Marty and Elayne

Last night I checked in on an LA favorite: Marty and Elayne at the Dresden Room. Verdict: these two geriatric lounge lizards have still got it. Trading lead vocal duties, rotating Marty on drums and Elayne on keyboards, they also had a more youthful backup on stand-up bass and a few others who joined them to contribute saxophone and lead vocals on several songs.

In addition to songbook standards, handled with care by their guest vocalists, they also covered some more contemporary fare. Well, comparatively contemporary. Favorites of the set were Elayne’s restyled renditions of Piano Man and Stayin’ Alive, the latter of which wrapped up with a haunted mansion-style synthesizer solo. This old lady, with what can only be a surgically induced permagrin , rocked multiple sets of keys like a prog star, all while wearing a shiny black glittered butterfly sleeved dress. Then she played a little tap dance-y transition tune between songs. The music only stopped for her to sip from a silver thermos. God love ‘em.

The duo, a few years back

(photo courtesy their web site)