Why, "Harry and the Potters", naturally. It wasn't entirely clear at first who was "Harry" and who were "the Potters". In fact, both of the singers claimed to be "Harry Potter" - from Year 7 and Year 4, respectively - and they both wore the red and gold Gryffondor tie. But apparently they are Paul and Joe DeGeorge, not true Harrys at all.
The drummer (presumably their friend Ernie) looked a bit more like Ron Weasley, and he definitely stayed in the background, letting the Harrys take all the glory. He was talented, but it seems that he is not a regular member of the band.
Each Harry was in love with Ginny, so I can only hope she is twinned or time-warped as well. The band was sort of pop/punk, a bunch of college kids having a good time and spreading the good news about Harry Potter.
Many of the songs were very short and high-energy; the audience (mostly a college crowd) knew quite a few of the words and felt free to sing and jump along. Some songs involved hand gestures, particularly one about Hagrid (a self-hug, followed by a heart sign, followed by snagging fingers, followed by hands on each side of the chin).This Harry played keyboard and saxophone - even both at the same time for a song or too:
One of the best songs was "Phoenix Tears" (the matter-of-fact/deadpan style makes it really funny):
"We work hard, all week long. Or at least, Hermione does. When the weekend comes, we just wanna have fun. We need something that will make us strong. Something that will last all weekend long. Something that will make us the life of the party. We're gonna drink phoenix tears."
All in all, a good day at the library.
2 comments:
How fun! Sorry I missed it!!
I thought about calling you when I first heard about it, but I didn't know the concert would be so much fun. I wasn't even planning on staying for the whole thing (I was just going to take a picture or two for laughs).
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