Harry is My Homeboy

"These guys are good. They are better than the Rolling Stones, but not quite as good as the Beatles." - Carter Hanks, age 3, Chapel Hill, NC

Doesn't that quote say it all? No not exactly.

First, note the age of Mr. Hanks. Yes, it is just a single digit. I'm surprised he even knows the Stones and the Fab Four in preschool. Granted, I don't 100% contradict his sentiment, but even so, he's a little overzealous with the second sentence.


As you might expect, Harry and the Potters caters to the younger audience. Still, Lundy and I went to see them play at The Unlimited Enthusiasm Expo at the Mohawk because we are obessed with (1) music and (2) Harry Potter. And yes, it felt like a children's music festival. Well, it did kind of remind me of what most stoner festivals are like with the inflated beach balls being thrown about (or in this case a big inflate dinosaur) and people running around blowing bubbles. But that's what made it so fun!

Unfortunately, Lundy had to ditch me to go play kickball, so I stuck around for the show by myself. Super cool, I know, but totally worth it. Luckily I was old enough to entertain myself with a beer or two (or three). These guys are so lively and engaging with the audience -- its like they brought punk's music and attitude to a level where today's kids can understand it. And what other topic gets kids excited these days besides Harry Potter!

It seems like a 'duh' moment to say their sound is rough around the edges if I'm comparing it to early punk. But that gave it a real genuine quality. These two brothers are like the wizarding worlds answer to the Beastie Boys. :) They put out an album for each book, with the songs relating to the characters and plot lines of each. I loved hearing my favorite song, Save Ginny Weasley, for which I did I buy a t-shirt. Now that all the books are released, they could sing about *spoiler alert* Harry's victory over Voldemort with his best weapon: Love. awww.

I took a lot of video to share with Lundy since she missed the whole show, but I don't have any of them on this computer. So for the time being, I'll share a clip of a concert that was similar to my experience:




You know why else these guys are cool? They're getting the word out about OBAMA!

You can see more about Wizard Rock the Vote and the HP Alliance on their myspace page.
http://www.myspace.com/harryandthepotters

NOTE: I know I am unforgivably slacking on my concert journal posts. This one for Harry and the Potters is from July 10th (and its now October). My apologies...really to myself because let's face it, no one but me reads this blog anyways.