The Ex at Lincoln Hall

Johno had an extra ticket to this, so i got to ride his coattails.  Which was good, because i wanted to go, but totally forgot till the last minute (go figure, right?).

I remember nothing about opener Invisible Things.  Perhaps they really were invisible.

Bear Claw played second and they were their usual amazing selves.  Maybe not as good as a fancy donut, but who's to say really?

The Ex totally killed.  I think they made every single person there happy.  Certainly everyone near us (front and center) had a big, stupid smile plastered on their face.  I was a little worried that they wouldn't hold up to my memories of the first time seeing them (at Lounge Ax, which was just a couple of doors down from here).  I should not have been concerned.  Despite an ever-changing lineup, they held up to those memories and even surpassed them.

And on the bike ride home, i don't think i hit a red light or any traffic.  I'm crediting the Ex with that too.

Wolf Alice at Lincoln Hall

Another concert Ingrid took me to.  Turns out i like this band too, but not nearly as much as Cafe Tacuba.  A perfectly fine way to spend an evening, but i didn't rush out to buy their records or anything.  I still might, though - don't tempt me...

The internet tells me that Drenge and Made Violent opened, but we showed up late and then ate at the bar, so i didn't really see or hear them.  And what little i did see and hear did not make me want to see or hear more.

Shellac, Bear Claw at Lincoln Hall

When i really like Shellac, i REALLY like Shellac.  But when i don't, i'd rather be sleeping.  The same holds true for Bear Claw, only less so.  Much less so on the sleeping side of the equation.  Maybe i like Bear Claw more than Shellac.  Sacrilege!

I wanna say we watched part of this show from the balcony.  Maybe just Bear Claw?