The Dan Band

I've had quite a musical week, and tonight's outing put an interesting finish to it. Holy goodness, Dan is a crooner if I've ever seen one.  The Dan Band makes a name for itself by doing cover of songs that are originally performed by women.  If you hear them sober, maybe they're not quite as amusing.  Drink some Absolut Mandarin with Cranberry juice, and they become downright entertaining.  Hell, I was screaming "I love you DAN!!!" from the top balcony before I was finished with the second glass of spiked juice.  This was when it dawned on me that they should sell Absolut Mandarin with Cranberry juice in one of those juice boxes that I had as a child.  How wonderful would it be to throw one into the lunch box for a mid-morning break?  My personal favorite song from this evening goes to "I'm a Slave 4U."  Whether or not I like it because Britney is such a mess, I'm not certain.  One of the backup singer was pretty cute though.  

On another musical note, my company hosted Calvin Harris for a small show in our building yesterday.  KCRW was playing one of his songs the other day, and I've also uploaded a few tracks on my iPod.  He sounded decent live, but he sounds better in his album.  Some artists are great in the studio, and even greater live (see last post about El Ten Eleven), but Calvin Harris was not quite satisfying to listen to in-person.  Perhaps it was because the office wasn't jam-packed with fans, but a good entertainer can still get the crowd going with his stellar character.  Maybe he did better tonight at his performance at The Echo.  Regardless, "Merrymaking at my Place," "Vegas," and "Acceptable in the 80's" are notable highlights from his most recent album.  Granola approves.