Went to an interesting show on Thursday nite at TT the Bear's which I have not set foot in since being an undergrad at BU and seeing my roommate's band perform. Joan as Policewoman and Milo opened for Smokey and Miho. Smokey is Beck's guitarist and Miho is Miho Hatori of Cibo Matto. Strange thing to see a Japanese girl belting out Portuguese bossanova songs (Badem Powell) - no Anton Jobim or Joao Gilberto tunes. The back-up singer was really cute - either Chinese or Japanese with a T-shirt that said "love is the message". She seemed to be much more relaxed and expressive in her singing. Smokey's accent was not great. Also Miho's rapport with the crowd was a bit flip. "America, the birthplace of freedom" she quipped. She admitted to not knowing any of what she was singing about (self-incrimination!). Milo was an interesting figure - a petite little 1 man act on acoustic guitar - very Beck/Dylanesque - liked in particular a song he sung about "sounding like french guy". froggy froggy. He had a handle bar moustache and seemed extremely challenged when it came to engaging with the audience. The drummers for Joan and Smokey were both on fire.