Lobster Bebes

The Bubble Boy's old foe Lobster Boy is back in The Bernard Shaw tonight for his monthly session of crayon-fuelled debauchery. This time he's managed to rope in blog-favourites Attention Bebe to play some of their trademark big-band 90's covers. The best part? It's all free. The madness kicks off at 8pm.

Attenion Bebe, who've recently undergone a line-up reshuffle, are also doing a slightly bigger gig on Saturday night in Tripod. If you fancy coming along to that, give me an e-mail thebubbleboyblog@gmail.com before Friday at noon and I'll do my utmost to get you on the guest-list.

Bebe On Board

The wonderful Attention Bebe play Tripod, Dublin this Saturday. The group have earned a cult following for their big-band reworkings of nineties pop tunes and you may recall me raving about them before.

The gig promises to be a boogie and a half so, if you fancy checking 'em out and haven't already been invited, e-mail me before 4pm today and I'll try my darndest to get you on the guest-list.

Faites Attention

I went to see Dublin-based band Attention Bebe in Tripod last night and had a rollicking good time.

The 15-piece ensemble specialise in big band covers of nineties tunes and will appeal to anybody with a penchant for pop-culture from the latter stages of the last century.

I first saw the band play at Electric Picnic last year where they proved an unexpected highlight of my festival experience. Clad in zany costumes and waving branded road signs about the place like they just didn't care, they made for quite a spectacle in a modest-sized tent. At the time, I thought the only problem with their set was some off-key vocals but lead-singer Jane Cassidy more than held her own last night in front of a considerably larger crowd that included a number of band members' families.

Last night's set featured a guest appearance by feisty female rapper Ophelia and nineties-themed visuals were ably provided by declanjh (the inclusion of the opening credits from 'Baywatch' was particularly inspired.)

I wouldn't bother listening to the tracks on the band's Myspace because they don't really do the band justice but be sure to make note of their upcoming gigs because Attention Bebe is something you need in your life.

[Images: Myspace]