OK Go

I was recently telling someone about my few year stint as an usher at the Beacon Theatre (pre-renovations). While seating cranky church ladies for Tyler Perry plays and dealing with screaming children during three daily runs of Winnie the Pooh were mind melting, occasionally I was introduced to an enjoyable and unknown musical act.

Never was I more surprised and happy to discover a band than OK GO. These raw rock dudes put on a fun enthusiastic show as the opening act for...James Taylor. Now, the audience for JT is primarily white middle aged suburban types seeking a quiet listening experience. I couldn't quite fathom how the two acts had been paired on the same bill.

Neither could the band.

So, after a brief statement that the reason James Taylor's audience would like them was not their musical virtuosity but their ability to dance, the band closed the curtain and preformed this:

They became You Tube sensations and followed up with this a few months later:

Today when revisiting these old favorites, I found yet another amazing OK GO video:





I can not wait for their new album.