So on Saturday night I finally made it to one of the 'famous' Figgs annual christmas show at Valentines.
This band rocks. Hard.
I kind of got on board with the Figgs pretty late, I mean it wasn't till Graham Parker's Songs of No Consequence record came out, that they played on, that I really started to get it.
They are great.
Their 10th record is coming out soon.
So what made this show different from the 2 times I saw the Figgs at Valentines in October?
So what made this show different from the 2 times I saw the Figgs at Valentines in October?
What made it the Holiday show?
Well, first off, there were some christmas lights set 
up around the drum kit, and a light up snowman hanging off the kit as well. Quite festive.
up around the drum kit, and a light up snowman hanging off the kit as well. Quite festive.Then there was the Kink's song - Father Christmas- which the Metroland magazine lauded as the best version ever (besides the Kinks doing it themselves, of course). So it was really funny when Mike said he hates doing that song!
Then they did a holiday song written by Jedediah Parish, called (Sucking on a) Holiday Treat. You can hear a sample of the original on this site, and download it for only 15 cents:
But I guess the one thing that pushes it over the top to definitively be THE one great holiday show is the Santa's elf attire that Hayes was wearing. Those red tights under the green felt tunic were absolutely joyful!
It was totally a great night out. Mike, Pete and Pete are the best.
hey, I was there! from the angle of you pics i was somewhere to your left, in front, right by Gent. i've been catching figgs shows since around '95 and they have been getting better ever since. it was a great show for a newish fan because they haven't done that much stuff from the lo0fi album in years. stick around, i have no doubt there next decade will be better than the last (ot the one before that).
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