Dangerous Ponies by Sarah Green Photography

I had the pleasure to catch Philly’s own ‘rainbow-core, posi ‘pop’ act Dangerous Ponies two nights in a row this week. Monday, I had the luck of sharing a bill with the band in Arlington, VA at a groovy little joint called The Galaxy Hut, and was delighted to find out that they were to perform the following evening right here in Charlottesville at Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar. Delivering a sun-shiny, beatlesque brand of organic indie rock, Dangerous Ponies bring it all to the table. Although they are traveling with only 5 of their 8 members, the show was still quite effective, blending pop sensibility, solid musicianship and infectious melody with glitter, dancing, tambourines, face paint, heart-shaped guitars, sideways ponytails, you name it!

The band is on tour in support of their new EP ‘Doctor Ponie, Medicine Ponie’, and is working hard at bringing a dance party to a town near you.  In any given song, I caught bits of The Beatles, The Zombies, Tilly & the Wall, and much more. Lead singer and songwriter Chrissy had good things to say about our neck of the woods:

This has been one of my favorite shows so far. I was amazed at the amount of bands and shows and culture Charlottesville has, still maintaining it’s beautiful valley-town vibe, without being like a city.

Headlining on Tuesday night were local UVa indie-rockers, Pompadour, who also blend female-fronted vocals with dance able, chord-heavy indie rock. While I do not often see their name around, be assured that Pompadour made their presence known from Tea Bazaar’s stage last night. Be sure to check out both Dangerous Ponies AND Pompadour’s tunes online. Thanks to Jacob from Holy Smokes Booking for helping to bring great music to town. So I ask you all, ‘When is the last time a band made YOU want to dance?’

From a little birdie:

Hi all! I’m sure by now we’ve all heard about Plan 9 closing, I just
wanted to give everyone a heads up that their closing sale has
started, so it’s a good time to take advantage of that and show them
some love. Everything in the store is 20% off now through Friday,
and this Saturday only, it’s 30% off all new items, and 50% off all
used items–they’ll be open until Midnight, and if you spend $25.00
or more, you get a ticket to Satellite Ballroom’s last show for
$5.00! It’s a little sad to see these two staples go, so if you have
a chance to get over there this week I know both Satellite and Plan 9
would appreciate it!

For a list of this week’s shows: visit the Satellite Ballroom