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February 5, 2005
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Fabulous Uptown Originals At The Five Spot
Last Wednesday, I decided to step out of my shy self and take in a show at the Five Spot restaurant/bar/lounge in my old neighborhood of Clinton Hill, otherwise known as Bed-Stuy, depending on what side of the bed you woke up on.
It’s a great neighborhood spot, where the bartenders are friendly, (most of them-two of them aren't. they know who they are) the drinks are cheap; 2$ drafts and after you spend 5 bucks, you can drink yourself silly from 8-9 at the open rum bar.
I know I can always count on the five spot to deliver quality entertainment. I met DJ Evil Dee (Boot camp click dj extraordinaire) and I will always cherish that night for the rest of my life.
I'll kill the redundance-and spare you the details about how I love hanging hanging out at the five spot, or how great it is that the owner of the bar is such a sweetie-making sure all his customers are well taken care of, and we most certainly are-what with the fully stocked bar, almost a mile long, complete with top shelf liquor.
Needless to say, I took full advantage of the open rum bar; c'mon, what else was I supposed to do while waiting for the band to arrive? By the time they arrived, I was good and ready to be entertained. The entourage included a dj, trombonist (is that what you call them?) sax, guitars, tambourine, drums (note to Gerrard: that's what our little band is missing)and if I'm not mistaken-but of course I could be-there may have been a keyboardist. (Don't blame me, blame the rum)
At first, I wasn’t impressed, and that says a lot, especially after all that rum! It wasn’t that the band wasn’t tight…well maybe a little too tight, they needed a little juice in the joints. It’s just that something was missing…
The more I sipped, the better they began to sound. I have to shout out the guitarist, he was on point with that solo. Maybe I’m biased-it’s my favorite instrument. I always feel guilty giving one band member more props then the rest because I know that they all have to be good in order to sound good-but he impressed me the most. Just when I'm ready to get out of my seat and start to groove, I know what’s missing...the band needs a vocalist! Their sound needed some smooth sultry songstress with a velvet vocals to spice up their act.
Well, that's it. My first review. The band took a break at this point, and it's just about time for my refill.
Posted by renee at February 5, 2005 4:35 PM
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