Post by Bret Walker on Mar 22, 2004 13:54:09 GMT -5
Another week, another show at the Ground Floor in Newark, Delaware. We're really starting to like this place. It has all the ambience of a basement show, but with booths, a bar, and a stage. It's even downstairs for crying out loud. If you live in the area, and want to see a great show in a great place, check the Ground Floor out. It's definitely worthwhile.
OK, onto the show. When we got there we found out we'd have extra time because we were one of only three bands playing that night. So we thought, cool, let's break out our old standby, Setlist D, which looks like this:
1. Billy Boy
2. Loner
3. Bonehead
4. Eleanor Rigby
5. Ode to Ed
6. Welcome to Parenthood
7. Lockstep
8. Condemn Nation
9. Nocturnal Emissions
10. Eulogy
11. Good Clean Fun
12. Angry Inch
Well, there was a problem. We haven't rehearsed a few of these songs in quite some time, since we've been stuck in Setlist B mode for the past two months. As it was, we dropped Good Clean Fun because we DEFINITELY need to rehearse that one before we play it. We even tried an impromptu (there's that word again!) rehearsal in the guise of a sound check, and found, eh, it's not happening. So we dropped that and decided to end with Beach Party Vietnam in honor of Dave Blood who killed himself on March 10.
The set went well. When we started at just after 7, there was only a half-dozen people in the bar. But by the time we were done the second song, there were about 20 or more people sitting there. That made us feel pretty good. I admit I started the set angry because of the near-empty bar, but that just made the performance that much better. We got lost a couple times in some of the lesser rehearsed songs, but for the most part we banged the set out with vigor, and the audience was really into the show. (You guys can join in the Eulogy singalong next time; I promise I won't bite!).
After our set we were treated to a band that is probably the most aptly named band I've ever seen. Indeed, Glamicidal is a band that embodies the whole idea of glam-rock as it was in the early 70's. It was rock-and-roll, flat-out balls to the wall straight up ROCK AND ROLL, something you don't see much of these days. And then there were the band members. The bass player was resplendent in smiley-face pajama pants, multi-colored toe socks, feather boa, skeleton gloves, and silver-painted face with red eyes. The drummer was clad in leather, playing a drum set that resembled a face (eyes painted on the toms), decked out with masks, and his own face painted mostly red. The singer/guitarist was the most normal looking of the crew, even with black zippered jeans and sleeveless jean jacket, slicked black hair and black sunglasses. The music drove the bar patrons into a frenzy, and we really enjoyed the performance, with the bass player's gyrations and the choreographed dances. Great stuff, I'll certainly be looking for them again sometime.
After Glamicidal came a young band named Dyne (no website, but I got their email address in case anyone wants to contact them). They put on a solid and energetic performace. They may have been a little bit mis-matched for the night (Sunday is usually Punk night at the Ground Floor), but they had a large contingency of fans out for support. Technically they're very good. I also picked up their demo which is very well recorded. It's obvious that they're an up-and-coming band, and would probably do very well on a more Metal-oriented night at the Ground Floor.
Hey, guess what? If you missed the show this week, you have one more chance. We'll be back there next Sunday, March 28th. And also keep in mind that we'll be playing with The Positives at Brenner's Brew this Friday, March 26th. It's a nice full weekend, but not as full as the weekend of April 15-17, when we're doing three shows in three days. Whoopie! Hope to see you at these shows!
OK, onto the show. When we got there we found out we'd have extra time because we were one of only three bands playing that night. So we thought, cool, let's break out our old standby, Setlist D, which looks like this:
1. Billy Boy
2. Loner
3. Bonehead
4. Eleanor Rigby
5. Ode to Ed
6. Welcome to Parenthood
7. Lockstep
8. Condemn Nation
9. Nocturnal Emissions
10. Eulogy
11. Good Clean Fun
12. Angry Inch
Well, there was a problem. We haven't rehearsed a few of these songs in quite some time, since we've been stuck in Setlist B mode for the past two months. As it was, we dropped Good Clean Fun because we DEFINITELY need to rehearse that one before we play it. We even tried an impromptu (there's that word again!) rehearsal in the guise of a sound check, and found, eh, it's not happening. So we dropped that and decided to end with Beach Party Vietnam in honor of Dave Blood who killed himself on March 10.
The set went well. When we started at just after 7, there was only a half-dozen people in the bar. But by the time we were done the second song, there were about 20 or more people sitting there. That made us feel pretty good. I admit I started the set angry because of the near-empty bar, but that just made the performance that much better. We got lost a couple times in some of the lesser rehearsed songs, but for the most part we banged the set out with vigor, and the audience was really into the show. (You guys can join in the Eulogy singalong next time; I promise I won't bite!).
After our set we were treated to a band that is probably the most aptly named band I've ever seen. Indeed, Glamicidal is a band that embodies the whole idea of glam-rock as it was in the early 70's. It was rock-and-roll, flat-out balls to the wall straight up ROCK AND ROLL, something you don't see much of these days. And then there were the band members. The bass player was resplendent in smiley-face pajama pants, multi-colored toe socks, feather boa, skeleton gloves, and silver-painted face with red eyes. The drummer was clad in leather, playing a drum set that resembled a face (eyes painted on the toms), decked out with masks, and his own face painted mostly red. The singer/guitarist was the most normal looking of the crew, even with black zippered jeans and sleeveless jean jacket, slicked black hair and black sunglasses. The music drove the bar patrons into a frenzy, and we really enjoyed the performance, with the bass player's gyrations and the choreographed dances. Great stuff, I'll certainly be looking for them again sometime.
After Glamicidal came a young band named Dyne (no website, but I got their email address in case anyone wants to contact them). They put on a solid and energetic performace. They may have been a little bit mis-matched for the night (Sunday is usually Punk night at the Ground Floor), but they had a large contingency of fans out for support. Technically they're very good. I also picked up their demo which is very well recorded. It's obvious that they're an up-and-coming band, and would probably do very well on a more Metal-oriented night at the Ground Floor.
Hey, guess what? If you missed the show this week, you have one more chance. We'll be back there next Sunday, March 28th. And also keep in mind that we'll be playing with The Positives at Brenner's Brew this Friday, March 26th. It's a nice full weekend, but not as full as the weekend of April 15-17, when we're doing three shows in three days. Whoopie! Hope to see you at these shows!
