The End of HPX 2011

This was a stellar week full of lots of great shows! But the last night of this 5 days festival goes down as my fav. Went to The Seahorse to see The Standstills (who had been in the Live Hive earlier in the day), Carmen Townsend & got a surprise as Plants & Animals were added as a secret guest!

The Standstills friggin' rocked! Proof that a 2 piece can do the job as good or better then a band with 3+ members. They're also fun to party with haha. Here's a video from the end of their set with Carry On & Black Betty.

And of course Carmen Townsend was great as always. I love her voice & the sound of her guitar, great combo! And when she decides to cover the Beastie Boys "Sabotage" it's all kinds of kick ass! I think I've seen her play about 3 or 4 times since the start of summer, she gets better & impresses me more with each performance.

But to end the night with the surprise of Plants & Animals as the secret guest was a blast as I missed them at the free Stars show earlier in the day. It was a wild 5 days of amazing music & spectacular (albeit somewhat hazy) memories! Perhaps a quiet night is in order tonight........ nah!! Well, maybe haha.