The Mermen @ Moe's Alley 8/14/2010

[thatguy]

The Mermen played two sets. The first was with Jennifer Burnes on bass. She was their bass player from 2000-2006. She was amazing. She plays a bass with a whammy bar! As a three piece band, she fills the rhythm guitar roll as well as bass. She's really amazing. If you get a chance to catch her with The Mermen, or The Shitones, check her out:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7KIFdVyiNA[/youtube]

They took a short break after about an hour, then came back with a different bass player. Then they played without stopping until 1am, about 3 hours total...They had someone doing video during the show - digital video projection. Some of it was kitschy 60's music clips, including several music segments from Lancelot Link...

All, in all, a fun show, but I got kinda board with the second set which was more of a surf-influenced jam session.

--tg