Violent Femmes

it's 2015 and i'm here to apologize for using the verb "spazz out"

First saw them in Providence in 1984. The marched through the crowd with snare drums, then broke into "Prove My Love." Awesome. New song is pretty forgettable, though.

Saw 'em around 83 or so . Loved them then, lost interest later, and haven't checked back (yet) for no real reason. But maybe I should.

JK Rowling reviews the first album, apparently for real:

http://ramalbumclub.com/post/150765863879/week-75-violent-femmes-by-violent-femmes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDpcVKtxB4g

i was listening to the radio the other day and i heard this song that sounded like some kind of fake Donovan ethno hippie weirdness, but definitely not '60s. i had this feeling that maybe i was listening to animal collective, because it sounded like what i always imagined animal collective might sound like. or i thought it was king lizard, and i felt a pang because i didn't want to admit i liked that band, lol. well, reader, it was the violent femmes! pretty good. i didn't know they made music like this and probably would've been more eager to check out the discog if i'd heard this before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XidZ1sY8ujw
Candlelight Song

The original lineup talks about making the first record and how they got together in Milwaukee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIu-QeO5Y3I

This was really good. Thanks.