That's right...one of the last events of the Rathmines Festival 2007 was a performance by The Barstool Boys followed by Mr. Jack and the Dirty Swingers. Neither group was quite what I expected, but I did have a good time.
There was a women who seemingly helped host the event who was setting up the wine table (which was later shut down by the Gardai because they don't have a liquor license at this church venue) and she was quite drunk at the start of the event. Because she was in some position of authority or responsibility, she kept going to talk with the band. Of course, Mr. Jack and the Dirty Swingers are from France and don't speak much English so this became even more interesting. Let me tell you, some minor level of hilarity did ensue. (The Gardai appearance was really the cherry on top.)
The Barstool Boys were forced by the aforementioned woman to start their set because it was well past 8 pm, but there weren't a great many audience members yet. But they played and it was good. They even did a few songs in French for the special double-bill.
And then the other band...who were billed as "a fabulous world where Burlesque meets Darkness and Mystery melts with Irony. Mixing Swing and Rock'n'Roll, the band has created its own wicked sound." Okay, so the Dirty Swingers bit was enough to get me interested, but the addition of Burlesque seemed it could not be missed. They did wear smart clothes (the band all wore black bowling shirts with white accents and some wore black and white skull'n'crossbones ties), but they did not actualize anything clearly burlesque. And I would consider their sound closer to punk or ska than swing as almost everything was played at a frenetic pace. Of course, I still had a lovely time. They were funny, entertaining, and played some good tunes. They even did some covers of songs from The Commitments in honor of the Irish venue.
All told, it was a good evening. And now I am home and cooling off after my hour+ of dancing.
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