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Contributed by: John Zwick on 5/17/2006

Cameras hate Englewood's The Haggardies(myspace).

Not in the "perfect face for radio" or "camera adds 10 pounds" ways. More like... if there's some kind of patron saint, muse or other overseer of the world's shutterbugs, he's got it out for them.

I first met The Haggardies when I was covering the band's indisputably cool patriarch Uncle Robbie, the self-identified "old counterculture guy from the '60s" and his celebration of Festivus, the alternative winter holiday of Seinfeldian origin. (Check the original story here) Barely a single picture worth a damn out of the whole mess. No better when I caught them recently at Arvada's dive bar par excellence, the 12 Volt Tavern.

Sure, I'm no photographer - just a schlub with a camera. But even I get better results than my failed shots of the Haggardies. Meanwhile, fans and friends are snapping left and right with point-and-shoot and phone cameras and coming away with the good stuff.

I'm starting to suspect sabotage. And acts of sabotage always carry a meaning. In this case, I think it's: "If you're not holding a beer right now, this show isn't for you."

I'm sure the Haggardies have no problem with the voluntarily sober. But by damn, you're going to feel out of place when the tunes start. Dig this, folks: Ska-punk for people that never bothered to find out what ska-punk is.

Okay, so that sounds mean. But the point is that everything I ever loved about ska-punk bands had nothing to do with the scene. The Haggardies are all the noise, all the dancing and all the glorious drunken obnoxiousness without a hint of that fake teenage earnestness that plagues your average punk show at a club. And did I mention the suits and lab coats? When a man in a lab coat has a guitar, you pay attention. If it's not lab coats that day, it might be their Sunday best circa 1956, hideous prom-wear, etc. It's a gimmick I can get behind.

Catch their St. Patrick's Day bash at Herman's on March 17. Get drunk. Dance. Don't bring a camera.

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Submitted By: Eric Lubbers

posted on 3/15/2006 @ 8:28:05 AM

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There is an Englewood music scene? I thought it was nothing but public art, The Gothic, and Funtastic Fun.

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Submitted By: Joel Hunt

posted on 3/8/2006 @ 8:59:03 PM

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Lushious John, your thoughts on Sonic Youth, a band forever linked with my high school days -- and they'd better be good! Not local but... Also, the better the camera, the harder it is to use. But when you start to get good pics, it's def. worth it. And I LOVE beer, but in terms of photography, have you tried bourbon? Seems to work for me! Lovin' the links.

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