Laughingstock Killed

Well, it has been two days since the Laughingstock Riot, which was one of the most riotous times in the history of this week.  We promised you that the show would be fantastic, didn’t we?  And it was.  Thousands laughed!  FtH played the Double Door!  Also, Drummer Patrick Stonehouse played the Double Door for the third time with three different bands.  That's historic too!  If you are counting, Jagger has only played the Double Door with one band, like Foz.

FtH Followed Krystal the Pistol!

It goes without saying that Your Old Pals, Foz the Hook provided the requested tight and rockin’ set, so let’s just assume that all that was as expected.  What was particularly awesome, though, was the fantastic house gear (drums, and especially keyboard), that sounded brilliant and eliminated all the load-in and load-out headaches.  Thank you, Jeff Strickland of Nashville, for the use of that hot 88-key baby. 

There were too many amazing acts to list more than a few, so I will only describe the ones I took pictures of, since for some reason, I thought they were important.

FtH followed Krystal "The pistol" LaFianza Pitzen to the stage, after she delivered one of her better flooz-fest performances.  Look for this lady on FtH bills for a long time.

Abbaria Accusation!

I thought Abbaria would be good because of Maria Wojciechowski, a long time friend of this blog, but here is a picture of them slaughtering the downstairs room, as Maria plays toy xylophone and Abby Vatterott points accusingly at me.  Maria’s one-woman show, Almost a Genius, debuts at the The Playground Theater on September 3, so you should go to that.

Paul Thomas

Paul Thomas is a large man with a spine-cracking voice – a pillar of our previously mentioned friends Lola Balatro.  Here is Paul headlining the downstairs room.  Few people can really fill up a room as a solo acoustic act.  Few acoustic acts can headline a seven-hour, two-stage music festival.  Paul did.

Oh, and then there was my immediate and unstoppable new stage crush, my new world favorite (caped) performer, New York’s Killy Mockstar Dwyer.  Imagine a show where… no wait…  What if you crossed Laurie Anderson with… No, that’s no good either…  If Sinead O’Connor were less sad and less bald and less Irish… What if Lady Gaga was actually a feminist?… No, that isn’t going to get us anywhere.  Imagine a performer who looked like the woman in this picture, and who played songs like those on this album, including, but not limited to, a song called God Wants You to Cum.  Yeh, you would have a stage crush too.

Killy Mockstar Dwyer

Hooray for Laughingstock!  It was huge fun this year.  I can’t wait until next year.  Also, I hope that all sorts of music and comedy acts that didn’t know each other before get together and do amazing shows this year. 

Tomorrows!

Hello, Ms. Truehearts!

It is only one day – less than one day – until I will see you all at Laughingstock: The Chicago Comedy Music Festival.  We have a had a good time learning about all the acts involved, and in meeting new friends, Sad Banana.

If it had not been for Laughingstock, Your Old Pal Foz would still be walking around not knowing that there is a word for a tear-stained tug job.  And I play country music sometimes!

That its self is worth it.

Here is the show list (Left)!  We play at 4:10, but you will be there when the show starts at 3:00, because you wouldn’t dream of missing that malicious badass, Krystal LaFianza Pitzen!

And then you will still be there at 9:30 to have seen Abbaria!  Then you will close the show because you will be drunk with self-esteem problems by then.  That's when Foz makes his move!  (Awesome Meredith Kachel Thing Right).

Buy your tickets from this guy! 

Do it now!

Sad Banana at Cole's (that you missed)!!!!

My Beautiful People!

Last night Your Favorite Rhythm Section, Larry Drennan and Patrick Stonehouse, took their patented Rhythm Method™ to the Cobra Lounge for what must have been a hard rocking show by The Bionic Cavemen!  Patrick did sound engineering because frequent guest drummer and adjunct Foz the Hooker Jose Bernal plays drums for the Cavemen.

Get it?

So, what happened at Cole’s last night?  Awesome happened at Cole’s last night!  That’s your answer.  Josh Paloma and Mary Spray, better known as Sad Banana helped Your Old Pal Foz stir up the room in anticipation of a wild night of open micing. 

Oh, if you don’t know what a Sad Banana is, neither did I (and Your Pal Foz has been around the block – twice!).  Apparently a Sad Banana sex act is a simple hand job, but lubricated with tears.  How elegant! 

Anyway, Sad Banana the Band are swell people and hilarious performers.

I think YOU should buy tickets to this Sunday’s unspeakably amazing comedy band festival Laughingstock at the Double Door.  You will see any number of Sad Bananas and Foz the Hookers!

Foz the Hook plays at 4:10 in the upstairs room.

Buy your tickets from this guy now.

Wherein Lawrence Kicks Quantrill in the Ball Sack

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