Concert Review: Abe Vigoda at the Jackpot

BY IAN HRABE

Right before Abe Vigoda played I was asked to submit a question to the band on behalf of The Pitch. Everyone was getting asked, so I submitted the one I always wanted to know: Why the fuck would you name your band Abe Vigoda?

Not to say that Abe Vigoda the man isn’t awesome (if only by his prowess for staying alive despite looking like he’s had one foot in the grave since Good Burger), but it’s a pretty shitty band name. I wondered if the band would address these questions on stage, but, thank god, it didn’t. Instead, Abe Vigoda brought more energy to Lawrence than most bands bring to the Bible Belt, despite the fact that the band’s songs tend to blend together into one riff-laden mass.