Once inside we snagged two seats on the end of the front row, which almost seemed as though they'd been reserved for us, and in keeping with the unconventionality of the evening, unlike with most venues who insist that I either sit in the "wheelchair" seating and or put my scooter outside in the hallway to allow for clear emergency access, security actually encouraged me to park my scooter right by my seat, not only blocking the end of the row, but the end of the isle as well=p.
The security guard was awesome! Not only did he make sure I had a totally clear sightline at all times (totally unprompted!) he thanked me throughout the show and then finally at the end by getting me a setlist from the stage, for making his job "easier."
The show was opened by Bahamas, which was just a random guy who was backed by the Weakerthans drummer=p. I was a bit conflicted about him. He was good musically(for some reason he reminded me of Danny Michel, despite his being nothing like Danny Michel) and his stage banter (very important for me!) was really engaging at the beginning but then just started to get a bit cocky and annoying. I think I'd probably check him out again though. He definitely had his moments so I'm on the fence.
The Weakerthans were of course their usual fabulous selves (also, the sunflower guitar strap still lives, yay!!) and right now I can't really decide if the fact that I don't really have much to write here is a good or a bad thing. I was talking to a couple of people before the show about how they're always so consistently good and some said they're getting boring, but like me, others thought reliability is always a good thing! That being said though, I thought they were touring in support of a new studio album and was kind of excited for some fresh material. It turns out the new album is a live album with no new songs on it...
Coming up: next: June 5th Krupke's CD release at the El Mocambo and then June 15th RUFUS! RUFUS! RUFUS!!!!!
