Ariving from Siberia Just Moments Ago

The Red Elvises are taking North America by storm. Formed in 1995 by two Russian political refugees, the Red Elvises play old fashioned rock and roll tinged by the surf of California and the ethnic taste of their motherland. Should be awesome.

Monday May 4: The Red Elvises and Geoff Johnson at the BLVD. 21+

No Woman No-Fi

Who doesn't love No-Fi Soul Rebellion? Maybe the dudes that don't like getting coerced into the electric slide by a sweaty screaming man? Maybe the girls who don't like getting hauled onto the dance floor to strap on a guitar for a sweet solo?

I've had the pleasure of playing with and/or seeing No-Fi quite a few times over the years, and every single time I've seen them play I've left fully satisfied. Mark is outgoing and hilarious, Andrea coy and subtle. Quite the duo.

A few of my favorite No-Fi (mark) moments.

• Mark gets a bunch of kids to sit on the floor of the Detour and sing rhythm section for "Just What I Needed."
• Mark takes a slice of pizza from someone (at the same Detour show), wipes it on his face like a towel, and gives it back to them.
• The numerous times I have seen beer dumped on Mark and/or Mark dumps beer on himself, with full enthusiasm.
  
• Mark at the B-Side during Hoopfest weekend runs outside to a closed off empty street, screaming at the top of his lungs.
• Mark's screaming bass solos. Wasn't there some Mozart in there?
  

No-Fi plays Friday 8/29 at the Zombie Room with the Makers and Pour Soi.