So for some reason I’ve spent considerable time on this blog writing about music from Lawrence, Kansas. But I neglected to ever mention the godfather of all Lawrence indie rock – The Embarrassment (Bar-None page). In fact, a band that I previously covered on this blog and very recently on a “YouTube Saturday” rose from the embers of The Embarrassment. That band was Big Dipper.
The Embarrassment were indie rock gods from 1981 til 1990 or so. We only had a handful of bands to worship at this time (as opposed to the thousands of bands that are created each week today) and The Embarrassment were one of the greats. Again thanks to YouTube and it’s fanatical music loving users here are a couple of great videos of the band.
“I Am Don Juan”
“Funtime”
“Celebrity Art Party”
“Don’t Choose The Wrong Song”