Feb 17 2000 @ Key Club W Hollywood, CA

For what it's worth, here's my rundown of the Nuttstalk show 2/17 at the Key Club in West Hollywood. I welcome anybody's corrections if I get artist/band names confused.

Doors opened at 7, and music was to start at 7:30. I couldn't get there until about 7:50. Fishbone was on stage doing a short set. I'm guessing that they had started around 7:30 or 7:45 and did 30 minutes or so. (anybody there from the start?) I got to hear about 3 songs -- all from the new album. At the time, there were only about 20-30 people in the club. Fishbone was being videotaped by two people. (anybody know if they were just fans/friends, or if HW records was getting some footage? [certainly wasn't a full pro video crew]) On one of the songs they brought out a femal backup singer who looked like she was straight off the cover of a James Brown album from the early 80s: all sexy spandex, lace, stilletto heels, and wild hair. Anybody know who she is? The FB lineup included the auxiliary percussionist who I saw with them last month at their Key Club show.

NEXT Vicky Calhoun sang a small set. She was backed by a band which included a few Fishbone members. I seem to recall SpaceyT on guitar, Billy Bass on bass, Deion on drums, and another guitar player. (??) I really enjoyed her cover of Whole Lotta Love. SpaceyT's playing during her set was really hot.

NEXT Laundry did a small set. If you don't know them, it's a trio doing some intricately rhythmic grungy metal stuff with some odd meters. The instrumentation is drum set, guitar, and Chapman stick (more or less a 10-string bass that is played with both hands on the neck). This was my introduction to them. A few minutes of research showed that they are part of the extended Primus family tree. I thought the highlight of their set was their cover of Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine."

NEXT Weapon of Choice did a fun and funky set. I've only listened to one WOC album, and it's been a while. This was my first time to see them live. During this set I had the pleasure of standing behind Angelo, who had stepped onto the dance floor to enjoy the show. (yes, I greeted him and was received warmly)

NEXT Then they brought out BlowFly. Once again, this was new to me, so I did a little research. He's a 55 year-old rapper who seems to specialize in obscene/comical stories. He was backed by a band consisting of some parts Fishbone, some parts WOC, and a few others thrown in for good measure.

NEXT A short set by John Black (?). I don't know anything about this artist. He played some funky rock songs, but was having problems with his monitor & then broke a string or two.

FINALLY Trulio Disgracious. This jam session top out at around 28 people on stage: all of Fishbone except for McKnight, most of WOC, Billy Bass, Vicky Calhoun, Anthony Brewster (I think), the sexy FB backup singer, and more who I didn't recognize.

I left at around 1:10, about 3-4 songs into the Trulio set.

Weston

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I saw Lauren and that goddamn KungFuMunkyRobot at the show. Fishbone played "Just Allow" and "Shakey Ground" for their last two songs. Angelo has mounted one of his therimin's to a mic stand and painted it with psychedelic colors. Billy from Parliament played bass on the last song. I must have arrived at the same time WT did. I had called the club earlier ...

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