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flwyd ([personal profile] flwyd) wrote2007-08-29 11:51 pm

"Music for People Who Wear Hats"

The Folderol Follies performance on Monday wasn't as awesome as the one I attended earlier this year, partly because there were fewer burlesque acrobats this time around. But the opening act more than made up for it.

Vermillion Lies is a sister duo who wear frilly undies while playing such diverse instruments as toy piano, bicycle, accordion, barbecue grill, and washboard/air vent with a egg shaker. I call it "Light Industrial." You can download their über-catchy song Global Warming (It's Hot! It's Not Cool!) for free. You can listen to the rest of their songs on their space.

If you have a chance to see these ladies (they're at Burning Man right now after a nationwide tour; their home base is Oakland), do so. Not only do they play great instruments, write catchy songs, and give eggbeaters to audience members for dancing, but they're pretty hot (and cool).