Not If You Were the Last Punk Club on Earth

Last night the Dandy Warhols did their game best to pay fitting tribute during what could be one of the last live performances at CBGBs. Courtney's voice was shot to hell, many of the best keyboard parts were inexplicably filled by a live trumpet player(!?), and a couple guitar strings went "pop," but it was a very good time nonetheless. Nice crowd, excellent vibe from the band, and teriffic sound. Plus they rocked "I Love You" (from The Dandy Warhols Come Down) so goddamn hard that it made the whole show worth it.

Zia McCabe closed the show by herself with the most adorable CBGB tribute imaginable: an a capella cover of the Velvet Underground's "After Hours." She was toally off key and got most of the words wrong. It was perfect. She did not, unfortunately, take her top off. (Zia has been known to perform topless in the past, just for the hell of it.) She is far and away the hottest rock chick on the planet.

Here are pix, courtesy of Matt:







Also, as it may not be around much longer, marvel at the beauty of the CBGB men's toilet.



Two other items:

Robert Wise died yesterday. In addition to directing The Day the Earth Stood Still, West Side Story, The Haunting, The Sound of Music, and, unfortunately, Star Trek The Motion Picture, Wise was also the editor of Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons. Check out the NY Times obit.

And any fan of sports, lesbians, or lesbian sports should read Jay Mohr's hilarious piss-take on the WNBA. Apparently the WNBA finals are going on right now. Who knew?? I'm not a Jay Mohr fan (how many times can you do the same Andrew McCarthy impression?), but this is decent stuff.