I wasn’t sure how popular the show would be and if I should get tickets beforehand or not. They were still on sale the day of so I decided to do what I’ve done in the past and go to the venue, get tickets, then go eat before heading back right when the band starts. This way you avoid the outrageous online fees and get tickets before most people show up. I did the smart thing though and called the venue to see what is up. They have given me info in the past on how many tickets are left and if it will sell out. She said it will sell out. So I went ahead and bought tickets online. This was already about 7:45 the night of a show that was scheduled to start at 8:00. I was able to get the tix though and have them waiting for me at will call. The band we wanted to see wasn’t going on stage until 10:30.
I have never seen them before even though I was listening to them back in in the 90’s. They have a cool funk groove rap thing. The bass player was playing a stand up bass with a metal body. I’m not sure how that works. It was interesting. They had some new beers at the 9:30 Club such as DC Brau. You can always count on the 9:30 Club to have a good selection. Teri and I squeezed in from the left as I usually do. The place was packed. And it was an interesting mix of people. Lots of folks my age but younger as well. It didn’t appear as if many of them were hardcore fans. Not many sang along even on their old school popular songs. Some did though. It was fun and the crowd was in to it. They played for more than an hour on the first and only set. The encore was almost as long though. He came out solo, then played with an old friend from the area who sang “Before You Accuse Me”, then the opening band joined.
It was a fun and entertaining show. Creative funky grooves to get down to.
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