Saturday night, expect fist-pumping, high-fiving, and possibly even a mantage (that’s a montage with guys fist-pumping and high-fiving) at the Scoot Inn’s Confidence Rock Hoot Night.
What is confidence rock? Here’s a definition from the organizers: “Music that calls to mind a video montage of someone preparing to do something awesome. You get a sudden urge to put on a headband, or you sense that the drummer is only using one arm. Confidence rock more often represents kicking ass than being in love or something lame like that, although sex and its rituals do require a certain confidence.”
High five! Providing the boost is the stellar all-local lineup of You Make Engine, Darling New Neighbors, Follow That Bird!, Night Viking, and Fine-Fifteen, among others, grabbing source material from confidence rock luminaries like Journey (natch), Queen, Survivor, and Stevie Nicks, with “parental affirmations during childhood” and “monster trucks” as the more amorphous influences. Starts at 10pm.
This article appears in November 2 • 2007.