‘I’m in the mood to be rude’

I was just witness to one of the most lame bands I’ve seen in a long time. This is all at once good and bad. We’ll start with the bad: how do you know your band is lame? When you preview the set with an A Cappella throat warmup on the street outside the bar. When you’re playing the most shit-hole bar in town and still need to use all your 16 channel inputs that your own bad sound guy sets up for you. When your drummer does a 10 minute solo and you leave the stage to get a drink – in a 45 minute set.  When all your songs sound the same, and they’re not all one song. When all your songs sound like they belong to someone else. And when your bad sound guy victoriously tells about how he ‘got such a good sound out of such a crappy sound system’ after the gig. More bad: how did this band end up here? Because 94.9 started playing their song… ever the purveyors of lame mainstream monotony.

The good? (don’t worry, its not all bad).  With the exception of a few ‘bar regulars’ the gig was empty, there were more people on the patio. The band was at least tight, if not original. After 45 mins it was over.  It made me realize how good we have it around here, with so many great original artists and bands creating great music and art.
When I see this kind of lame show its both saddening and invigorating. As much as there is crap out there, there is way more good, and i have to believe that the good will win out in the end. The good, like the upcoming Culture Days weekend on Sept. 23-26 – There’s lots of great local stuff to be scene and heard. So let’s celebrate it, and not let it get swept under the lame rug.

Thanks 94.9 , Ashtray,  and Krome for at once making my ears bleed, only to open my eyes again.

Peace