Everything But The Weed

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The first time I ever saw Dead Sara (Emily Armstrong and Siouxsie Medley) I was absolutely blown out of my gourd. They were raw, but they were talented. And I knew it. And if you don’t know who they are then I suggest you check them out right now – You can hear their music on Myspace ( http://myspace.com/deadsara ) and ReverbNation( http://www.reverbnation.com/deadsara ).

I did some digging and found the first review I ever did on Dead Sara:

Dead Sara. What can I say. Dead Sara Rocks! The lackluster bored audience became very intent and heads began boppin’ as soon as Dead Sara took the stage. Dead Sara immediately got the audience’s attention and kept it for their whole set.  They opened up with a two- song, two-member (reminiscent of the White Stripes) set, and finished with three more songs with a guest bassist and drummer (Their My Space page says bassist and drummer needed).

Performance: great! Nothing too fancy but these girls (Emily and Siouxsie) rock! They are alive, and love music. It shows; Musicianship: great. Siouxsie rocks on both guitar and drums.
Vocals: Excellent! Best vocals of the night. Great voice and man can that Emily scream!
Creativity: Tops! Good mixture of songs and styles. Nothing boring, and they did different songs than they have on My Space. (Except for Innuendo which they played live).
Audience rapport: Great! They were totally in sync with the crowd and afterwards I heard good comments coming out of everyone’s mouths.
Final Analysis: Keep your eyes on these girls. They are going places.”

Now a lot of groups can be good the first time you see them only to let you down the second time. But not Dead Sara.

Here is my review after seeing Dead Sara for the second time:

DEAD SARA. What can I say. Dead Sara Rocked again! The crowded room even got more crowded when Dead Sara took the stage. (Another sold out performance, but it seemed like extra people were sneaking in the room, because it was really crowded.)And the already excited audience even got more excited as Dead Sara began. They did a set similar to the Whisky set they did. They opened up with their two song two member (reminiscent of the White Stripes) set, and finished with four more songs (Including “Innuendo” and “Momma Told Me” from MySpace) with a guest bassist and drummer (Their MySpace page still says bassist and drummer needed).

Performance: Great again! These girls (Emily and Siouxsie) rock, are alive, love music, and seem to have that extra quality that most of the other shows I see lacked ”these girls are going to be stars –It just shows.
Musicianship: Great. Siouxsie rocked again on both guitar and drums.
Vocals: Excellent! Again best vocals of the night. Great voice and Emily can both scream and sing! ( Not the same style but vocally reminiscent of Janis Joplin’s ability to both scream and sing.)
Creativity: Tops! Good mixture of songs and styles. Nothing boring.
Audience rapport: Great! They were totally in sync with the crowd and afterwards you hear nothing but good comments coming out of everyone’s mouths.
Final Analysis: Like I said last time, keep your eyes on these girls. They are going places….

….As for me, I was mainly there to see Dead Sara. After seeing them at the Whisky I kind of consider them a rare find and a diamond in the rough. And apparently I am not the only one. As I type here at my keyboard this Sunday morning, I am already hearing rumors that Dead Sara was approached by record execs last night who were “wowed” and want to sign them. Hey Guys – I found them first! So I guess I am going to have to track these girls down and do an interview before they get too big and famous to remember me .Sounds like a plan.

I have probably seen Dead Sara at least a dozen times since these first two outings, and they have only gotten better and better. Their EP, Airport sessions, which was released last year is amazing. I can’t wait for their next product .

Final Analysis – If you haven’t seen Dead Sara yet, see them. Buy their music

The last three shows I’ve seen have been fantastic. Rumor has it they are working on an album. If it is anything like their shows it is going to be really good.