Aug 25 2008
Ladies and Mustaches
Saturday night at Bistro de Paris, Lady Mustache played a folksy-blues inspired set for a few dozen eager supporters. This hard working local band formed several months ago, the six members having worked zealously to create joyful songs that arouse the desire to dance and drink whiskey gypsy-style. (Do gypsies drink whiskey? Who knows.)
Singing about bikini-clad devils and drunken binges, Lady Mustache combined guitar, drums, vocals, and keyboards into fast paced cheerful songs that proved their ability as a mighty fine performing band. Friendly loads of camaraderie, (as well as copious amounts of alcohol) allow these four blokes and two lassies to create music that entertains and conjures up visions of sizzling summer days spent in Tijuana.
Singing about the good simplicities of life, Lady Mustache performed an energetic set, complete with shimmying back up vocalists, hints of accordion (on keyboards), and roaring vocals. Describing their sound as “polka-punk-rock”, Lady Mustache not only showcase their ingenuity, but also the very real possibility that a hybrid of those three genres can be a healthy babe, and not a deviant mutant of sorts.
Feeding off each other for creative energy, Lady Mustache focuses on the good things in life, divulging that: “That’s really what our music is all about anyways - a happy world.” To the question of whether getting gigs in this music hot-bed of a city is challenging, drummer Kas “Beachbod” points out that “Getting booked in Montreal is not hard. Getting money for shows is another story, however.”
Trendwhore caught up with Lady Mustache before the show to take photos (which prove that women are the ultimate peak on man’s evolutionary scale). If you’re in the mood for hearty har-har entertainment by a fine Montreal outfit, check out their next show at Bar St-Laurent 2 on September 1st.
Photos by: Erik Naumann
