Andy Mckee

Due to the fact that I have downloaded 23 new albums on my iPod within the past week and a half I'm finding it very difficult to find a weekly obsession, but they shall return, I promise. In the meantime here's a YouTube video of Andy McKee, whom I know nothing about, but from the sights of this video and others posted on YouTube, he is a music god. It boggles my mind why he has not been signed yet, and why he's only featured on YouTube. It makes me question the authenticity of this video, but from the looks of it, it does look valid. But even if it's not, it's still pretty freakin' cool anyways.

The Late Night Show

The Late Night Show, a band comprised of 9 teenage boys, rocked the Van Dyck on January 26th, 2007. As a first time viewer, I was blown away at the talent and professionalism possessed by these young men. Not sure what to expect from this band upon arrival, I entered the Van Dyck with the preconceived notion that they were just going to be another one of those high-school, punk scenester bands. Despite the fact that the crowd for The Late Night Show was a great deal of scenesters, the sound of The Late Night Show is quite the contrary. This ska-funk-reggae-soul band sounds like Streetlight Manifesto and Sublime extraordinarily mixed in a blender called genius. They also have a lot of Reel Big Fish roots. And they're fantastic.

Being a first time viewer of LNS, I didn't quite know any of the songs, or their titles, but they way the group blended so well made the materialistic things obsolete. When you hear the not-so-overpowering lead guitar meld with the brilliantly composed horn section, and kick ass percussion, your mind slips into a euphoric trance.

Overall I absolutely enjoyed The Late Night Show 100% and recommend seeing them to anyone and everyone. These guys have some major talent and are definitely going somewhere.

To hear some sample music and learn more about the The Late Night Show check out their MySpace....http://www.myspace.com/thelatenightshow