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Tonight I went to see Minibar
with the Old 97's
over at the Showbox. Actually, before the show my brother and I heard
soundcheck thru the walls of the restaurant next door. It was a nice
preview.
When we got in through the doors the floor was empty, but the bar areas
were jam packed! So we camped out in front of the stage. We saw an
occasional member of Minibar
coming out and testing their equipment. I finally ended up on Tim's
side of the stage. We were close enough so my brother read to me the
setlist. I was quite delighted that they were going to do "Wide
Open."
I saw quite a few people, but with my throat being sore I didn't really
say too much. The vocals were quite muffled in the beginning, but near
the end of the set things got slightly better. I think the vocals were
easier to hear in the other areas of the club, but then I wouldn't get
to see anything. Nearing the last couple of songs I dared to get out my
old digital camera and snap a few quick pics.
The Old 97's,
what an energizing group to see live! Rhett Miller was all over the
place...and actually so were the other members. I thought the lead
guitarist might fall over on to me from wandering around so much. You
can tell they were having a lot of fun. The only detracting point for me
was the gal behind me who was smoking...probably flicking her ashes into
my hair...and holding a drink...possible spillage since she was dancing
like crazy (and potential to set my hair on fire). I'm not sure...but
she could've been the one who flung her empty cup at the guitarist. I
didn't stay for the whole show. They had quite a long list posted up.
However, I did overhear something about someone storming up the stage.
On our way out my brother and I saw Sid and Mal by the merch booth.
Overall I had a lot of fun, and it was certainly worth all of the time
being cooped up at home.
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