Hands Down, The Best Show That I Ever Remember...
So last night I went to the Troubadour to catch Dashboard's surprise show, which I was able to attend due to my incessant checking of e-mail at work and the assistance and friendship of emomikey.
Honestly, as the title of the entry says, I think it really was one of the best shows I have ever seen. Now, although I am not a hardcore Dashboard fan, as soon as I found out about the show and how this would probably never happen in a venue like the Troub ever again, I decided that I had to go.
Mikey was able to snag a great parking spot right next to the intersection, and then we hopped in line. It turned out to be perfect timing.
Chris was just nonchalantly greeting fans, taking pictures, and signing stuff, and luckily I had my camera.
Mikey and I both had nothing for him to sign, as they didn't give paper tickets to the show, but luckily there was a random pile of jumbo playing cards on the ground, so we used those. And I even was able to get a pick after the show, due to my uncanny skills and being small-like, which is what you see in the top right corner.
But about the show. The opening band was Pistolita, who were quite good. They had a keyboard, which made their songs nice and soothing (I can't really find the correct words to describe) and such a passionate bassist. Definitely their closing song, "Panic" was the kicker that made me get their CD at the end of the show.
In between them and Dashboard, the wait was quite long. Aparently Chris was waiting for one of his friends to come. But anyway, as soon as he came out, the crowd was crazy, and you could feel the excitement in the room. The show was so intimate, I was just like 10 feet away from him. Truly something that'll never happen again. I mean, hell, the last time I saw him was at UCI in their basketball arena, which had like thousands of other people.
The emotion (haha, I know) in the room was so intense, and seeing him belt out the tunes and how passionate he was was phenomenal. I don't think I've ever been to a show where like the ENTIRE crowd was singing along to every word. (Except for his cover of "Jamie" and spots in "Vindicated" I guess.)
Several times he would just play, and the crowd would sing the lyrics, and it all flowed perfectly. His facial expressions were funny, especially when he knew we were kind of singing out of key or something funny was happening. The show was filled with the crowd blurting out what to play, and sometimes he went off that. His interaction with the crowd was great too.
Heh, and as he was finishing "The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most" he sneaked in the chorus of Phantom Planet's "California."
All in all, a great way to start August.
From my amniotic fluid bubble,
~Andre
Honestly, as the title of the entry says, I think it really was one of the best shows I have ever seen. Now, although I am not a hardcore Dashboard fan, as soon as I found out about the show and how this would probably never happen in a venue like the Troub ever again, I decided that I had to go.
Mikey was able to snag a great parking spot right next to the intersection, and then we hopped in line. It turned out to be perfect timing.
Chris was just nonchalantly greeting fans, taking pictures, and signing stuff, and luckily I had my camera.
Mikey and I both had nothing for him to sign, as they didn't give paper tickets to the show, but luckily there was a random pile of jumbo playing cards on the ground, so we used those. And I even was able to get a pick after the show, due to my uncanny skills and being small-like, which is what you see in the top right corner.
But about the show. The opening band was Pistolita, who were quite good. They had a keyboard, which made their songs nice and soothing (I can't really find the correct words to describe) and such a passionate bassist. Definitely their closing song, "Panic" was the kicker that made me get their CD at the end of the show.
In between them and Dashboard, the wait was quite long. Aparently Chris was waiting for one of his friends to come. But anyway, as soon as he came out, the crowd was crazy, and you could feel the excitement in the room. The show was so intimate, I was just like 10 feet away from him. Truly something that'll never happen again. I mean, hell, the last time I saw him was at UCI in their basketball arena, which had like thousands of other people.
The emotion (haha, I know) in the room was so intense, and seeing him belt out the tunes and how passionate he was was phenomenal. I don't think I've ever been to a show where like the ENTIRE crowd was singing along to every word. (Except for his cover of "Jamie" and spots in "Vindicated" I guess.)
Several times he would just play, and the crowd would sing the lyrics, and it all flowed perfectly. His facial expressions were funny, especially when he knew we were kind of singing out of key or something funny was happening. The show was filled with the crowd blurting out what to play, and sometimes he went off that. His interaction with the crowd was great too.
Heh, and as he was finishing "The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most" he sneaked in the chorus of Phantom Planet's "California."
All in all, a great way to start August.
From my amniotic fluid bubble,
~Andre