.frankie cosmos

Frankie Cosmos is on tour kicking off the release of her brilliant new album "Next Thing." Yowler (Maryn Jones), and Eskimeux joined her at the First Unitarian Chruch the last weekend in April. Boy, what a show! Yowler came out first and I was amazed at her adept guitar playing skills. She played a really beautiful song (I call it "Sunset in August" because I don't know the actual title) with Felix and Gabby helping her sing. It was one of my favorite parts of the show. Eskimeaux was really fantastic and I enjoyed all of the songs. It was so fun to watch Felix bang away on those drums. His one drum is composed of patchwork quilted pieces. That's pretty rad.

When Greta came out it was a sing-along practically. She had the entire audience in the palm of her hand. I loved her purple guitar. Towards the end of the show she pulled a Carrie Brownstein and sang on the floor, back flat. Guess she was pooped from all the touring! When the show was over, my friends and I made our way to the merch table. Yowler only had tee shirts left. We were super bummed because we wanted a cassette tape of her's! I ended up buying "Next Thing" on vinyl. My friends bought a tee shirt from each band. Little did I know Eskimeaux actually had a 7" that was a type of flexi-disc you can mail like a postcard! I'm also kind of bummed I did not pick up a red Eskimeaux tee. Oh well another time. I do not have the set list and have failed trying to find one online. If I do I'll edit and post it. Frankie is doing some NY shows this summer and I would love the chance to see her again. She's so fun.