Ska is Dead Tour, Leg 2
there was no way to get advance tickets. andy and i played some CS that day, had some taco bell, and headed for detroit. after using a slightly unorthodox route (which turned out suprisingly well) to get to alvins, we waited in line, in the freezing cold, for doors to open. there were a ton of kids for alvins (alvins is a small bar in detroit) and it was tight packed. we noticed a really fat kid smoking, and that always cheers me up. we waited and waited and finally alia showed up. we celebrated her arrival, and waited for the bands to start. the first band up was the St [something] Boys Acedemy.
the St [something] Boys Academy played a pretty normal ska-punk formula, and the band were all very large, and sported greaser style hair. they wore matching outfits, and made sure to let us know they were from detroit. at any rate, not alot of skanking too place.
next on deck were Big D and the Kids Table. Big D had plenty of energy and seemed to have a light hip hop influence. i liked them for sure, im looking for their album. Big D featured some occasional skanking, although mostly by andy.
Then MU330 was on, playing a quite good, if a little overdone ska-punk. they bought the beats and there was increased skanking by all.
The Voodoo Glow Skulls. calling themselves "ska influenced punk" they were definatly more abrasive than the other bands. apparently some people had complained about their involvement being that they werent "straight ska". the vocalist was quick to point out to all of us that there were no real ska bands on this tour, and they were all ska-punk bands. he was very fucking angry. i was not into the Voodoo Glow Skulls, as i never have been.
while we were at the merch tables between bands, i apparently stepped on some girls foot and didnt notice. what i got was a huge scene bitch yelling things like, "maybe youre mistaking me for someone who wont beat your ass." andy and i made fun of her in our own way (the way where she doesnt understand shes being made fun of) her and her drunk friend later made asses of themselves on the dance floor. it was fucking rediculous. yeah that was the only 5 minutes they were out there too, the rest of the time they just hit on the scene boys. i really hate people like that, dressed up all nice to see a concert. i cant dance because my sweat might ruin my makeup.
as gods to thrones, Streetlight Manifesto ascended to the stage. they played a long set of all their material, with improvisation and jam sessions, and even a medely. Tomas Kalnoky bitterly played some catch 22 songs and referred to them sarcastically as "covers". Streetlight is one of the most amazing bands ive seen live. period. they have true musical muscle and arent afraid to flex a little. i danced through the entire set. streetlight brought a ton of crow comraderie, and a ton of energey both from the crowd and onstage. i broke my glasses.
after the show, and subsequent encore, i picked up a hoodie and some stickers. i would have gotten more, but it was damn fucking expensive. alia locker her car inside a parking garage so we had to take her to her boys house. i had class the next day, so we tucked in after dennys.
the St [something] Boys Academy played a pretty normal ska-punk formula, and the band were all very large, and sported greaser style hair. they wore matching outfits, and made sure to let us know they were from detroit. at any rate, not alot of skanking too place.
next on deck were Big D and the Kids Table. Big D had plenty of energy and seemed to have a light hip hop influence. i liked them for sure, im looking for their album. Big D featured some occasional skanking, although mostly by andy.
Then MU330 was on, playing a quite good, if a little overdone ska-punk. they bought the beats and there was increased skanking by all.
The Voodoo Glow Skulls. calling themselves "ska influenced punk" they were definatly more abrasive than the other bands. apparently some people had complained about their involvement being that they werent "straight ska". the vocalist was quick to point out to all of us that there were no real ska bands on this tour, and they were all ska-punk bands. he was very fucking angry. i was not into the Voodoo Glow Skulls, as i never have been.
while we were at the merch tables between bands, i apparently stepped on some girls foot and didnt notice. what i got was a huge scene bitch yelling things like, "maybe youre mistaking me for someone who wont beat your ass." andy and i made fun of her in our own way (the way where she doesnt understand shes being made fun of) her and her drunk friend later made asses of themselves on the dance floor. it was fucking rediculous. yeah that was the only 5 minutes they were out there too, the rest of the time they just hit on the scene boys. i really hate people like that, dressed up all nice to see a concert. i cant dance because my sweat might ruin my makeup.
as gods to thrones, Streetlight Manifesto ascended to the stage. they played a long set of all their material, with improvisation and jam sessions, and even a medely. Tomas Kalnoky bitterly played some catch 22 songs and referred to them sarcastically as "covers". Streetlight is one of the most amazing bands ive seen live. period. they have true musical muscle and arent afraid to flex a little. i danced through the entire set. streetlight brought a ton of crow comraderie, and a ton of energey both from the crowd and onstage. i broke my glasses.
after the show, and subsequent encore, i picked up a hoodie and some stickers. i would have gotten more, but it was damn fucking expensive. alia locker her car inside a parking garage so we had to take her to her boys house. i had class the next day, so we tucked in after dennys.