Dean Christakos: Teenagers, creepy over-30 hipsters attend Harry and the Potters Show

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January 13, 2007

Teenagers, creepy over-30 hipsters attend Harry and the Potters Show

The novelty rock band Harry and the Potters had an all-ages show this afternoon at The Iota Club.

I had, previous to today, only heard of this band's existence. Never one to pass up an opportunity to check out entertaining novelty bands, I hopped on the metro and headed down to Arlington to check them out.

You know what? They were pretty darn fun. A friend of mine and I have frequently debated what qualifies as "Twinkie [see also] Prog Rock," ultimately settling on the definition of "bands in which some musicians play instruments they first learned in high school band." Bands which play songs about elves also qualify. I think Harry and the Potters, whose song titles include "I am a Wizard" and "My Teacher is a Werewolf" definitely qualifies. Rock music, in essence, is about "sticking it to The Man." Harry and the Potters is best described by the band itself-- for them, "The Man" is someone who does stuff like kill your parents and leave you with a lightning-bolt-shaped scar on your forehead.

Don't let me give you the impression that this is a bad thing. They were great. The only creepy thing, though, was the fact that the bulk of the fanbase seems to be made up of girls between the ages of 12 and 17. Then, of course, there were the creepy hipsters taking pictures for their weblogs (the band was allegedly also having a show this evening at American University, so it is conceivable that they also have adult-aged fans).

More pictures after the jump...