Show Journal 2006-04-28
Super fun show but terribly sloppy. We missed 48 Thrills which sucked since we got them on the show. They said it was ok and claimed to have enjoyed themselves, so we’re thankful for that. The Burning Room sounded pretty thick and it was amusing watching the singer sing from “the bridge”. Of course they loaded out and were long gone before the next band even finished setting up. If you don’t care for any of the other bands why even take the show? Pinkzilla was third and I gotta say I was impressed. Real scrappy, heavy and raw. Kind of like ‘Bleach’ era Nirvana but with a blast of Motorhead. Tuning to drop C always adds an edge. Very cool. Extra impressive seeing that if I heard correctly they are still in high school. BXF was third and despite the 45 minute setup time it was nice to see them again. They seem to have finally found their sound and people really dug them and were shouting along. We were up last and although musically it wasn’t real tight most everyone there seemed to be having fun. Lots of sing alongs to help ease Dave’s shot voice. Special props to the 48 Thrills vocal cameo on Paging Mr. Bronson. No thanks to the 48 Thrills junk sighting at the gas station after the show. Dave was in rare comedic form this evening picking on just about everyone and everything. Speaking of comedy, everyone be thankful you are not Taylor and Michelle. They drove out from Portland, discovered they had a slow leak in their tire, blew the alternator and then broke down on the 405 at 1:00 AM only to be picked up by a creepy tow truck driver. It’s ironic that our van that was totally incapable of motion on Thursday fared better than their car. Thanks to the bands and Mikey from NW Punks!
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