Freezer

It wasn't quite as cold on Saturday, but only because the previous week was biting. So I made my way to The Garrison for a fund-raiser. A local gent was raising money for experimental cancer therapy for his dad. Because of prior commitments, I arrived later and missed some openers.

I came in near the end of a set by The Two Koreas. I saw this older punk band in the bright sunshine at the Junction Music Festival. Late in the evening and at a grimy venue seemed more fitting. But you also need a willing audience. And the hipster-esque crowd really wasn't in the mood to mosh around to the band's punchy music. There were a few dancers near the front, but it was mostly a couple of head-nodders, with the bulk chatting or looking at their phones.

The headliner tonight was Sheezer, an all-female Weezer cover band. They really haven't played since their annual Halloween show last year. So there were a couple of flubbed parts here and there. But it was for a good cause, and everyone was in a forgiving mood. And those harmonies were still thrilling. Bassist Laura Barrett tried to transport people away from the "February cold" with thoughts of spring and warm weather. Certainly songs like Holiday, Surf Wax America, and even Buddy Holly did carry a bit of that jaunty, summer vibe. But white beaches and tanned bodies were only in dreams.