Bento Box

On Friday I went with Kevin to check out Capitol Hill Block Party before seeing the Dresden Dolls’ film show. The show was held at the Capitol Hill Arts Center so it was only a short walk away from the block party going on at the same time. The block party was mainly a music festival, not many vendors or food booths. Even with three stages, it became crowded, especially when Band of Horses came on stage. We saw a bunch of different bands: Slender Means, Helio Sequence, Immaculate Machine, Tennis Pro, Himsa, Village Green, and Band of Horses.

My two favorite acts would probably be Village Green and Tennis Pro. Both bands brought a lot of energy to the stage and were pure fun rock n’ roll. Tennis Pro’s gimmick was that they were dressed in ill-fitting ugly tennis garb. Imagine: short-shorts, tight polos with popped collars, and a headband. They even had their own tennis groupies: girls who came to the show in mini skirts and swinging wooden tennis racquets.

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I’m a big fan of the Dresden Dolls, so when I heard that Amanda Palmer was putting on a film and music show I was sure to go. Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls showed a collection of short films and in between the series of shorts there were live acts such as a Samba dancer on stilts, and a fire breather/dancer. To top off the night, Amanda Palmer brought out the other half of the Dresden Dolls: Brian Viglione; to do a few songs. She mainly played film songs and covers, which will probably never be recorded and released so it was great to see such a rare performance.