9 hours ago
I won 2 tix from FB: https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFo...7#pid84917
I like the guild. It's intimate, but fancy...we got there early enough that we could grab a spot right by the stage. Ran in to a couple people I knew and chatted...people watched a bit.
Right about 8pm, Monkey came out. It was their 30 anniversary. They were tight and lots of fun. Great vocal harmonies, rudimentary choreography, dynamics. Good stuff. Mosh pit started about the 3rd or 4th song in, but didn't last. About that time, an Ed Bagley Jr look-alike in a sharp suit came down to the dance floor, stood right next to me and stated doing the best/most amazing ska dancing. Fully committed. The guy was awesome. He danced for 2 or 3 songs straight, then left. Later, I figured out that he was the DJ that was camped out in the balcony before and between sets. Monkey played for about 30-40min.
Let's Go Bowling came on after a short intermission. It's their 40th anniversary. They are a bigger band, adding keyboards, second guitar, and trombone. They seemed to have a bigger fan base present. They were ok, but less energy than Monkey, and they had a really long set, almost 2 hours. They covered Shame & Scandal by Madness which was pretty good. They have a great bass player. He sounded great and was just in the groove all night. He was a very large man, bald, in all black, sitting on a stool in the back, next to the drummer, but almost off stage. Occasionally, a stage light would land on him from above and it struck me that he looked like Marlon Brando from Apocalypse Now.
Fun, unexpected night out. There aren't any sad ska songs.
--tg
I like the guild. It's intimate, but fancy...we got there early enough that we could grab a spot right by the stage. Ran in to a couple people I knew and chatted...people watched a bit.
Right about 8pm, Monkey came out. It was their 30 anniversary. They were tight and lots of fun. Great vocal harmonies, rudimentary choreography, dynamics. Good stuff. Mosh pit started about the 3rd or 4th song in, but didn't last. About that time, an Ed Bagley Jr look-alike in a sharp suit came down to the dance floor, stood right next to me and stated doing the best/most amazing ska dancing. Fully committed. The guy was awesome. He danced for 2 or 3 songs straight, then left. Later, I figured out that he was the DJ that was camped out in the balcony before and between sets. Monkey played for about 30-40min.
Let's Go Bowling came on after a short intermission. It's their 40th anniversary. They are a bigger band, adding keyboards, second guitar, and trombone. They seemed to have a bigger fan base present. They were ok, but less energy than Monkey, and they had a really long set, almost 2 hours. They covered Shame & Scandal by Madness which was pretty good. They have a great bass player. He sounded great and was just in the groove all night. He was a very large man, bald, in all black, sitting on a stool in the back, next to the drummer, but almost off stage. Occasionally, a stage light would land on him from above and it struck me that he looked like Marlon Brando from Apocalypse Now.
Fun, unexpected night out. There aren't any sad ska songs.
--tg