers but the rest were orginals (I think). At one pt. I looked over and it was all girls, going crazy for Willy, the lead singer. One sad girl wanted to photo blog and the security stopped her. How rude! Right, Barflies crew?!? The Big Easy is Boise's answer to the House of Blues. Decent size venue. I saw that this month they were having a Epitaph Tour come through and The Rev. Horton Heat has played there many times.
I think Reckless and Mickey are great to see live. They are all really talented musicians.
Posted by Tinkinator at January 10, 2005 8:57 PM
