Death metal becomes me

We headed over to the local dive bar to meet up with a few friends and grab a drink. We had every intention to sit and soak in the familiar atmosphere. Unfortunately the pub had other intentions. I should have known that something was a rye when we had to use the back door to enter to bar.

Shortly after finding a drink and a seat at the bar, we were greeted by an on-slaught of death metal notes from the stadium-sized sound system. It was death metal night at the Pub. I now understand the difference between glam rock and death metal. Previously, I understood that glam rock was about guys wearing lots of make-up and hair product to transform into a pretty, tough rocker. I also understood that death metal was essentially more rock, more volume and more screaming. I didn't realize that the metal rock really did make you feel like metal and rocks were steam rolling your internal organs. It was weird. It just goes to show that you never know what you're going to get when you stop in at the Pub. Good times.

motovune in gasthaus

We're rockin' the suburbs. Well, maybe not us, but Motovune did. It was a good night for a show at Gasthaus. Good thing too because the band was ready to rock. I should clarify. After slight adjustments by Rich on the sound board, the band was ready to rock.

Death Cab for Cutie at Millenium Park

Tuesday night, the sky threatened to rain all night, but only succeeded in creating a foggy, yet dramatic, back drop for the Pritzker Pavilion in Millenium Park. The seats of the Pavilion were filled and the lawn was overflowing with fans who were here to see for Death Cab for Cutie play the sold-out show.

While we did not have rock star seats, we were able to hear the rock stars from our seats. The lawn acoustics were enhanced by the open steel structure overhead that was decked out with speakers. The pavilion structure was also equipped with lights to help kick out people at the end of the evening. Oddly enough, the only thing not on the pavilion structure were pigeons. All in all, it was a perfect evening filled with good music and good company.