The Toledo Show & Slow Car Crash

The group to open the show was indeed the best local band for such an event, and goes by the name of Slow Car Crash. The band is usually comprised of at least two of the same musicians and a cast of others that come and go. But the brainchild behind most of, if not all of the music arrangements and lyrics, is the rather dubious and often mysterious Omarr Enrique Antonio Allegre Jr. This man and his cohorts have been causing quite a stir with their brand of soul rock with a twinge of R&B all over Nor Cal for quite awhile now with gigs in Sacto and Berzerkeley. Their set on Tuesday was different from others I had been to in the past for it consisted of an assortment of electronic goodies, Omarr, and a mad scientist of a keyboard player and professional knob turner known simply as Justin. I dug their set a great deal because Omarr and his crew have somehow forged with their sound an almost drum and bass vibe with a hint of classic rhythm and blues. All the more reason to check it out, right?

Slow Car Crash set the perfect mood for Toledo to come and work his mojo on the crowd with his brand of eclectic jazz and blues. The band arrived minutes before they took stage, not even really doing a soundcheck. Apparently these cats do this often. Their set consisted mainly of straight-up jazz, a buttload of cigarettes, and beautiful ladies gyrating about. This was the fourth Toledo show I have seen and each time the only member of the band they seem to keep is Toledo’s sidekick Malik. These brothers had class shooting out of their ass and can put on one remarkable show. Last time I saw them they were performing in a tent during the Warped Tour in San Francisco. It was pretty cool because they were performing while NoFx was playing on the main stage and they still managed to attract a big crowd.

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