rx bandits, as tall as lions at station 4, 8/9

Totally sweet.

As Tall As Lions opened the show and I was really stoked to see them. They had so much energy and an extremely solid sound (which is hard to do at S4). The thing that I remember the most is their outfits. Nothing crazy or outlandish, just really warm looking. Station 4 heats up quicker than a horny 15 year old boy looking at a picture of Megan Fox, and these guys were wearing long sleeve shirts and jeans, one was ever wearing a blazer. Freakin A man, I was sweating my metaphorical balls off in shorts and a t and the only energy I was exerting was lifting the glass of whiskey to my mouth. But the outfits were not so distracting that I couldn't completely enjoy myself. The trumpet added an inexplicable amount of depth to their sound that made them stand apart from a lot of other bands I've seen lately (other than Kay Kay who also has a trumpet. Also saw them at S4. Also hot) I just really enjoy the sounds of horns, it kinda reminds me of the funk brothers.

RX Bandits were next and they blew me away. So much energy as well. One of the guitar players was sweating so much, I thought his guitar was gonna slide right off of him. But enough about how stupidly hot it was at S4. I remember loving these guys in high school, but for some reason (maybe over saturation in musical options or changing tastes) I kind of stopped listening to them. That has changed because of this show. They had the perfect mix of early 00's punkish rockish kinda music, with just enough reggae that you don't get pissed.

I did not stay for dredg, because I have a preconceived notion that they suck.

The crowd was pretty cool, the bartenders were nice as usual. There were two girls there with high heels/boots and short skirts and cleavage baring shirts, which annoyed me right away. I just can't comprehend wearing heels to a show, unless it's Beyonce (which isn't a concert, apparently, it's a fashion show). Anyways, I'm pretty sure they hooked up (and who knows what hooked up means anymore? please don't take it there) with the singer and bass player from As Tall As Lions. They pretty much skipped the whole show to sit with those guys by their van. I only know this because I usually get a mad case of ADHD when I go to a show and walk all over the place all the time. To each their own.

Very solid show, I really enjoyed it, except for heat.