It was The Gits Day (!), according to a King County proclamation issued by executive Dow Constantine.
The second event Saturday to celebrate the re-release of The Gits’ 1992 debut album “Frenching the Bully” took place at KEXP gathering space, a nice, big room with a photo gallery, record store pop-up and little radio station. It was a good place for a concert, not too crammed, some lounges for uhh lounging, and I could push my way to the front of the stage without too much trouble. They also screened the short concert, “The Gits Live at RKCNDY” with Mia belting them out.
Then the Gits — drummer Steve Moriarty, guitarist Andy Kessler and bassist Matt Dresdner along with singers Maria Mabra and Karen Marie Hernandez, played a longer set. Ben London joined in on second guitar.
Bob channeling Henry Rollins by Cat Rose
Bob had originally gotten a scholarship to sing at Antioch but at some point switched over to drums. Someone in the band saw him unloading his gear and invited him to the practice pad. They didn’t know any of the same songs at the time, and Bob is forever grateful to Mia for turning him on to The Stooges. He ended the set on Saturday night with “Loose,” The first and maybe last song the band has performed together.
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