Well, I missed Jana the previous night at Sound Exchange but had the Good Luck to catch her touring friend John (whose last name escapes me). The guy did a gorgeous version of “that old black magic” that was inexplicable in it’s emotion and simplicity. Sadly, I had to leave after two songs. Kudos to anyone who can play unamplified and pull off that much emotion and presence.
Saturday, I was able to catch Jana (missed john’s set) and goddamn if it wasn’t nice to hear Jana singing live again. Matty and Mossy played with us back during the release of “Ashes in the Bong of God” and damn if their release wasn’t one of the best albums ever to come out of Houston. Jana is working solo now and she told me she is just getting back into writing material with a new release coming soon. What’s funny about Jana is she is one of those people who talks in a manner where her teeth never open more than maybe One CM. So she talks with that immovable jaw manner many people have but when she sings her voice transforms into this very open and warm hearth that just brings everyone in. But that was the charm of these performances. They weren’t flashy or loud just simple and honest and some times that’s all you need.
Well, that and the terror of the huge flying roach behind janna slowly climbing the mast of the iron ship behind her. This is Houston after all.
After the show, various people went to Rudyard’s Pub. I Got pissed, played darts, and ate nachos – all in all good fun. But near the end of the night, I got accosted by an ex-Sprawl member about having made fun of Sprawl like what 10 – 15 years ago. He wasn’t being mean or anything but it was one of those no-escape conversations. Two things on this – first, my opinion isn’t that important and two, I know all the words to “big ass jewel”. Now can we move on, I was busy getting sauced! What Last Call? Damn!!!
Photo: Ms Rosa
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