Glam night

Last night I went to the Triple Rock to see the Filthy Divine and All The Pretty Horses. Filthy Divine has taken more a poppy turn and I'm not sure I'm digging it. Viva does have a great voice but I ended up going to the bar side for half of their show. But I was also keeping tabs on a really drunk friend.

I really really enjoy All The Pretty Horses. They have a good sound and put on a show worth checking out. There's a documentary about the singer called Venus of Mars that I haven't seen yet but is supposed to be really good. Here's a brief description of the documentary and may make you understand All The Pretty Horses if you haven't heard of them:

VENUS OF MARS
The eye-catching transgender singer of a Minneapolis glam rock band and her wife negotiate the frontiers of love and gender.

On stage, wearing a vinyl corset and stiletto boots, s/he's Venus, lead singer of the glam rock band All The Pretty Horses. At home in Minneapolis with Lynette, her wife of twenty years, s/he's Steve. Born male, Venus is transgender. S/he's "in between" — taking female hormones, but not planning to have sexual reassignment surgery. To some, s/he's a pioneer, courageously exploring a brave new world of gender identity, free of categorization. To others, s/he's a freak. VENUS OF MARS is both the unique coming out story of Venus' gender-redefining journey, and the truly contemporary love story of a couple weathering dramatic changes in uncharted relationship territory.

There was a pretty good crowd at the TriRock for it, comprised mostly of lesbians, one of which tried to make out with my friend and was briefly successful. But people were into the show and the band put forth another stellar performance. Its so refreshing to see a band do something more than sit on stage and go through motions so this was something I really needed.

After the show we had to make the drunken white castle run and then watched Velvet Goldmine, so yes it was a glam filled night. Anyone who isn't familiar with Velvet Goldmine should check out the movie and even more important the sound track. Really great stuff from random artists cover some of glam's greatests.