Just a short week after Summer Camp, Wakarusa gave Music Festival a new meaning, with four days of nonstop music including nationally renowned bands. Epic sets of fantastic songs filled every night, to keep the crowd in constant musical heaven. Masses of devoted fans from all around the country crowded the camping ground in the Arkansas Ozark National Forest.
Lawrence residents should know that Wakarusa originated just outside of town, at Clinton Lake. The festival was moved to Arkansas when the police started making it hard for anyone to have a good time in Lawrence. But, even though the festival is a lot farther from us now, it's still absolutely worth the trip, and when you get there you'll find that there is a veritable army of Lawrencians representing the origin of the festival.
Aside from fantastic music, there was one terrible flaw to Wakarusa this year that could make the experience an ordeal for anyone. The camp was so over-packed, that a "Satellite Parking and Camp ground" was set up 3 whole miles away. Campers screwed out of the convenience of the regular camping area had a long walk, all uphill, if they didn't want to wait in line for a bus for an hour or more. Thankfully there are a lot of good people at music festivals, willing to give a ride to a poor soul hitch-hiking back and forth. But the hardships of camping even 3 miles away are worth the effort to see the fantastic bands playing each day.
Rocket Science, a local act from Lawrence, opened at the Satellite Stage - not to be confused with the Satellite camping area 3 miles away - with heavy, intricate electronic beats. The duo was the first band to play that stage, and had to suffer the sound check issues. But the beats, rhythms warmed up the crowd for their first night of music.
Railroad Earth played hardcore bluegrass, rambling, rumbling, exciting tunes that took the crowd to a higher level of energy. The trick to Wakarusa is that every great act is followed by another band, already starting on another stage.
The end of the Disco Biscuits set was a wicked progressive rock jam of electronica that gathered a sea of glowstick weilding, glowing hula-hoop swinging festy kids. Then the massive crowd was split between the Pink Floyd Light Show, Lotus, and Dirtfoot.
The first night demonstrated how completely oversold the entire festival was. Pink Floyd was beyond over-crowded with waves of fans sitting and standing well outside the Revival Tent. Lotus' tent was also packed. Both shows were fun, if crowded.
Zoogma started rocking out with electronic jam rock early on Friday. The crowd really got into it when the band whipped out a funky cover of the Ghostbuster song.
JJ Grey and Mofro played traditional blues accented with funky, jazzy jams. The instruments were played by a well-practiced lineup of musicians, that complimented each other well, with a guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, saxophone and keys, but the vocals were a little weak, with lyrics that were too corny and cliche.
Trampled by Turtles uses a time machine to a place of exquisite, traditional folk bluegrass. If only the Backwoods Stage had not been a roiling dust storm with barely a view of the stage for the first few rows of people.
ALO played a competent jam, adequate to keep the crowd happy in the shade of the Revival Tent. But there's only so much music a person can listen to before one must retire to a campsite to hang out with friends, recharge your batteries, and have a few more drinks.
Finally Friday night arrived, with an extreme lineup of great electronic sets sure to make the crowd go crazy. Sound Tribe Sector 9 was the first big name this reviewer made it to, although Big Gigantic had played before them. STS9's set was tragically quiet, with the volume just turned down way too low. The band messed up parts of the song Shock Doctrine, turning down the best melody of the song. BUT the band made up for it with a good rendition of Aimlessly, followed by 3 of this reviewer's very favorite songs: Arigato, EHM, and Breathe In. All three songs were played fantastically well. STS9 threw down the bass lines, and got wild with the solos and jams. Breathe In's nostalgic, romantic ending was well used to give the crowd a long, relaxing, beautiful breather after what was, for a long while, the most epic moment in the festival. If only STS9 always used played their best songs so well.
Following STS9 were two more great electronic shows: Bassnectar and Eoto. Fans of both could easily catch part of one act and make the short walk to the next stage for the other. Bassnectar got heavy with the dancing, pumping beats, while Eoto used wild, extravagant electronic harmonies and melodies layered for a complex sound of techno joy. It might sound daunting to expect to dance all night, but these bands know how to keep a body moving, and the crowd never gave up.
Saturday started with some quirky, interesting bands taking the main stage. The Black Keys, a blues, alternative rock, jam duo played competently, just the two, one on drums, the other on guitar and singing, but there's only so much a drummer and guitarist can do alone. They really got going when a bassist and keys joined in, with groovy, dancing tunes. The Black Keys were a welcome addition to the festival, hopefully they will play more often at these kinds of events.
Dweezil Zappa came to the main stage next, playing a great tribute to Frank Zappa's many styles, sounds and he even sounds like his father too. If you can get into Zappa's off-beat, weird, but funky tunes, you will love Dweezil. The lyrics might all be weird and awkward, but the songs are hilarious and fun.
Widespread Panic was the last act on the main stage, and gathered a crowd unlike any other band at the festival. The experienced, undeniably talented rock band jammed with a funky bass that could put the Seinfeld bassist to shame, as well as almost inappropriately long drum solos. The band usually has a lot of country flavor to their rockin, but Saturday night's show was much more of an electronic-fused jam, that the entire Wakarusa mob got down to.
Easily the most obscure, but well-loved bands to perform at Wakarusa came on late Saturday night. Wookiefoot, the hermits from Minnesota, who hardly ever come out of their home state - but still have a cult-following of devoted fans from all around the country - started their set at 2:30 in the morning, to a thinned, but still strong crowd of loving festy folks. This was definitely the best set Saturday, for this reviewer at least.
Wookiefoot has a huge variety of songs, ranging from rap-influenced rock jams, to Irish punked-out drinking sing-alongs.
On stage with the band were a series of scantly-clad fire-dancing girls, ladies who looked like professional dancers expertly wielding fire poi, and glowing toys, as well as a bunch of bizarre characters dressed in costumes too wild, and exotic for even the best Halloween party.
Wookiefoot plays songs with the style and sound of so many different bands, one might thing they had an ipod set on shuffle and plugged into the speakers. A song might sound too familiar for you to believe it isn't some single from Rage Against the Machine, or Flogging Molly, but every tune is an original by this genius group. The band put out a great vibe of positive energy, while leading the crowd to dance and sing along to some of their best, most brilliant songs: Mushroom Jazz, Original Sin, Falling Down Trying...The band played on and on until 4 a.m.
It was a fantastic show, and makes every listener consider making the trip up to see Wookiefoot in their natural habitat, Minnesota. Hopefully they will come out and play more around the country!
Sunday promised lots more great music, but, like many other festival goers, this reviewer had to leave the momentary heaven set up in the woods, to return to real life Monday morning. Still, in all it was an unforgettable weekend in paradise. There are tons of folks from Lawrence, as well as cool, friendly, beautiful people from all around the country to meet. Everyone who was at Wakarusa will tell you how great it is, and everyone who knows what they've missed needs to save up and come along next year!
Showing posts with label Sound Tribe Sector 9. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Summer Camp Music Festival's 10th Anniversary; four days of five stages playing great music
Festival season is starting off with a bang; the week after Festy Fest, Summer Camp Music Festival will rock your socks off at Chillicothe, Illinois. This epic music festival will start on Thursday, May 27th with the Pre-Party and go all the way through Sunday the 30th.
From five, yes, Five stages, a huge variety of fantastic bands will play simultaneously and in shifts, so there will constantly be one, two or three different shows going at the same time, with bands scheduled to start on one stage immediately as another band's set ends.
Even after the main stages are closed down, a late night show will be held, including a rave, as well as some big-name bands playing.
Among the countless bands due to play on the various stages, starting early on Thursday, there's a long list of bands this reviewer is thrilled to see. Many of the bands will be playing multiple sets, which will hopefully be different, for dedicated fans who come to both. Headliners moe. and Umphrey's McGee will play three days straight, for example. These are the shows that are at the top of a very long list:
Thursday night Cornmeal will play their first show at 9:30 p.m. and play until 11.
Late that night the Soulshine Vibe Tent will have "Rave to the Grave vs. 217 Mafia"
Friday at 1 p.m. one of the headliners; moe. will play their first set until 2:30 p.m.
Split Lip Rayfield will play their first set from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30.
Cornmeal will be up again from 5:00 p.m. to 6:15.
Immediately as Cornmeal is finished Sound Tribe Sector 9 comes on, playing until 7:15 p.m.
Just when STS9 finishes their set, Yonder Mountain String Band will be coming on at 7:00 p.m., and will play until 8:15 p.m.
Fifteen minutes before Yonder Mountain String Band is done, headliner Umphrey's McGee will begin their first set for the night.
But before Umphrey's McGee takes their break, BOTH Government Mule and Bassnectar will be coming on different stages at 9:00 p.m.
When both of them are done, Umphrey's McGee will be on again at 10:30 p.m. and play until midnight.
At 12:30 a.m. Split Lip Rayfield will come on again for a late night campfire jam, and play until 2:30 a.m.
If you buy an additional ticket to "Late Night in the Red Barn," you can catch The New Mastersounds play from midnight to 12:45 a.m., followed by moe. from 1:15 a.m. to 3:00.
Saturday Slightly Stoopid will start at 5:00 p.m. and play until 6:15.
From 6:00 p.m. Lawrence local rock stars Sonic Sutra will be playing at the same time as Keller Williams, both finish at 7:00. This is a tough call, but it's probably worthwhile to go to either one, or try and see some of both, if the stages aren't too far apart.
Umphrey's McGee will be playing from 7:00 p.m. to 8:15, but this time may be better spent seeing Big Gigantic, if the electric dance jam is more your cup of tea.
Next moe. will be on again, playing at the same time as Pretty Lights, from 8:00 p.m. to 9. This time is better spent at Pretty Lights, since moe. is playing three days, and this will only be their first set of the night.
Umphrey's McGee is up again from 9:00 p.m. to 10:15.
Then it's moe. again from 10:15 p.m. to midnight.
Then, once again if you buy an additional ticket to "Late Night in the Red Barn," you can catch some more fantastic bands. Tonight, Pretty Lights will be playing their second set here from 12:30 a.m. to 1:30. Then STS9 will play from 2:00 a.m. to 3:30.
Sunday the great music starts earlier, with That 1 Guy playing at noon.
Umphrey's McGee is plays 2:00 p.m. to 3:15.
Railroad Earth will start at 2:30 p.m. and finish at 3:45.
The New Mastersounds will play from 4:00 p.m. to 5.
The Avett Brothers are on from 4:30 p.m. to 5:45.
Later that night Eoto will start playing at 7:00 p.m., moe. will start at 6:30. Both will finish at 8.
moe. will come back for at a second set from 9:30 p.m. to 11.
For anyone with money to spare, who hasn't had enough Umphrey's McGee or Eoto, they will play the "Late Night in the Red Barn" show.
Unfortunately this entire adventure will cost $170, plus a camping permit. It's a high price for any music festival, but this is one of the best lineups of artists to be found in the Midwest, and may very well give this year's Wakarusa a run for it's money.
From five, yes, Five stages, a huge variety of fantastic bands will play simultaneously and in shifts, so there will constantly be one, two or three different shows going at the same time, with bands scheduled to start on one stage immediately as another band's set ends.
Even after the main stages are closed down, a late night show will be held, including a rave, as well as some big-name bands playing.
Among the countless bands due to play on the various stages, starting early on Thursday, there's a long list of bands this reviewer is thrilled to see. Many of the bands will be playing multiple sets, which will hopefully be different, for dedicated fans who come to both. Headliners moe. and Umphrey's McGee will play three days straight, for example. These are the shows that are at the top of a very long list:
Thursday night Cornmeal will play their first show at 9:30 p.m. and play until 11.
Late that night the Soulshine Vibe Tent will have "Rave to the Grave vs. 217 Mafia"
Friday at 1 p.m. one of the headliners; moe. will play their first set until 2:30 p.m.
Split Lip Rayfield will play their first set from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30.
Cornmeal will be up again from 5:00 p.m. to 6:15.
Immediately as Cornmeal is finished Sound Tribe Sector 9 comes on, playing until 7:15 p.m.
Just when STS9 finishes their set, Yonder Mountain String Band will be coming on at 7:00 p.m., and will play until 8:15 p.m.
Fifteen minutes before Yonder Mountain String Band is done, headliner Umphrey's McGee will begin their first set for the night.
But before Umphrey's McGee takes their break, BOTH Government Mule and Bassnectar will be coming on different stages at 9:00 p.m.
When both of them are done, Umphrey's McGee will be on again at 10:30 p.m. and play until midnight.
At 12:30 a.m. Split Lip Rayfield will come on again for a late night campfire jam, and play until 2:30 a.m.
If you buy an additional ticket to "Late Night in the Red Barn," you can catch The New Mastersounds play from midnight to 12:45 a.m., followed by moe. from 1:15 a.m. to 3:00.
Saturday Slightly Stoopid will start at 5:00 p.m. and play until 6:15.
From 6:00 p.m. Lawrence local rock stars Sonic Sutra will be playing at the same time as Keller Williams, both finish at 7:00. This is a tough call, but it's probably worthwhile to go to either one, or try and see some of both, if the stages aren't too far apart.
Umphrey's McGee will be playing from 7:00 p.m. to 8:15, but this time may be better spent seeing Big Gigantic, if the electric dance jam is more your cup of tea.
Next moe. will be on again, playing at the same time as Pretty Lights, from 8:00 p.m. to 9. This time is better spent at Pretty Lights, since moe. is playing three days, and this will only be their first set of the night.
Umphrey's McGee is up again from 9:00 p.m. to 10:15.
Then it's moe. again from 10:15 p.m. to midnight.
Then, once again if you buy an additional ticket to "Late Night in the Red Barn," you can catch some more fantastic bands. Tonight, Pretty Lights will be playing their second set here from 12:30 a.m. to 1:30. Then STS9 will play from 2:00 a.m. to 3:30.
Sunday the great music starts earlier, with That 1 Guy playing at noon.
Umphrey's McGee is plays 2:00 p.m. to 3:15.
Railroad Earth will start at 2:30 p.m. and finish at 3:45.
The New Mastersounds will play from 4:00 p.m. to 5.
The Avett Brothers are on from 4:30 p.m. to 5:45.
Later that night Eoto will start playing at 7:00 p.m., moe. will start at 6:30. Both will finish at 8.
moe. will come back for at a second set from 9:30 p.m. to 11.
For anyone with money to spare, who hasn't had enough Umphrey's McGee or Eoto, they will play the "Late Night in the Red Barn" show.
Unfortunately this entire adventure will cost $170, plus a camping permit. It's a high price for any music festival, but this is one of the best lineups of artists to be found in the Midwest, and may very well give this year's Wakarusa a run for it's money.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Sound Tribe Sector 9 rages the Pageant in St. Louis
This is prevalent because Sound Tribe plays at least once a year in Lawrence, usually in the Fall. Their show at the Pageant in St. Louis every Spring is something true STS9 fans from all around travel to see. There were even more of my friends there this year, and I hope everyone I know reads this so they'll come next year!
First of all, Sound Tribe Sector 9 is one of my favorite bands of all time. I love STS9. Every show I've seen I had a great time, and I remember them all fondly. But there is sometimes a lot to be desired from their live performances, and I'm not the only one that thinks so. Being extremely familiar with STS9's shows, songs, fans and venues, I'm confident I can write a competent, well-informed review, starting with the Good, then the Bad, then the conclusion. Let's get to it.
Sound Tribe always chooses some great songs for their concerts. Not every song is what one might consider ideal for dancing, but every set includes a variety of drum-thumping party hits, bass-pounding house jams, spacey electronic numbers, and the indescribable STS9 sound that anyone who has seen them live can understand. Among the popular numbers Sound Tribe played last night were Equinox, EHM, and Tooth.
I'm not sure I've ever heard EHM at a concert in person, but if I had, there is no way it was as good as the version STS9 played last night. They rocked out the bass and drums that make this hit so viciously epic, and took the electronic-styling to a whole new level. I basically completely let myself go to this song, and I wasn't the only one. Whatever people's personal preferences may be, among some moderately mellower songs, EHM stood out as the climax of the concert, and with good reason. I will be doing everything in my power to find a recording of that EHM performance.
The crowd was mostly appreciative fans. "Sound Tribe kids" - the youths in flat-billed baseball hats worn at awkward, supposedly fashionable angles, wearing colorful, patterned hoodies - know how to have a good time, and show their love. Everyone familiar with STS9 screamed with joy when each song started, immediately recognizing the intros. A scattering of guys in button-up collars and polo shirts and ladies in their night-club gowns obviously were new, but even they rocked out when the beats got heavy.
The key to having a great experience at an STS9 show (because Sound Tribe shows are always more than just concerts, they're adventures), is having, or finding good company. Going with a whole car full of my friends, and finding more of our crew at the show was a great relief to me. Having a whole posse to dance with means more personal space and a comfort zone, in what is otherwise a butt-to-gut, swimming-against-the-stream, sardine can. But being packed in with other fans, hooting and hollering, waving and dancing is part of the STS9 experience. However, friends make it all much more memorable.
From start to finish Sound Tribe played with passion and energy that is as contagious as it is addictive. The band started at about 10, took a short set break at 11, but...then they only played until 11:30 before leaving the stage...And now we're turning to the bad...
For about ten minutes the crowd patiently clapped and cheered for the encore. Finally the band came back out, took a bow and urged the crowd to keep cheering before they played their first song. The encore was two songs, which slowly built toward their dance-able climaxes. It wasn't exactly the encore I had hoped for, but it was still good. But NO ONE stayed to cheer for a second encore. The band finished 2 songs, and left the stage again, and as one the crowd turned and started cramming together around the doors. At MIDNIGHT!? So early. I literally could not believe it.
Before that, the band had asked for us to cheer more, several times. The first time it seemed like they were just feeling the crowd's energy. The second time Murph waved, he came off as insecure But by the third time they begged, they were starting to look desperate. But whatever.
The Pageant is a large, venue, comparable to Liberty Hall here in Lawrence. But aside from that, this place has nothing good going for it. When you're entering, you're patted down by an old lady, your I.D. and your face are scrutinized by a grumpy looking man, and then another grumpy looking man plants a stamp on your hand. Any outside drinks, even an unopened bottle of water, has to stay outside. Anyone who pauses in the aisles of the venue are ordered to move it or lose it by men in gray t-shirts. The bar is kept in a fenced-off area with guards at the two entrances. Only people stamped as 21 can pass in, and no drinks are allowed out of it, unless the drinker wants to go up to the balcony on the second floor. The roomy upstairs area of rows of theater seats is also reserved for the 21 and older folks.
The band played The Unquestionable Supremacy of Nature, but from early on, I noticed the main melody of the song was missing. Anyone familiar with the song can recognized the tenor voices of keyboard synthesizers whose sound gradually moves from electronic guitar, to synthy keys, to bird-like flutes and more was turned WAY down. The bass, drums, and other percussion played the song as usual, with the remixed variations of a rap song played on queue, but that main part of the song, the part that really MAKES the song, was turned down so much, like, it was being played off of one of the band member's laptops, you could only make out bits of it when the bass, drums, percussion, and other parts were simultaneously silent or at a quiet lull.
I'm definitely not the only one that noticed. The whole crowd appeared to lose their spunk every time the song rang painfully empty, missing that key, lead part.
I would be MORE upset, except that I've seen this happen before, at lots of shows, and heard it in recordings from live performances. I don't know what it is the members of Sound Tribe could possibly be thinking, but I want to write them a letter or something, and see what they have to say for themselves. It feels terrible to complain about my favorite band, but the idea that I am paying good money to hear my favorite band mess up a great song, that I have a much better version of in my ipod in my car, is just too frustrating.
Overall, this concert was even better than some of the shows I've seen at festivals. But it was not the best. The version of EHM, the great crowd, and my great friends are what I'll remember in the long run. But the Pageant isn't really a great venue. And the band totally messed up The Unquestionable Supremacy of Nature, and they came off as rather desperate, demanding we cheer so much, when they stopped playing at midnight... Altogether, a mixed review for a mixed show.
First of all, Sound Tribe Sector 9 is one of my favorite bands of all time. I love STS9. Every show I've seen I had a great time, and I remember them all fondly. But there is sometimes a lot to be desired from their live performances, and I'm not the only one that thinks so. Being extremely familiar with STS9's shows, songs, fans and venues, I'm confident I can write a competent, well-informed review, starting with the Good, then the Bad, then the conclusion. Let's get to it.
Sound Tribe always chooses some great songs for their concerts. Not every song is what one might consider ideal for dancing, but every set includes a variety of drum-thumping party hits, bass-pounding house jams, spacey electronic numbers, and the indescribable STS9 sound that anyone who has seen them live can understand. Among the popular numbers Sound Tribe played last night were Equinox, EHM, and Tooth.
I'm not sure I've ever heard EHM at a concert in person, but if I had, there is no way it was as good as the version STS9 played last night. They rocked out the bass and drums that make this hit so viciously epic, and took the electronic-styling to a whole new level. I basically completely let myself go to this song, and I wasn't the only one. Whatever people's personal preferences may be, among some moderately mellower songs, EHM stood out as the climax of the concert, and with good reason. I will be doing everything in my power to find a recording of that EHM performance.
The crowd was mostly appreciative fans. "Sound Tribe kids" - the youths in flat-billed baseball hats worn at awkward, supposedly fashionable angles, wearing colorful, patterned hoodies - know how to have a good time, and show their love. Everyone familiar with STS9 screamed with joy when each song started, immediately recognizing the intros. A scattering of guys in button-up collars and polo shirts and ladies in their night-club gowns obviously were new, but even they rocked out when the beats got heavy.
The key to having a great experience at an STS9 show (because Sound Tribe shows are always more than just concerts, they're adventures), is having, or finding good company. Going with a whole car full of my friends, and finding more of our crew at the show was a great relief to me. Having a whole posse to dance with means more personal space and a comfort zone, in what is otherwise a butt-to-gut, swimming-against-the-stream, sardine can. But being packed in with other fans, hooting and hollering, waving and dancing is part of the STS9 experience. However, friends make it all much more memorable.
From start to finish Sound Tribe played with passion and energy that is as contagious as it is addictive. The band started at about 10, took a short set break at 11, but...then they only played until 11:30 before leaving the stage...And now we're turning to the bad...
For about ten minutes the crowd patiently clapped and cheered for the encore. Finally the band came back out, took a bow and urged the crowd to keep cheering before they played their first song. The encore was two songs, which slowly built toward their dance-able climaxes. It wasn't exactly the encore I had hoped for, but it was still good. But NO ONE stayed to cheer for a second encore. The band finished 2 songs, and left the stage again, and as one the crowd turned and started cramming together around the doors. At MIDNIGHT!? So early. I literally could not believe it.
Before that, the band had asked for us to cheer more, several times. The first time it seemed like they were just feeling the crowd's energy. The second time Murph waved, he came off as insecure But by the third time they begged, they were starting to look desperate. But whatever.
The Pageant is a large, venue, comparable to Liberty Hall here in Lawrence. But aside from that, this place has nothing good going for it. When you're entering, you're patted down by an old lady, your I.D. and your face are scrutinized by a grumpy looking man, and then another grumpy looking man plants a stamp on your hand. Any outside drinks, even an unopened bottle of water, has to stay outside. Anyone who pauses in the aisles of the venue are ordered to move it or lose it by men in gray t-shirts. The bar is kept in a fenced-off area with guards at the two entrances. Only people stamped as 21 can pass in, and no drinks are allowed out of it, unless the drinker wants to go up to the balcony on the second floor. The roomy upstairs area of rows of theater seats is also reserved for the 21 and older folks.
The band played The Unquestionable Supremacy of Nature, but from early on, I noticed the main melody of the song was missing. Anyone familiar with the song can recognized the tenor voices of keyboard synthesizers whose sound gradually moves from electronic guitar, to synthy keys, to bird-like flutes and more was turned WAY down. The bass, drums, and other percussion played the song as usual, with the remixed variations of a rap song played on queue, but that main part of the song, the part that really MAKES the song, was turned down so much, like, it was being played off of one of the band member's laptops, you could only make out bits of it when the bass, drums, percussion, and other parts were simultaneously silent or at a quiet lull.
I'm definitely not the only one that noticed. The whole crowd appeared to lose their spunk every time the song rang painfully empty, missing that key, lead part.
I would be MORE upset, except that I've seen this happen before, at lots of shows, and heard it in recordings from live performances. I don't know what it is the members of Sound Tribe could possibly be thinking, but I want to write them a letter or something, and see what they have to say for themselves. It feels terrible to complain about my favorite band, but the idea that I am paying good money to hear my favorite band mess up a great song, that I have a much better version of in my ipod in my car, is just too frustrating.
Overall, this concert was even better than some of the shows I've seen at festivals. But it was not the best. The version of EHM, the great crowd, and my great friends are what I'll remember in the long run. But the Pageant isn't really a great venue. And the band totally messed up The Unquestionable Supremacy of Nature, and they came off as rather desperate, demanding we cheer so much, when they stopped playing at midnight... Altogether, a mixed review for a mixed show.
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