Dodger and I went to a show at The Castle Theatre in Bloomington last night. It was a great show. Devour the Day members are also a part of Pop Evil. They were fun. Oni was a nice surprise, too. You never know how the openers are going to be at shows. We've seen some good ones and some bad ones over the past five years.
Oni
Devour the Day
Pop Evil
Funny, staff changed the marque at some point during the show. We came out to this.
Dodger, Dancer, the boys and I went to my dad's yesterday afternoon for some food and game time. Dancer dressed Zavi in one of her old shirts from when she was that age. So cute!
Zavi got sucked into the TV a time or two.
Zavi got his own 'playing cards' and tried to shuffle like we were doing.
Sarah Ping and I went to the Lettuce show yesterday at The Castle Theatre. It was so much fun! AND Wiggle Guy was there. Dodger and I met him a few years ago at the Rumble Down festival in Mechanicsburg. I've been wanting to run into him at another show ever since.
We saw Disturbed again last night. This time we got there before everything started and were able to see the whole show including Sevendust and Three Days Grace open.
We went to see Disturbed last night. Unfortunately, due to the way ticket costs are soaring, we were in the nosebleed section. It was still badass. Sevendust and Three Days Grace opened. We missed Sevendust, but that's okay because we just saw them at The Castle Theatre in Bloomington.
We saw Sevendust up close and personal last night at The Castle Theatre in Bloomington.
I also got a video of one of the women who was putting on a show of her own. This was pretty cool to watch. It's the first time I've ever seen anyone sign a live concert.
I love going to The Castle Theatre. It's a small venue, so when I get to see some of my favorite bands up close and personal like this, it's awesome. Way more awesome than some nosebleed seats at a stadium concert.
Experiencing what it was like when Pink Floyd played the Roman Amphitheater in Pompeii, Italy.
Dodger and I went with mom this evening to the Lincoln Square Theater downtown to see the Pink Floyd show. We've always been a fan of Pink Floyd. Sometimes it's just the vibe we need. The light show was pretty impressive, too.
Sarah Ping and I went to see Solid Gold last night. Most of the band are past members of V Shape Mind, a band from Decatur that almost made it big. The only member not present was Scott Parjani because he died of alcohol withdrawl, on January 3, 2010. I knew him once upon a time.
The Solid Gold show was so much fun. I really loved the lead singer's voice and the way he really got into it.
We drove over to the Danenberger Family Vineyards, a little past Springfield, to see The Family Value Tribute Night: Tributes to Korn (Freak On a Leash), System of a Down (Peephole), and Deftones (Defnotes).
I didn't care to much for the Deftones tribute. I've never been a fan. So that was whatever. However, I like SOD and Korn. That was a lot of fun. I love the venue. We've seen a few good shows there so far.
This year's Louder Than Life festival was eventful for one reason, Hurricane Helene. Otherwise, it was a bit of a bummer.
Thursday, Dodger worked that morning, and by the time we got on the road and to the AirBnB, I wasn't down with trying to get to the festival after 9pm just to see Slipknot. It was raining and cold and we would have been driving roads we weren't used to.
THEN, Friday was completely rained out due to the hurricane in the Gulf of America. I know all of those coming to see Slayer were bummed. There wasn't anyone I cared to see that day, so it was a wash for me.
Saturday morning, we made our way to the nearest Walmart and scavenged what was left of all of the rain gear. We managed to find full sets for both of us and then headed to the festival. It was a total mess of mud just about everywhere. It was difficult to walk through most of it, and some places were purely unpassable. Falling In Reverse didn't play because the hurricane messed with their travel plans. That's who I really wanted to see. Lindemann played in their place. What a total perv. He's a weirdo in the bad way. We did see Disturbed, thank goodness. We also saw the Dropkick Murphys, always fun. We left as Motley Crue was starting. We just can't stomach them at this stage. We prefer to listen to them as they were in their prime. They need to hang it up. They can't hang anymore.
Saturday, it the mud was less messy and it didn't rain at all. It was actually pleasant most of the day. I know we saw Breaking Benjamin. We saw a bit of Korn but left after a few songs.
Here's a mashup of the videos I took. I didn't take many. I left my phone in the locker most of the time. Dodger might have more videos that I may upload later.
Dodger and I went down to the lake shore and saw Paradise Kitty tonight. We did not stay for Vixen. That's just not our vibe. I'm pretty sure we got this tix for free from Staley's CU.
Paradise Kitty is five badass babes born and bred on Guns N' Roses' bombastic 1987 debut Appetite for Destruction. With serious metal honed chops and raucous reverence for the Sunset Strip warriors that took Hollywood and the world by storm, they are a sexy, smoldering, dead serious band that's out to get the GN'R fans far and wide. Comprised of veteran L.A. based drummer, Rachael Rine, frenetic frontwoman, Jenna Syde and a revolving cast of some of the best female strings players on the Sunset Strip, Paradise Kitty is poised to kick in your door, blow you roof off and vandalize you authentic Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy and Steven loving hearts. Welcome to the new goddess infused jungle boys and girls.