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Clabbergirl
-CD Release Party
By
Tim
On
the 22d of October Big Beef and Beer attended one of the most enjoyable
music events ever attended in its brief history. Those of you who have
visited the Big Beef and Beer site from the beginning should be familiar
with the band Clabbergirl. For
those of you who have not and have not heard the name before, Clabbergirl
is an independent homegrown local Cincinnati/Indianapolis band that plays
a sort of contemporary pop,rock and roll style of music. The band has
done very well in the Cincinnati Battle of the Bands competitions and
gained a considerable following in both Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Not
to mention the fan clubs in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Clabbergirl
was recently selected by WOXY in Cincinnati in the Top 20 of the WOXY
97Xposure 2001.
The
first ever event was the Clabbergirls CD release party. The location was
the Mad Frog, a local bar near downtown Cincinnati. The music was also
delayed telecast on the local radio station. The album name is I Feel
Pretty and was billed (by most fans) as Clabbergirls 'coming out'
CD. For more on the CD stay tuned for a review coming at Big Beef and
Beer.
The
CD release party featured, of course, Clabbergirl, and other local talent.
The band played many of the new songs off of their new album, some off
of their first album, some others, and one or two imaginative covers.
The music was great even though the acoustics, typical of a smaller local
bar, was not fabulous. Clabbergirl, playing for over two hours without
a break, interspersed the local talent in their show adding 
energy
and personality to every song. Clabbergirl, being a three-man band, fit
comfortably on the small stage (shared with two scantily clad mannequin).
This did not last very long as the local talent mixed in and out. The
setup times were minimal and did not take away from the show. Although
there were no burning lighters, Clabbergirl even provided a curtain call
which included all the musicians from the evening in a 'We
are the World' kind of setting.
Overall the music, the location, the show, the support, and the dancing girl were perfect on a perfect evening. Although seeing Freebird played live by Lynyrd Skynyrd, or seeing REM live is great, there is nothing better than a good local live band putting on a greta show in a small locale. Clabbergirl rocks!!!!! I could not wait to drive home the next day and listen to the CD on the in-car CD player. I rate this CD release party and will judge all others against it, 5 BBBs.
For those interested in checking out Clabbergirl live, they will be playing at The Warehouse in Cincinnati on 16 November 2001 in the 2001 version of the Battle of the Bands. They will go on at 8:45 and will be one of six bands to play. The finals for the Battle will be held at Bogarts in Cincinnati on 24 November 2001. You should be able to catch them there as well.
Ranking: 
out of 5 BB&B's.
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