Tuesday, December 18, 2007
We'd like to formally apologize to The Henry Clay People.
We first "saw" the People of Henry Clay at The Prospector in Long Beach some time last year -- we're being vague for a reason. Alex, god love him, he's a great door man. One of the best. He guards that door like the gentle grizzly bear that he is. But because he's busy guarding that door he sometimes doesn't know what's going on behind him. So when we asked gentle Alex who was playing right then (as you know you can't see the stage from the entrance, especially with big Alex in front of it), he said flatly that it was The Henry Clay People so we took in a verse-chorus but sadly didn't like what we heard so we went on our way.
Needless to say, that was not The Henry Clay.
Because months later, we were schooled in the art of Henry Clay at a show at Mr. T's Bowl and we were so taken by them that we asked the band to do a mini photo shoot (above) to forever memorialize our stupidity and ignorance.
Known for their live shows, they're sort of the thinking man's party band -- meaning they would probably kill at a frat house party if the frat were made up of kids more likely to have ceiling posters of Vonnegut and David Sedaris than Jenna Jameson and Triple H. And then put aside the fact that the Siara Brothers look like the same fifth grade bullies that once tried to flush your head down the toilet, especially since they're both two of the nicest guys in Los Angeles music scene history. And especially, especially when they lead the other boys (Eric Scott and Noah Green) through such fantastic classic rock anthems as "The Bandage on the Bloodcot", "Fiche Bag", and "Children of Chin". And especially³ when they've played more free shows this past year than what should be permissible by law.
Please forgive us Henry Clay People, but we love you more than you know.
Recent L.A. Record cover boys, The Henry Clay People, perform a free show at Pershing Square on 12/20 and another free show on 1/14 at the Silverlake Lounge. "Blacklist The Kid With The Red Moustache" is available at CD Baby and Insound.
The Henry Clay People on MySpace.
Henry Clay photo album here.
The Henry Clay People - "The Bandage on the Bloodclot" (MP3)
