Killing Joke + Pigmy Love Circus @ HOB

Saw Killing Joke and Pigmy Love Circus at the House of Blues on Sunset in West Hollywood last night.

The Pigmy guys rocked while making fun of themselves as being "fat and old" and also pointing out their "high dollar" drummer [Danny Carey]. The Pigmy frontman showed off the major scar on his neck from his cancer surgery and warned of the dangers of smoking cigarettes. Then he turned up the energy on "Drug Run," squirming around like addict jonesing for his next fix. He broke out a knife and ventriloquist's dummy as props. A special guest joined in on "Face Bit Dog."

"I'm an Angry... Old... Man!"

They dedicated their set to the late Paul Raven and said Killing Joke was their favorite band ever.

Killing Joke came out and almost seemed like a bit of a joke. This is Killing Joke's first tour with the original lineup in many years. I've got to give props to the legends, but Jaz Coleman and the way he pranced around was pretty funny. You could tell the band was having a great time. Jaz gave a nod to Nirvana when he mentioned finding a Christmas card sent to his mother by Kurt Cobain in 1987. Lots of musicians in the audience: Dave Grohl, Duff McKagan, Morrissey, Mark McGrath...