The Meatmen 04.22.2009

#19
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
The Meatmen
American Speedway
DC9
PHOTOS!

Even though last week I managed two shows each on two different nights, there was no way I could do more than one of the three I wanted to see this night. It sucked that I was out the money for one ticket to this show since I couldn't find anyone to go with me and the money I spent on the ticket for The Haunted (which I had thought was on Thursday when I bought it). Plus my old friend playing with the Murder Junkies was all the way up in Morgantown and I doubt I could have made it there on time for the show.

As it was, I missed a couple of the openers of this show and came in just before Pennsylvania's own American Speedway. I had wanted to see them a few months back at DC9's sister club across town - The Red & The Black - but didn't get out to that show. They have a kinda southern punk thing going on and I liked it. At one point in their set, some drunk guy got up and took the mic and then moshed into two of the guys until some people pulled him off stage. Weird.

Then it was getting pretty crowded and hot and so it must have been time for El Matador Tesco Vee and his hired guns in The Meatmen. Not that there's anything wrong with hired guns, especially if they're hot and/or wearing mullet wigs and/or studded codpieces. Or cowboy hats.
Anyway...this was definitely the craziest show I've seen at DC9 with several drunk people forming a small mosh pit for almost the entire show and lots of crowd participation. I think they had a good time and even though they probably could have played a few more songs it was a good time overall.