Eddie Palmieri at Millenium Park

A perfectly pleasant evening picnicking downtown.  I picked up banh mi for Amy and I on my bike ride down.  I got to bike over that crazy windy "new" bridge.  Amy and i also strolled over it to gawk at the climbing wall.  I also showed her where i broke Jonah.  Oh, there was some salsa music too (we even saw folks, mostly old or young, dancing).

PRF BBQ at Township

I had a lot of fun at this show.  A lot of times these shows turn into a slog to get to the music i like.  That was most definitely not the case here.  Was it the company?  Dunno.  Was it the awesome bands (none of whom i really knew beforehand)?  Dunno.  Was it the vegan smoked seitan sammiches?  Dunno.  Maybe i was just in a festive mood for a change.

I stopped at Jeri's Grill on the way home with Annie, Ize and Tiny.  For those of you scoring at home: yes, that was two nights in a row.  We had the same kind waitress, but there was clearly a different cook working the grill.  The hash-browns with giardineira were good, but not as good.

Either at the show or when i got home, i bought a bunch of musical highlights:  Burned or Buried, Motherfucker, OUT and the entire Cell Phones discography (which came on a thumb drive that looks like a hotel key - i got #10 because #13 was taken).

PRF BBQ at Township

Langford is awesome and hilarious.

I like Lonely Trailer even more now than when i watched them almost 30 years ago down in Champaign.

I think Champagne Jerry may have been a joke i didn't get.

I liked Body Futures and Goddard enough to order music (and a boss Goddard t-shirt) when i got home.

Tiny and i biked to Jeri's Grill (the place i thought was just called "Ham on the Bone" for the longest time) on the way home.  The waitress was nice and the hash-browns with giardiniera were excellent.  I bought a t-shirt.

Nonagon, Hungry Man, ifihadahifi, Lardo at Livewire

Was hot and tired for most of the show.  Watched Hotel Transylvania (2?) during at least a couple of the sets.  The sound was off, but it looked pretty good.  The bands provided a lovely soundtrack for my own personal silent movie.  The bar tv switched to White Chicks and then some new Nightmare on Elm Street, both of which rather effectively moved my attention back to the stage.

Lardo was great.  I would have bought a CD, but all they had were LPs, and i was on the pedal bike without bags.  Probably could have bought it and sent it home with Johno, but i do that too often...

The bands ran late, so Nonagon went on after they were supposed to be done.  So they played a quick set.  Closed with Revolution Blues.  I like that song.