Root Down in the Shadow

After dinner and a beer at Boot & Saddle recently, crossing the threshold of the venue was more than going to a concert; it was a chance to go back in time.  For the evening, the talented outfits of Foxhound, Hezekiah Jones , and Ali Wadsworth transformed themselves into Nirvana , the Lemonheads , and Pearl Jam .  On any ordinary night, this would be a stellar line-up without any covers, but just talent alone.  But for this Saturday night, it stood to be an incredible night; recreating a night that many music fans wish they would have ever been a part of. First up was Foxhound.  Normally the duo of Chris Kasper and Kylie Ryan , they recruited some friends to make Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York happen.  Sean Hoots, complete with ripped jeans and a tied on flannel, played an acoustic bass and Tom Bendel was on drums.  Just as Nirvana took some liberties for the live recording, Foxhound made this their own as well as they played the wh...

Way, way back in the fall of 10th grade, twenty years ago, the extremely naive version of myself managed to go out to a movie with a new classmate from California.  We went to the see Singles .  So many things from this event were oblivious to me at the time.  How much the future of my musical taste would revolve around the featured Seattle scene?  How to get to a second date?  And, who the hell were the Lovemongers ? Within a few short months, my musical collection would grow exponentially with grunge bands Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana, and the Singles Soundtrack.   It would take me a little longer to figure out the dating thing.  It took me quite a while to figure out the Lovemongers .  In fact it wasn't until three years later, I was doing some exploration of other classmates favorite bands where I finally was officially and properly exposed to  Led Zeppelin .  Of course, after hearing the Led Zeppelin original version of '...