Last night I went to the Brand New concert w/ Eisley, and Hot Rod Circuit. Here's how it went:
Standing in Line
My sister and I got there an hour earily so we were relatively close to the door. As I looked around I noticed a huge gathering of high schoolers all around me, chatting about everything from chemistry class to how cool their bullet bike is to how they hate their neighbors. It seemed like every single one of them had a cell phone and were always talking on them. Two of the kids were smoking behind me (I hate smokers), and one kid kept talking about nothing. I rolled my eyes to my sister a few times because of it.
After 1.5 hours of standing in line, they finally decided to let us in, which is 30 minutes past when we were suppose to go in.
Waiting for the Start
As people started to fill the club, things got a little tight. Then.....she came in... and stood behind me. Now your probably think I mean the most beautiful girl in the world that I would marry and live happily ever after with, but not so. This one was on the opposite end of the spectrum. While still a cute girl, but that was the thing, she was a little girl, an annoying, screaming, untamed, and immature high school girl....and she had friends. The whole lot of them were standing right behind me. She screamed right in my ear, rubbed up against me more than a few times, screamed many times about how she loved Hot Rod Circuit, and used the F-bomb on a few occasions. At this point, I feel the need to mention one of my sister's concert rules : 'When we get inside, it's every man for himself'. This turned out to be a good thing because after the first band my sister was nowhere to be found, which allowed me the opportunity to leave the rabble and find 'safer' ground.
the Crowd
As the concert progressed, the floor got more and more crowded and I ended up behind two big guys. When I say 'big' I really mean 'fat'. Big boys in warm places is one of the last things in the world you want to be around. It doesn't matter if you are working with them or at a concert, the results are the same. You just don't want to be around them.
By the time Brand New took the stage, I had had enough of being behind the big kids, so I left the floor and enjoyed the rest of the concert from the back. I'm ok with handling the crowded floor, the pushing, the unified jumping of the crowd when the song is ultra cool (yes I used the word 'Ultra') but I just can't handle being behind the big kids is such a setting. Brand New rock'd, and my sister went away with a pick, some vinyl, and her ticket signed by the members of Hot Rod Circuit. I got my butt touched a couple times, girls rubbing up against me, and a sweat soaked shirt, but it was an otherwise great show. Two encore songs and the crowd was content.
the Bands
The event opened with the band Eisley (like Mos Eisley). This was, for the most part, a chick band. A mix of Sixpence and Cardigans. A couple of their songs were catchy and I will probably download them but I wasn't too impressed over all, but then again, I'm comparing them to Incubus, Nightwish, and Metallica. Quite a different standard.
Hot Rod Circuit was more my speed but still not too impressed. A little too much grunge punk, not enough metal, even a little emo would have been a good thing. I think I liked Eisley more. A good addition to their set was Jessie (lead singer for Brand New) making an appearance.
Brand New then took the final set and everyone in the building was well pleased. I think I'm going to go out and pick up 'Deja Entendu' soon.
the End
That was my night last night, good music...good times... and I got out of Provoland for a bit.
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