Just taking a little break from the countdown to bring you this public service announcement: Bosque Brown will play two free house shows in Denton this weekend! Think and Drink will host them Friday night along with This Old House, and Tre Orsi and Sabra Laval will join them at the Majestic Dwelling of Doom on Saturday night. Be sure to catch Mara Miller and co. this weekend as they will miss NX35 on account of their Europe tour which starts next week.
On Saturday, I couldn’t decide if I wanted to go to the Giggle Party show in Dallas (why do they sound familiar?) or Spune’s 2k10 Winter Party down the street from my house. My indecisiveness led to me hitting up both. What else was there to do that night? (That’s a joke for those of you that weren’t at one of the many, many, many shows that night.)
I bundled up and made the trek from little d to Big D to check out Giggle Party at the Kettle Art Gallery in Deep Ellum. Honestly, the main reason I decided I couldn’t miss this show was due to one London-based illustrator, Damien Weighill, who traveled overseas to show off his skills and party with us Texans. I’m guessing most of you don’t know who Weighill is but some of you probably do and don’t even know it.
Giggle Party’s “Jason Bought A Hatchet” from Jason Reichl on Vimeo.
Familiar with his work now? Well, regardless if you are or not, the super nice people at Kettle Art (no, their web site distinctly says they sell no kettles!) were featuring his art that night and Giggle Party were slated to play alongside his art. The gallery opened up at 7:30PM but I arrived at 8PM to find a quaint little gallery full of hipsters, art appreciators, and curious passers-by. I’m glad I arrived when I did because there was only one copy of each of his prints, and they had already sold some of my favorites. I ended up shelling out some dough for a print of Mother Theresa smashing an electric guitar. (Yes, you may have seen this drawing on a certain poster!) While paying for the print, I asked for a frosty beverage and to my surprise, they accepted donations only. Giggle Party hadn’t even started playing and it was already worth the forty-mile drive.
Then, shortly after 8:30PM, the members of Giggle Party started handing out balloons and cupcakes before breaking out into their introductory rap. I could immediately tell who had been to a Giggle Party show before because they knew exactly what to do. Throw the balloons into the air, smear icing on like war paint, and enjoy their 40 oz. Only a few songs in (if even that), the band members were adequately covered in beer and cupcake. A few songs more and they had all taken off their pants to reveal little bright-colored shorts that matched their bright-colored shirts. The Giggle Party uniform.
And the night only got crazier.
They performed an exceptionally long set, and, of course, played “Jason Bought A Hatchet” as Damien Weighill drew the crowd. There were quite a few songs I hadn’t heard yet which I’m guessing will be on their upcoming full-length album to be released in April. Although there were a few slower songs that mellowed out the crowd a bit, there was enough party-punk to draw strangers in from the streets, encourage a mini mosh pit, and cause even the most reserved crowd members to smile and bob their heads. At one point, enough beer had spilled to create a pool of danger, and you know those “Caution: Wet Floor” signs? I witnessed one hipster slip, unintentionally reenacting that very fall. (Do make note that Giggle Party parties responsibly as Kat took a minute to grab a shirt Jason had tossed earlier to mop up the danger!) Yes, all of that and more happened at this quaint little gallery.
After the set, as I was grabbing some Squeezit-like drink and picking up my print, the very sweet older lady who had been helping me all night alongside her husband, the co-owner of Kettle Art, were obviously not phased by the mess Giggle Party had helped create. If anything, they had thoroughly enjoyed it, as the lady made sure to hug me, and her husband made sure I met Damien Weighill and had him sign my print. Damien was very kind (letting me know he bought the magnetic pins for his posters on ebay, thanks!) and so was the band as they made sure to hang out with their fans, sweaty, sticky, and smiling. I headed back to Denton with bits of silly string and icing on my coat and a Weighill print in my hands. Best show I went to that night.
Guess who has not only brought in the most blog traffic to theneener.net but also took some time to say hello! GIGGLE PARTY!
Thanks for the kind words, we’re also playing a show on Saturday FREE at Kettle Art Gallery in Deep Ellum. But the best part is the guy that did all the art in the video above is selling his art. He came all the way from the UK. He’s awesome, everyone should come out.
<3 Kat
That’s right, Dallas, you can giggle for flippin’ free tomorrow night. And little did Kat know but I graduated with a graphic design degree a few years ago (ah, yes, that piece of paper that collects dust on my bookshelf!) and have a weakness for illustrations. “The guy that did all the art in the video” is actually Damien Weighill from across the pond that not only whipped up that ridiculous video for Giggle Party but has many neato burrito, silly, geeky illustrations. Seriously, if this poster doesn’t pique your interest, we’re not friends anymore.
In fact, weather willing, I may actually venture down south for this and head back up to Denton for Spune’s 2k10 Dance Party to check out Ishi and Neon Indian. You should too.
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