Mike Doughty's Band "Tremendous Brunettes" from Haughty Melodic Live at High Noon Saloon Madison, WI Oct 14, 2005

Ah, aging hipsters.

I was quite surprised to see Mike Doughty sell out the High Noon. His former band, Soul Coughing, was a big deal in college rock during the mid-90's, but their last album came out in 1998 and he's basically haunted Internet messageboards since then. I'm guessing the people who came out to see him mostly know him from the Soul Coughing days -- they were old, lots in their 30's, easy. A couple of them kept yelling for "Circles," one of Soul Coughing's minor mainstream hits; they all cheered the loudest for the cover of "Hungry Like the Wolf." I don't think they really got what he was doing. I think I did, though, and the set was great. Doughty's a showman and a half, and his new material is vibrant and true.