But chances are you weren't one of the 25 or so people at the Thursday, April 3, Vera Project show to witness Smoosh, so I should probably elaborate. Smoosh is two sisters, 11-year-old Asy and 9-year-old Chloe. Asy plays the drums while Chloe plays a keyboard and sings. It's really hard to pigeonhole them into a genre because while they're poppy (like you would expect a duo of pre pre-teens to be), they're not unbearably childlike (like those strange four- and five-year-olds in frilly dresses that you always see on Star Search). Their age is part of their charm, for sure, but even without taking that into consideration, they still make good music. There was even a little rapping happening. ("Huh, huh. Yo, yo.")
The two girls have been playing shows for about a year, and they also have a CD available through their website, www.smoosh.com (there are also MP3s available for download). Keep an eye on these girls, because unless one of them takes off and goes solo, they're definitely gonna be around for a while.
Moving from Smoosh to upcoming shows, there are two happening this weekend that you should really, really know about (they're both on Saturday the 12th, however, so unless you have access to a teleporter, you're gonna have to choose one or the other). The Fusion Cafe is hosting a benefit for Silent Survival, which is a program that benefits deaf and hearing-impaired high-school students. Schoolyard Heroes will be playing (along with other guests), and the show will feature ASL (American Sign Language).
In the Eastside, the November Group will be celebrating the release of their new (and fantastic) CD Hang Us All as Traitors at Redmond's Old Fire House. The record is so good--it's hardcore but it's not that easy, uncreative da-duh, da-duh, da-duh hardcore that gets boring after 45 seconds. No way. This is the good stuff. Loud, screamy, aggressive... it's just really good. I can't wait to finally see them live. MEGAN SELING
