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[size=10]zie![/size]last night just goes to show that doozies can happen when you least expect them to. i\'ve never been to keepsie, but i had some expectations for this show. if nothing else, i at least expected there to be more people than were at the previous night\'s show 7" deep in snow in new hampshire..
nope, and nope.
but i can see why people wouldn\'t want to go to this place. the venue itself sucked, imo. when we got to The Loft, we walked into what looked and smelled like burning burgers at McDeuce.. and because they had the place filled with smoke, they had to open all the windows, and it was freezing in there for a good portion of the night.
so luckily, the ridiculous
4 opening bands got trimmed down to 2. the night kicked off with a guy making noises with a computer on stage, while 6 of his friends watched on in awe just wondering what noise he was going to make next. all i could think about was David Letterman\'s
Is This Anything? in this case, Dave and Paul would have deduced that, No, this isn\'t anything.
we had a chance to walk across to the attached venue, The Chance Theatre, which was very cool looking, and packed with fans of the immortal Voodoo Glow Skulls, who were skanking it up like it was 1996 all over again. i was very impressed with the theatre, and have yet to stop humming VGS\'s amazing rendition of \'Charlie Brown\'.. skank on, fellas!
back to The Loft, where Rane was taking the stage. they were decent - certainly an upgrade to the computer guy.. looking around the room, the talks of a doozie are now beginning to swirl, and poor freddie is drinking a Corona, because the darkest beer they had was Heineken! :lol:
time for the b\'fast, and the crowd of 45 or so gathers in front of the stage, facing forwards while their hats are off staring in another direction..
the sound in The Loft wasn\'t very good, especially after being treated to a great sounding room the night before. SCA was a good opener, and it\'s been forever since i last heard it..
as the set went on, the venue got worse - this time in the Department of Loftland Security. sketchy sketchy sketchy. this guy starts walking around with a flashlight, and comes up to me next to the board, where i had my laptop set up.
"Is this yours?", he asks me, as i\'m adjusting my levels...
"Yep."
"How about this?", he asks, as he points to Dobs\' suitcase next to the board..
"Nope, that\'s not mine."
so the guy picks it up and starts walking away with it. i\'m like, "OH!" and had to stop the guy from taking it to wherever he was going to take it.. i\'m wondering if i said the laptop & recording rig wasn\'t mine, what he would have done with it.. yeesh..
so anyways, apparently it\'s illegal in keepsie to put your beer down, because this guy spent the rest of his night walking around throwing beers away, whether they were empty or full.. is this place ser??? ugh.
back to the music.. highlight for me was jam > Sundance > Bugs > Sundance.. i think i\'m tired of the TFA>SPS>TFA sandwich - just been done too many times, and is too obvious.. decent set, not too long (1:40 or so).. and no one can complain about a SOS closer.
good to see all the area b\'fast fans come out. thanks for trying to make something happen here.. i just hope we won\'t be seeing The Loft again anytime soon...
NJ, here we come..
