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Justice Tour (or the best $10 I ever spent).

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Last night Julie, Nick and I went to Parkwest to see The Nightwatchman and many others on the Justice Tour.  The show was $10 and over three hours long.  We missed the opening set, which I’m pretty sure was just Tom Morello as The Nightwatchman but we saw everyone else:

  • Ben Harper w/Juan Nelson
  • Perry Farrell
  • Boots Riley of the Coup
  • Shooter Jennings
  • Wayne Kramer of MC5
  • Sen Dog of Cypress Hill

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It was completely bad ass.  I ran into Tom Morello on the way to the bathroom.  We slapped hands with Ben Harper, Perry Ferrel and Sen Dog on their way out of the venue.  The only thing that would have been cooler is if we found our way to the floor.  The setup of Parkwest was more like a nightclub than a rock venue.  There were a lot of booths and tables and the main floor seemed to be separated from where we were at.

Honestly.  It was the best $10 I’ve ever spent.  

Flatbed Orange at the Cubby Bear (and more).

Flat Bed Orange at the Cubby Bear.

Last night a group of us witnessed the inaugural performance of Flatbed Orange with Nick Barbone on vocals.  The show was pretty good and the Cubby Bear wasn’t so bad.  The sound was better than expected and the lighting was pretty impressive.

Now the performance of the headliner, Indignant, was another story all together.  They were clearly filming this concert for some reason or another.  I firmly believe this because videographer used the ‘wheel camera’ device that allowed him the flexibility to ‘capture the moment’.  To say he was ‘over the top’ would be to underestimate the level of seriousness to which he takes his job.  This man was an artist surrounded by his medium.

I can’t wait to see the DVD.

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Tapes 'N Tapes at the Metro.

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After hockey on Friday night we headed to the Metro to see Tapes ‘N Tapes. There were several opening bands that we took the liberty to skip and Tapes didn’t come on until after 10pm so the timing was perfect.  The show was fast and short but really good. Their drummer was awesome to watch but I could have done without the keyboardist/horn blower who really served no purpose.  The two previous times I’ve seen Tapes were outdoors at Lollapalooza and the Siren Festival.  I think the seeing them at the Metro was the best yet.

And of course we got to watch the show with the Rocker.

The Rocker