the whiskey rebellion

last night, despite my pms, i went to bogart's with my bf and his roommate to see the whiskey rebellion. the roommate developed a huge crush on the fiddle player, which is beside the point. what i found was a fun, old-time bluegrass band featuring the aforementioned fiddle, banjo, acoustic guitar, and double bass. the guitarist had a fantastic voice that fit the mood, and reminded us of a younger KG. he shredded and cited music geek references (spinal tap, anyone?). after their cover of "seven nation army," we were hooked. they filled their three set performance with their own songs, a couple cash covers (a member of the very rudely loud group demanded to take the stage and sing "ring of fire" after swearing he knew the words. he of course could not think of any words once on stage. he then informed us of his station in iraq, so we had to stop hurling irritated comments at him.), "sweet child of mine" cover, and "uncle penn." they winged a cover of 'devil went down to georgia' which was another audience suggestion. the fiddle player accepted two free shots of whiskey on stage, and then her voice got the needed gristle it had lacked in the first set. all in all, a joy to witness.