the first time i heard the gossip, was opening for sleater-kinney in may 2000. i had not heard much about them, but was completely blown away by their style. their music sounded like bluesy southern garage rock and took me away with its simplicity. the songs are brought to life through their singer and the immense emotion she evokes on stage. this was the second time i had seen them, at the black cat opening for the white stripes in february 2001. the third photograph ran in a local monthly magazine about music.