_Total Babe Plays 7th Street Entry – Part 1

With cold weather inching closer by the passing minute it’s nice to be able to cozy up to some warm and comfy music to sort of compensate for the cold climates. Bands like Total Babe, give off that warm sensation that is undeniably needed in the brutal winters of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

We here at Vinyl and Vodka had a chance to see them perform live in Minneapolis at a venue called the 7th Street Entry, and also sit down and have a chat with them about their experiences as musicians.

Their set was only about 5 to 6 songs, but in my opinion was the perfect amount played. They don’t give away too much by playing everything on their list and they leave just a little up to the listener’s interpretation. Their stage presence seemed spot on they came out and played their music very efficiently. They didn’t interact with the crowd as much as desired but after all, they are musicians not comedians. By watching them play, their orchestration, vocals and all around presentation was straight forward without any buffer to fill gaps of sorts. Which proves they know what they are doing, they are being musicians and are coming out there on stage to put on a show for us the listeners. They understand that and execute it extremely well.

It could have been that or maybe it was just the essence of playing in your hometown in front of a crowd you are familiar with. But they seemed very comfortable onstage and were able to move around as much as possible given the smaller sized stage. But I guess this is a puzzle that only time can solve. Given their ages and experience thus far they seem to have an excellent understanding of music and how it should be performed. In my interview with the band they state that most of them have been playing music for only about 4 to 5. If you listen closely they have already developed a unique style.

With all the help and wisdom of bands they have played with, who are more than happy to give advice to them, makes it mind boggling to think of where they will be as musicians 10 years down the road, individually and as a whole. Just keep a watchful eye out for these youngsters as I am certain they will be showing up on everyone’s radar before too long. In the meantime head over to their Myspace and check out their great tracks and some other quirky photos of the band members.

- http://www.myspace.com/totalbabeband -