Bowling for Soup - and other concert updates
Alright, so I know I haven't updated for quite a while. But what the hell, I'm bored and don't feel like going to bed at the moment. So tonight was the spring concert for WSU and Bowling for Soup played. Now...I know what you're thinking, but I would have to say they're a guilty pleasure of mine. Plus, I have to see the spring concert no matter who we get. Plus, it was only $10 and about 250 yards away from my apt so it took no real effort to go to. I guess I wasn't really doing anything else tonight too. So Ben, Nate, Dan and I ate supper in the caf before the show, that was fun. Then we went to the show, we got a pretty good spot, right in the center and about 20ft or so from the front.
So the first band, Hooch, a local bar band from LaCrosse opened. Yeah, they sucked ass. Don't get me wrong, they were talented musitions, its just that a jam band should probally not open for B4S. Needless to say, the crowd was not terrilbly enthustiastic.
So then B4S came on. I kinda guessed they would be good. They really exceeded my expectations and I would recommend seeing them. Now, we all know they are not the best musically. But they are one of the rare band that can just nail a live show. Very entertaing. We're toying with the idea of seeing them again this summer.
After the show we went and got our ususual sunday night hot dogs from Kwik Trip. Instead of hanging outside of Kwik Trip, we hung outside of the gym where the concert was held. We figured since we were just going to hang outside anyways, we might as well do it at the gym. That was a great decision. We got to talk to the big fat guitarist for like 10 minutes, he was cool. He even commented on my Local H shirt, haha. Met the other guitarist when he was outside having a smoke too. That was cool. Got my ticket stub autographed, that was cool. I just wish I would have had my camera along with me.
All in all, it wasa a very sucessful night. By far, the best campus concert I've been to. Finally UPAC did something right. I know I'll never get to see Slayer or Mudvayne for our campus concert but at least it wasn't some crappy jam band again this year.
Oh, tentative concert schudule for the summer.
End of May - Allister - Warehouse
End of June - Vanilla Ice - Cities that would be an awesome show, don't laugh
July 1 - Alice Cooper - free at the Taste of Minnesota days
July 3 - Soul Asylum - again, free at the Taste of Minnesota days
July 8 - Slayer, Lamb of God, Childern of Bodom, Mastadon I need to acutally get around to buying these. This one is NOT tentative
Sometime, I forget when - The Cars and Blondie - some casino north of the cities
Date and venue not announced yet - Candlebox
Still the 5th year in a row I will not go to an Ozzfest, Not because I don't have the time or money, just because the lineup sucks ass this year.
And as for X-fest - RIP
So the first band, Hooch, a local bar band from LaCrosse opened. Yeah, they sucked ass. Don't get me wrong, they were talented musitions, its just that a jam band should probally not open for B4S. Needless to say, the crowd was not terrilbly enthustiastic.
So then B4S came on. I kinda guessed they would be good. They really exceeded my expectations and I would recommend seeing them. Now, we all know they are not the best musically. But they are one of the rare band that can just nail a live show. Very entertaing. We're toying with the idea of seeing them again this summer.
After the show we went and got our ususual sunday night hot dogs from Kwik Trip. Instead of hanging outside of Kwik Trip, we hung outside of the gym where the concert was held. We figured since we were just going to hang outside anyways, we might as well do it at the gym. That was a great decision. We got to talk to the big fat guitarist for like 10 minutes, he was cool. He even commented on my Local H shirt, haha. Met the other guitarist when he was outside having a smoke too. That was cool. Got my ticket stub autographed, that was cool. I just wish I would have had my camera along with me.
All in all, it wasa a very sucessful night. By far, the best campus concert I've been to. Finally UPAC did something right. I know I'll never get to see Slayer or Mudvayne for our campus concert but at least it wasn't some crappy jam band again this year.
Oh, tentative concert schudule for the summer.
End of May - Allister - Warehouse
End of June - Vanilla Ice - Cities that would be an awesome show, don't laugh
July 1 - Alice Cooper - free at the Taste of Minnesota days
July 3 - Soul Asylum - again, free at the Taste of Minnesota days
July 8 - Slayer, Lamb of God, Childern of Bodom, Mastadon I need to acutally get around to buying these. This one is NOT tentative
Sometime, I forget when - The Cars and Blondie - some casino north of the cities
Date and venue not announced yet - Candlebox
Still the 5th year in a row I will not go to an Ozzfest, Not because I don't have the time or money, just because the lineup sucks ass this year.
And as for X-fest - RIP