rockin’ out at IOTA

There were a few shows at IOTA in the last week.

Last Friday Sarah and I went to IOTA to see Down Dexter. We had nothing else going on and the alternative, Bill Frisell at the Kennedy Center, didn’t seem like it would live up to my Friday night expectations. The previous week we hit the comedy show at Listrani’s. That was pretty much a bomb. The first comedian was wasted and the second one joked about how pathetic it was to perform for us. This week we decided to check out some music. After some dinner we headed over to IOTA and walked in around 10:30. The place was full as usual and it appeared as if the lead singer had some friends and family in the crowd. They only played for another hour or so and the show was over.

I missed The Brew and The Heavy Pets on Sunday. Lee wasn’t feel well.

On Tuesday somehow I dragged some coworkers to see Trampled By Turtles. I was out at happy hour with Lewis and Teri at some new place Sonny took us called Eat Bar. After a few drinks and some food Teri convinced the crew to go see the band I was interested in. Of course they forgot between all the drinks that it was a bluegrass band. They still paid the $12 cover (except for Sonny) and came in. I asked the doorman about the show I missed on Sunday and the guy gave me a CD of The Brew. Inside I got beers for the group. Sonny and Lewis were a bit bored. They also felt a bit in the minority but I did point out a few other non-whities. Teri seemed to be enjoying herself which I’m sure was due to the drinks involved. The three of them left after a few songs. I hung out for the last jam. It was a decent band. Not nearly as intense as the Stringdusters but they got it going during a few songs.