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This is my vlog or whatever of my roadtrip to see Vicki & Debbi Peterson of The Bangles. THE BANGLES!! Are you effing kidding me?! Wow! This was a fun weekend, my friends.
I drove seven hours to Wisconsin to see one night of the Freezing Man Festival in Madison. This festival is four day event that raises money for Joey's Song (https://www.joeyssong.org/) which is a non-profit that is trying to raise awareness and find a cure for kids with epilepsy.
Honestly, I had no idea about the organization, the venue, the festival...nothing. All I knew was that 2/3 of The Bangles were playing together, and I needed to be there! As a nice bonus, Belly, Letters to Cleo, and Silversun Pickups were also on the bill. I can now cross Belly off my bucket list.
Despite the long drives, this was a great weekend. I hope you enjoy the video and the photos below.
Belly played first
Tanya Donelly of Belly
Letters To Cleo played second
Gail and Tanya of Belly and Vicki Peterson (Bangles) joined LTC on stage
Debbi & Vicki Peterson and Friends
Debbi (left) and Vicki Peterson of The Bangles along with Tanya Donelly
This video review is also something of a follow-up to my last video on Matthew Sweet from a few weeks ago. In that video, I mentioned that Debbi Peterson from The Bangles was going to be playing drums for Matthew Sweet on a brief tour of the Midwest. I was already planning on going before hearing about Debbi; but after that news, I decided that I had to meet her while she was in town. I "manifested" it or whatever new-agey bullsh!t term folks use these days.
Wouldn't you know it...it actually happened! She was really nice and signed a few of my #bangles records. It was cool seeing her behind the drum kit. I've never seen The Bangles play, so it was a first for me.
Matthew Sweet tore through a great set of his best known songs in front of a packed, hometown crowd. Hopefully, it won't be another 4-5 years before he plays here again.
Matthew Sweet returned to the Waiting Room's stage on Saturday, February 17th with a blistering (and sometimes shambolic) set of his unique style of guitar-based power-pop. Sweet's band featured Bangles drummer Debbi Peterson, guitarist John Moremen, bassist Paul Chastain (Velvet Crush), and guitarist Adrian Carter. Sweet pointed out that Adrian is the son of his manager - the same manager he's had since 1983!
