Not Reviews

I don't know if these really count as "shows" because I didn't go to these places with the primary goal of seeing the bands play.

Friday, April 11
Turbojugend Party featuring Blondsai, The Shirks
Velvet Lounge
See, we didn't go to the Velvet Lounge with the express purpose of seeing the bands. And, in fact, even most of the Turbojugend people didn't watch the bands even though they booked and paid them. The Shirks do not have any kind of online presence, therefore do not actually exist. What I remember is that it was punk rock and that a guy kept spitting beer on the crowd. Barely anyone watched Blondsai, but I thought they were good. They're similar to Be Your Own Pet and they have a sparkly guitar. There were some interesting tattoos on the various Turbojugend folks though.

Saturday May 3
Godamn Nasty Truth
Sin City Gamblers
Krug's Place, Frederick MD
With a name like Krug's Place, you can safely bet that this is a tiny slice of Western PA in MD - Steeler paraphernalia everywhere and such. We also watched the first band Hellgrammites (?) who were also OK. You can listen to the other two on their myspace pages linked here. They were both good. I mainly went here to hang with L&A since I don't see them too often. We played Photo Hunt for a while but it was a pretty tough version. They have a lot of dart boards at this place but we didn't actually play darts.

Saturday May 10
Witch Doctor
Elk Casino, St. Marys PA
I also watched the other band, a Ramones cover outfit, but don't remember their name. Apparently J&A and I all missed Blitzkrieg Bop (no, they didn't close with it). Witch Doctor contains some familiar faces (Stump, that Keith guy from the J&A wedding) and since I was in PA for my niece's baptism, I thought I would check out the show since everyone at my house had already gone to bed. I didn't stay for the whole thing but Witch Doctor has a lot of songs that they cover. There were definitely more people at this show than in Frederick for original music. I hadn't been to the Elk Casino since my friends worked there in high school. I think it's safe to say it hasn't really changed.