From the Roseland, I walked about a block-and-a-half down Burnside Street to Dante's. I've never been to Dante's before but I liked the place - a small club, but with a sufficiently elevated stage to allow most everyone to be able to see the band. The club has these old exposed brick walls with "doorways" that literally consist of holes in the wall. There's even a separate bar on the other side of a wall from the stage for theose who want to drink with some sort of barrier between them and the din of the band. The only disadvantage is that as it filled up, the temperature inside rose to what felt like about 95 degrees.
Anyway, Summer Cannibals played first. They're an impressive, obviously well rehearsed band consisting of three women (guitar and vocals, bass, and drums) and one guy (guitar). They play a bluesy brand of what used to be called alternative rock, and sounded alternately like The Breeders and The Kills. I liked them a lot, and look forward to hearing more from them in the future. For me, they were easily the highlight of the evening.
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