Pop Evil w/ Devour the Day & Oni

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.

Game Night at Grandpa's

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. 

Both boys did a wonderful job regulating. 

Disturbed: The Sickness

 

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.

Disturbed: The Sickness - Enterprise Center - Saint Louis

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.

Three Days Grace

Disturbed

Sevendust: “In Dust We Trust” Tour w/ Horizon Theory

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.

Filter and Local H - The Castle Theatre

 

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.

We got to see Local H and Filter last night.

Echoes of Pompeii - The Definitive Pink Floyd Experience

 

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.

Harvest Fest: Neon Havoc Demolition Derby

Dodger and I went to another demolition derby at the fairgrounds tonight. I love these things. They're so much fun to watch.

Louder Than Life 2024

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.

Paradise Kitty at The Devon Amphitheater

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.

Freaks on Parade Tour

Dodger and I went to Noblesville last night to see Filter, Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie. So much fun and good music the whole night!

I made a mashup of the videos I took throughout the concert.

Macon County Fair 2024 Tractor Pull & Demo Derby

Dodger and I went to the tractor pull and demo derby this weekend. It's the first time I've ever been to one. It was a lot of fun.

Blackbriar Came to Chicago!

I haven't been this excited to see a show it like who knows how long. I found Blackbriar through YouTube a few years ago. They are from the Netherlands and have NEVER played in the USA before. They tour all over Europe, but I don't live there. I live in central IL. So, I was thrilled to see them not only come to the US for a small tour but that they stopped at the House of Blues in Chicago, close enough for me to see them.

I never purchase concert T's at concerts either, but this was an exception. I wanted to support them and also get one of their T's that I wouldn't be able to get again.

Here's a mashup of the videos I took.

Total Eclipse Music Festival

This one didn't work out as planned. The plan was to camp the whole weekend and enjoy the bands and the fun. From the beginning, things weren't lining up. For instance, we weren't allowed to drive our car down to the campsite to unload our items. This was fine until I started noticing others were allowed to do this. As it was, we walked back and forth multiple times to the parking lot to get our things. THEN, I went to purchase a special "space themed" snack. I ended up paying $2 for a fun sized candy bar. WTF! I had also paid a premium price for extras only to find the extras were some drink tickets, and we don't drink alcohol. The whole thing was a joke.

The weather was cool and the bands were cooler. After the bands, we go back to our tent to hunker down for a chilly night camping, and we find one of the sides of our airbed wasn't staying filled. We tried to patch it. At some point we tried sleeping, but with me rolling onto Dodger, we were both cold and hurting. We spent part of the night in the car turning it off and on to get warm. In the morning, I had had enough and we packed up and went home. We didn't even stay for the total eclipse. We did stop at a local diner on the way and had some yummy food. That was the best part of the trip, actually.

We came to see Sunshine Daydream, and Olivia wasn't even with them. Here's a little video mashup of the music I filmed including Modern Pasta, Easy Tiger, and Sunshine Daydream.

Sunshine 66 Festival

Dodger and I went over to Springfield to the Route 66 Hotel this weekend for the Sunshine 66 Festival. We've been here for an indoor music festival before. It's been fun each time.

I bought this cute skeleton fairie at the tables.

Included in the video mashup for Friday March 29 is Jaik Willis, Fair Weather Friends, and Sunshine Daydream. Sunshine Daydream is my favorite local band. I never listened to the Grateful Dead or any other jam band music until I heard them a few years ago open for someone at The Devon Amphitheater. I've been seeing them as often as possible ever since.

In the video mashup for Saturday, March 30, is Hollow Down and Sunshine Daydream.

There was an artist there painting the whole weekend.

Here's the full schedule of bands that played. We definitely didn't see all of them.

Life Is But a Dream Tour

We ate at The Slippery Noodle Inn before the show.

Dodger and I went to the Fieldhouse last night to see Avenged Sevenfold. I was there to see Poppy. Sullivan King opened, which was interesting. I don't have any video of Avenged Sevenfold, but here's a mashup of a bit of the rest. Maybe Dodger has some more videos that I can upload later.

Falling in Reverse & Disturbed

Dodger and I drove to Peoria this afternoon to watch one of our favorite bands, Disturbed. Falling in Reverse opened for them. We saw FIR for the first time last fall at Louder Than Life.

Here are a few of the videos I took from the show...

Poppy Love

Rumble'n the Holidays 2023

Dodger and I spent the weekend in Springfield, jammin' to some tunes. Unfortunately, we were both sick with rhinovirus (common head cold) and didn't get to enjoy it as much as we would have if we had not been sick.

Here are a few videos I took...

Foosball with Poppy