Willy Porter, New Year's Eve

The show was cool because this was the first time I've seen him play with a full band. It was nice to see him backed up by some talented musicians, even if he's talented enough that he doesn't need them. Willy was feeling kind of goofy, though, and tended toward some rambling attempts at humor. He was playing requests near the end of the show, and did his version of "Whip It," which he had done for a compilation album, about ten years ago. It took him quite a while to convince the bassist to do it. And then there was that kid on the saxophone, who was pretty good, but appeared in a lame Father Time costume, and later changed to Baby New Year. Nice diaper.