classic show entry
I’m sure it’s happened before, but I can’t remember the last solid rocknroll show I’ve seen at thee Parkside. Luckily, such a show was booked last night, and thanks to recent thirty-something Michael Gregory, I was on the list!
Betsy and the Teen Takeover started things off with a fun, sloppy set. The birthday boy put forth great effort in spite of his illness. Mothball analogies were thrown around.
Thee Fine Lines, on tour from Missouri, were great. Nonstop rocknroll frenzy. It was great that they had a larger crowd than the last time they were here. I was honored that the Kearby brothers remembered me. They are nice fellows. Bassist Trista was replaced long ago, of course, but she was there in spirit. Or, at least, on some of the records in the mobile record store that is Thee Fine Line’s merch table. In an effort to spread the love of my Tetris winnings, I picked up a split 7” featuring Trixie and the Merch Girls. It’s good.
Finally, I caught what was supposedly the last performance of the Del Lames, since August is moving to Portland tomorrow. It’s not really such a sad thing, since the remaining members will probably start a band that’s essentially the same, and I’ll probably see August just as often as I see him now. At any rate, I’m glad I got to see their last show. They’ve really developed.
It was one of those evenings that made me wonder… why are three-band bills where I enjoy all the groups so rare?
Betsy and the Teen Takeover started things off with a fun, sloppy set. The birthday boy put forth great effort in spite of his illness. Mothball analogies were thrown around.
Thee Fine Lines, on tour from Missouri, were great. Nonstop rocknroll frenzy. It was great that they had a larger crowd than the last time they were here. I was honored that the Kearby brothers remembered me. They are nice fellows. Bassist Trista was replaced long ago, of course, but she was there in spirit. Or, at least, on some of the records in the mobile record store that is Thee Fine Line’s merch table. In an effort to spread the love of my Tetris winnings, I picked up a split 7” featuring Trixie and the Merch Girls. It’s good.
Finally, I caught what was supposedly the last performance of the Del Lames, since August is moving to Portland tomorrow. It’s not really such a sad thing, since the remaining members will probably start a band that’s essentially the same, and I’ll probably see August just as often as I see him now. At any rate, I’m glad I got to see their last show. They’ve really developed.
It was one of those evenings that made me wonder… why are three-band bills where I enjoy all the groups so rare?