And so did all the 14 year old girls, their 34 year old moms, and their 54 year old grandparents, apparently. Reinforces my thesis that this is a period in pop music that multiple generations can appreciate and share. It was my own kid who introduced me to this band (and one of the openers, Copeland), some 8 years ago when he was probably 14, and so I thought I would return the favor and introduce him to the first of two opening bands, Barcelona.
They were really good.. better than Copeland. And their freshman CD effort was only $10 at the merch table, so... yeah. Copy for J2 coming up.
The show was at Cabooze, with the same old biker bar again next door, and since this was an all ages show on a school night, the doors opened at 5:00, with the last encore over at 9:05. So, cheap eats - burgers and brats in The Joint next door.
And seats in the balcony this time, with no one to block sight line, and only 15 middle school girls (and two moms) on the couches behind us for distraction, all giggling and taking pictures of each other (instead of the band - I guess when you're 14 and female you are more interested in posing for your girlfriends for later use in Facebook, than in the music).
Me, I like the music. And cheap tap beer. And breaks between sets to catch up on reading for Seminary. It's called multitasking.
Copeland wasn't so great. I was underwhelmed. Too bad; I really liked some of their early ballads, like "Brightest", "No One Really Wins", "She Changes Your Mind", "Pin Your Wings", and "Coffee". Barcelona really blew them out of the water. They should have switched the band order.
But the headliners were terrific. Relient K is upbeat and at the top of their game. Their latest CD is a winner. And thanks to Amazon.mp3, it was only $3.99 to download. :) It was a very good show, all around, with a solid band front and center, supported by decent opening acts, and an audience who sang along to nearly every song. Even got home early on a work night! Yay.
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