Mac Sabbath, Lotus Gait, and Wake the Bat at The Marquis Theater in Denver, CO on 8/27/16

Some might describe Ozzy Osborne, the lead singer of Black Sabbath as a clown.  He wears make-up and makes us laugh.  So a Black Sabbath tribute band dressed as 1970's McDonald's characters that alter the lyrics to fast food related themes seems like a logical evolution (maybe not).  But the self-described drive thru metal tribute band would be a decent covers band without the famous golden arches references.  Mac Sabbath performs the songs well despite having large weird costumes to maneuver.  But with the fast food association they are far more interesting.

Mac Sabbath

When a yellow and red striped curtain was about to drop, Frank Sinatra's Send in the Clowns started to play with haunting fun house laughter slowing building behind it.  The curtain dropped to reveal Ronald Osbourne on lead vocals, Slayer Mac Cheeze on guitar, Grimalice on bass, and the Cat Burglar on the drums (seems like the names were slightly altered due to copyright infringement laws).  Mac Sabbath started strong with More Ribs (War Pigs).  It's about the harsh reality of the McRib only being available for a limited time (first world problem blues).

Ronald Osbourne and Grimalice

Ronald Osbourne is like an old vaudeville comedian. The clown told jokes with an English accent (sounding more like Dudley Moore than Ozzy Osbourne) between epic songs about burgers, fries, and shakes.  He told jokes about Cinnabon Jovi, Black King Diamond, and Bauhaus of Pancakes. If the joke didn't go well, the sound of crickets would be played.  Just like the Black Sabbath's front man, Ronald Osbourne threatened to throw a bucket of water into the crowd.  It ended up being confetti (I saw this done in the 1970's by the Harlem Globetrotters).  The childish antics make sense because there were young kids in the crowd up way past their bedtime.  I was confused why youngsters would want to see fast food characters from the 1970's perform heavy metal songs from decades ago.  But the kids seemed delighted.  Maybe they were terrified.  It's hard to tell.

Mac Sabbath

After running though the classics Frying Pan (Iron Man) and Zipping Up the Uniform (Symptom of the Universe), a few members of the crowd started to mosh.  It made me wonder why the guys who have questionable hygiene like to slam their bodies into others with similar personal grooming habits.  To cheer on the smelly bunch, Mac Sabbath ended their set with Pair-Of-Buns (Paranoid) by having the clown crowd surf.  The mythical characters left the stage while house music played Rock and Roll McDonald's making the crowd wondering what the hell just happened.

Lotus Gait - photo by Brett DeLockroy

Lotus Gait a local Denver band that describes their music as dark black metal punk rock was one of the opening bands.  Their music is fast paced with a large Slayer influence. The all age show didn't stop them from playing their song Down to F*ck.  This had to make the parents who took their children to the show question some of their life choices. Bass player Tim Hankison played impressively while keeping his long dreadlocks away from his fret board. Lead guitar player Oliver Fox Renard seemed to have more fun than Ronald Osborne with a permanent smile playing his Flying V.  After taking several shots of some kind of clear alcohol, birthday boy drummer David Schmidtline declared that he was sleeping in the parking lot.  Lotus Gait played an impressive version of Twisted Sister 's Stay Hungry.  During the introduction, singer David Bartz announced that he might not remember all the words because of all the good drugs.  Making it a cautionary tale for the youngsters in attendance.

Wake the Bat

Wake the Bat started the night festivities.  They are a local Denver trio of fifteen-year-old musicians fronted by twins Alec and Quinn Hudson.  Sam Stearman plays the drums.  Forget the fact that they are young.  Wake the Bat is an impressive band.  Bass player and singer Alec Hudson is a cross between Chuck D and Zack de la Rocha.  Quinn Hudson's Afro is almost as remarkable as his guitar playing.  They closed their set with a cover of Rage Against the Machine's Killing in the Name.  They would be a perfect opening band for next month's The Prophets of Rage concert at Red Rocks.  Even the clown stated that Wake the Bat gives him hope for the future of music.

See you at the next show.  I will be the one stealing your fries.

Eric Church with Cam at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO on 8/10/16

Entering into the historic venue of Red Rocks Amphitheatre on a beautiful summer night, I noticed the unofficial uniform of the modern country music fan.  The majority of guys wore short sleeve plaid shirts and a great number of girls dressed in shorts with cowboy boots.  Not just cowboy boots, but a vast array of brands, designs, and colors (my thesis: Women's Cowboy Boots and their Place in Society will be published soon).   The crowd had a laid back calm about them that you don't normal find attending other genres of music.  With that easy-going attitude in the air, it was nice not having to fight over seats in the general admission section.

Eric Church

From Granite Falls, North Carolina, Eric Church moved to Nashville, Tennessee after getting a Marketing degree at Appalachian State.  Church started writing hits for other musicians and eventually got to perform his own songs.  He built a loyal following with his extensive touring and heartfelt lyrics.  Eric Church sold out his two shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in just minutes.  This was the second night of a mostly stripped down set list.

Eric Church came out wearing sunglasses and a black leather jacket.  Not only did it make him look cool, it blocks the bright lights that dry out his eyes and give him painful headaches.  That explains the sunglasses at night, but I don't have any answers about the leather jacket in August.  Church started out strong with just an acoustic guitar performing Springsteen.  It's about how memories of a teenage romance come back to him when he hears a Bruce Springsteen song with clever references to The Boss' lyrics.  "It's funny how a melody sounds like a memory."  It was not played the prior night.   If you only attended the first night, you should be jealous.

Cam and Eric Church wearing their sunglasses at night

Opening act Cam, wearing matching Eric Church like sunglasses, came out to sing back up on Like Jesus Does.  She was awe struck by performing with Church at the legendary venue. Their voices harmonized nicely and bounced off the rocks to the ecstatic crowd.

Church's band only performed with him for a few songs.  When they did perform, the musicians snuck in from the sides of the stage.  A large group of fans were sitting on the sides almost hiding the band.  Peyton Manning was sitting in those prime seats during the first night.

These Boots

Eric Church and his band had the crowd singing and using props to the alcohol fueled songs Drink in My Hand (the crowd held up their drinks during the chorus) and These Boots (the crowd held up their boots... that's right, their boots during the chorus).

Being close to Cripple Creek, Colorado inspired Church to cover The Band's Up On Cripple Creek. The young crowd impressively sang along to every word of the 1969 classic.  If you only attended the first night, you should be jealous because it was the only night he performed it. Another amazing cover was one of my all time favorite songs Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.  With just his guitar, Church sang with such strong emotion you could tell the song was one of his favorites as well.  He didn't perform Talladega which he did the first night.  If you were there that night, I am jealous.

Cam - All photos by people in better seats than me

Cam was the opening act.  She replaced Maren Morris who opened the show on the first night.   Cam was born Camaron Ochs from the San Francisco Bay Area in California.  The curly blonde haired singer's grandparents ran a nearby ranch giving her a love of country music.  Like Eric Church she started out as a successful songwriter. Her charisma and talent eventually lead her to record and perform her own songs.

Cam came out wearing a colorful yellow and white ensemble.  She expressed how honored she was to play Red Rocks.  Cam introduced her song Fireball Whiskey by describing a morning after drinking and finding puke on her boots.  She some how made the bodily fluid story charming.

Cam's song Village described her attempt to help her friend through the pain of her brother's death.   "Cause your whole heart is a village/Everyone you love has built it/And I've been working there myself/And that's where I'll be/With a front-row seat/To watch you live your life well."  This almost made all the plaid shirt and cowboy boot wearing audience tear up.  Giving her instant fans.

Cam ended her set with her Grammy Award nominated Burning House.  It's just a matter of time before she headlines the venue.

See you at the next show.  I will be the one wearing a plaid shirt with a drink in one hand and a boot in the other.

Weird Al Yankovic at Hudson Gardens in Littleton, CO on 8-6-16

You might think the audience at a Weird Al Yankovic concert would be made up of little kids, people with mental challenges, and fat middle age men who still live in their parents' basement... and you would be right.  If you were not white and nerdy enough to go, you missed an amazing night of parody music that spans decades.

I remember hearing Weird Al's version of Queen's Another One Bites the Dust transformed into Another One Rides the Bus when I was in elementary school.  I was amused by his ridiculous lyrics back then as I am now.

Weird Al Yankovic's Mandatory Fun Tour is a multi-media concert with video clips shown between songs exhibiting how he has snuck into to the pop culture landscape. The videos feature Weird Al Jeopardy questions, sit-com references, and movie cameos.  The funniest was a clip from The Big Bang Theory asking how old are you if you still listen to Weird Al?

Weird Al Yankovic

The show started out with a live video shot of Weird Al dancing and singing to his version of Pharrell's Happy altered to Tacky through Hudson Garden's picturesque scenery.  He worked his way up to the stage to a sold out smiling audience wearing Hawaiian shirts, Star Wars garb, and aluminum foil hats.  It's kind of a nerd cult.

Between almost every song Weird Al changed into costumes from an Octopus to a Jedi.  If he wasn't running around playing his accordion, he was backstage frantically getting into an elaborate ensemble.

His skillful band played every type of genre of music including rap, grunge, and polka while never cracking a smile.  That's a difficult task when your band leader is dancing like a spaz and singing about food.

Just Eat It - Photos taken by the rock and roll nerd

After playing the video introduction to his famous Michael Jackson send up Eat It, Weird Al came out wearing the infamous fat suit.  The crowd sang along to the lyrics "Have a banana/Have a whole bunch/It doesn't matter what you had for lunch" in joyous nerd harmony.  The suit got in the way during Weird Al's dance moves making him drop the mic.  It's difficult to pick up with a costume with man boobs.

When Weird Al's take of Lordes' Royals entitled Foil started, members of the audience wearing tin foil hats cheered like they just won the Bill Gates Nerd Lottery.  "Never settle for less/That kind of wrap is just the best/To keep your sandwich nice and fresh."

Another highlight was his take on Nirvana Smells like Nirvana.  The brand all dressed in flannel complete with goth cheerleaders rocked out like it was 1991.  After his gargling solo, Weird Al threw his water at the crowd landing on this old guy at the show.  Don't worry.  I am Weird Al germ free.  I got tested.

Word Crimes

After a fake interview with Eminem illustrating the rapper's poor grammar, Weird Al came out with his send up of Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines entitled Word Crimes.  Not too many people can have a crowd cheer to a song about the proper use of a contraction.

After leaving the stage in a James Brown fashion complete with a cape, the band returned for the highly anticipated Star Wars themed The Saga Begins.  It was an elaborate performance complete with dancing Storm Troopers and Darth Vader.  It amazed me how half the crowd sang along to every word of the complicated lengthy song.  That led into Yoda.  Weird Al's take on The Kinks' Lola.  The kid with the Yoda back-back near me was in Star Wars Geek heaven.

See you at the next show.  I'll be the one wearing a tin foil hat not covered in Weird Al's spit.   I showered.

Lyle Lovett and his Large Band at Fiddler's Green in Englewood, CO on 7/15/16.

This show was the 20th time I have seen Lyle Lovett.  His music has been the sound track to my life for nearly thirty years.  Lovett's songs are some of the most beautiful, dark, romantic, and funny ever written.  His live shows are a mixture of almost every musical genre with some of the most talented musicians on the planet.

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (It's not Big It's large)

Opener Emmylou Harris cancelled her performance due to illness.  It was disappointing because I was hoping her and Lovett would perform together.  She sung on Pontiac one of my favorite Lyle Lovett albums. But this meant more Lyle so who can complain.

The Large Band started the evening with the big band inspired The Blues Walk.  After that big booming swing song, Lyle Lovett entered the stage with his long time backing vocalist Francine Reed and Denver's own Free to Worship Choir.  They performed the traditional gospel hymn I'm a Solider in the Army of the Lord, the very non-traditional Lovett penned Church, followed by the standard I Will Rise Up.  It was powerful enough to give this non-believer some faith.

Lovett paid tribute to recently departed singer-song writer Guy Clark by performing Clark's Step Inside This House.   Lovett joked that his violin player Luke Bulla had the privilege to write a song with Clark and Lovett only got the privilege to ride a bus with him.  After the story, Luke Bulla performed his Clark co-written song Temperance Reel.  

Sunset with Lyle (photos by the Rock and Roll Princess)

Another highlight was the 1929 Albert E. Brumley hymn, I'll Fly Away.  Lyle Lovett and Emmylou Harris performed the song together in 1996 for the Kennedy Center Honors for Johnny Cash.  I guess this was when Harris normally joins the band during the tour.  The performance was moving despite her absence.

Lovett introduced The Large Band members between performing the hits If I had a Boat, She's No Lady, and Bears. He explained that saxophone player Brad Leall is a professor at University of North Texas during the school year and plays in the band on his summer vacation.   Lovett also conducted a comical interrogation with cello player John Hagen who only gave one-word answers about his childhood in Casper, Wyoming.  Hagen left as soon as he graduated from high school and went to college at the University of Texas where he met Lovett more than 30 years ago.

Lyle Lovett

Lovett expressed his gratitude to the audience stating, he was "thankful to perform in such a nice venue surrounded by these big buildings."  This was his understated way to express he missed playing Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The crowd started to chant "Red Rocks."  Lovett quieted them by asking them not to behave like a presidential debate.

Denver's own Free to Worship Choir

The Free to Worship Choir came back for the closing hymn Pass Me Not.  Almost everyone in the band took turns singing a verse making them all smile.  It was fitting because everyone in the crowd had a smile on their face as they left the venue surrounded by big buildings.

See you at the next show.  I will be the one wondering if Emmylou Harris is feeling better.

Pedal, PWR BTTM, and Pity Sex at Lost Lake Lounge in Denver, CO on 7/7/16

Searching for some escape from the recent dark events, I found solace by attending a Pity Sex, PWR BTTM, and Petal show at Lost Lake Lounge.

I usually stick out as the Old Guy at the Show.  But in a room full of PWR BTTM fans I stuck out more than usual.  The young crowd was in all forms of non-gender stereotype dress (meaning a lot of guys wearing dresses).  Glitter was all around in tribute to the queer punk duo of PWR BTTM.

Petal

Starting out the show was Petal a vehicle for Kiley Lotz from Scranton, Pennsylvania.  She has a revolving number of musicians that come in and out of her band.  Lotz started with a ballad that shined a light on her sweet lofty voice.  Lotz told the crowd she has been crying throughout the day as a reaction to the tragedies of the week.  She tried to lift the mood and went into a grudge guitar frenzy that made the audience smile.  They played a cover of Prince's When You Were Mine.  I was wondering if the young crowd ever heard of the song because it was a hit back in 1980.  Even if the young glittery crowd didn't recognize the tune her version was moving.  You really can't go wrong with a Prince song unless it's Raspberry Beret "you know like the one you find in a second hand store."  Petal ended their set with Sooner with wailing guitar wizardry by Ben Walsh.  The song is heart-breaking with "perpetual ache" repeated in her haunting voice.

PWR BTTM

Next was PWR BTTM.  Back in April, the band opened for Ra Ra Riot (you can find the write up for that show in the vast archives of this blog).  The band has changed in only a few months.  They have their own instruments (last time they shared a guitar), a fancy new effects board (they are still learning to use), and a heterosexual base player (sporting glitter to match the esthetics of the band).  The audience was clearly there to see them.  They laughed at every joke, danced to the rhythms, and sang along to almost every song.  If there is some kind of non-gender moment happening, PWR BTTM is leading the way.

Ben Hokins started the show by stating that they perform safe spaces shows.  "We like to rock, but don't violate each other spaces."  Translation - No moshing.  Finally a band that is attempting to end the insanity of being body slammed.

Having a bad hair day, Ben Hopkins wearing a summer dress with some kind of plastic fringe, asked for a hat. The audience gave him a vast array of choices.  Hopkins picked one with a tree and commented to the guy that gave it to him, "girl you have a small head."  The mic shocked Hopkins every time he got close to it because of his metallic make-up.  Fearful of being electrocuted, he requested a sock from the crowd. A wide range of hosiery was presented to him.  Hopkins placed one of the socks on the mic and the shocking discontinued.

When Liv Bruce, wearing a half shirt and cut off shorts, took over lead vocals things got a little bit weirder.  During his song Dairy Queen a girl in the front row acted out the lyrics.  The song is about being in a shower.  So the super fan slipped on a shower cap and acted like she was taking a shower to the delight of the band.

PWR BTTM and Kiley Lotz

Introduced as someone who can really sing, Kiley Lotz, now sporting matching PWR BTTM glittery make-up, was brought back to the stage.  She joined the band for a cover of Counting Crows' Mr. Jones.  Again I wondered if the young crowd knew the song because it was released 23 years ago.

Hopkins described writing songs in his parents' basement while drinking wine from a coffee mug realizing he was like Bill Murray without the talent.  Leading into I Wanna Boi.  The crowd cheered when he sang, "I Want a boy that thinks it's sexy when my lipstick bleeds."  When PWR BTTM left the stage, many of their energetic fans followed them and didn't return for the headliner.

Pity Sex

With the difficult task of going after a comedy queer punk show, Ann Arbor, Michigan emo band Pity Sex ended the night (insert your own joke here).  The lighting changed to a dark dim blue and the slow lo-fi music began.  Britty Drake (smooth pleasant voice) and Bennan Graves (muffled and distorted voice) exchange lyrics throughout the set.  But Drake is clearly the leader of the band.  Similar to Kiley Lotz, Drake expressed her sadness of the tragedies of week stating, "that she is going to bring everyone down."  After a Black Lives Matter speech, they continued to play a slow emo set.

PWR BTTM stated they would be back before the end of the year.  Hopefully they will be headlining bringing fun and light into a world filled with too much darkness.

See you at the next show.  I will be the one not leaving before Pity Sex.

Blues Traveler, Thompson Square, Uncle Kracker, Sam Palladio, Oteil Burbridgeat, and Eric Krasno at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO on 7/4/16

 Blues Traveler has played Red Rocks Amphitheatre on the 4th of July for more than two decades.  I have attended a number of the shows including their first appearance at the venue opening for The Allman Brothers Band in 1992 (remember I am the Old Guy at the show).  The band seemed just as excited to be there as the rain soaked fans.  They expressed their appreciation by tossing out gifts into the audience.  A number of harmonicas were thrown into the crowd, a guitar was handed to a young blonde woman in the front row, and I caught one of John Popper's signature Stetson black hats.  I guess it pays off to wait in line for hours for a good seat.  It also pays off to be a good-looking blonde chick.  Apparently, that gets you a guitar.

John Popper of Blues Traveler

Singer and harmonica player extraordinaire John Popper started Blues Traveler in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987.  I describe them as a jam band with good songs.  Surviving the 90's jam band explosion, death of their bass player, and a number of Popper's medical issues, the band is still vital and relevant.  My favorite performances of the night were the ballads The Mountains Win Again with Popper's strong voice making the hair stick up on the back of my neck. Also, Cara Let the Moon with Popper's powerful voice accompanied by keyboard player Ben Wilson bouncing off the surounding rocks.

The set list had a number of their hits such as Run-Around, Hook, and But Anyway sprinkled in with some cleaver covers such as Radio Head's Creep and Sublime's What I Got.  Of course, John Popper played an amazing version of The Star Spangled Banner on the harmonica because it was the 4th of July after all.

Blues Traveler all photos by the Rock and Roll Princess

They had a number of guests join them.  Oteil Burbridge a jam band base player super-star who has performed with The Derek Trucks Band, Trey Anastasio, and The Allman Brothers Band came out and had a base-off with bassist Tad Kinchla. It was the finest base-off I have ever seen (it was the only base off I have ever seen).   Soulive guitarist Eric Krasno came out to play on Father John during their encore. All three openers also took turns performing with the band.

Thompson Square

Thompson Square, a Nashville pop country duo, joined the band to perform I Still Can Feel You and Matador (songs they recorded with Blues Traveler on last year's Blow up the Moon album).  It was a highlight for me because that's when John Popper threw me his hat.

Thompson Square was one of three openers for the night.  The husband and wife duo appeared grateful for the opportunity to play the historic venue.  They introduced themselves to the jam-band crowd very aware that the majority of the crowd didn't know who they were.  They have multiple top ten country radio hits such as Are You Going to Kiss Me or Not.  Shawna Thompson gave a passionate performance in tight leather pants despite having a baby boy in the beginning of the year.  Keifer Thompson sneaked in some Nirvana's Smell's Like Teen Spirit into their set list to appease the crowd.

Uncle Kracker

Looking like someone they randomly picked out of the crowd, Uncle Kracker was the middle act.  Since Mathew Shafer aka Uncle Kracker started out as Kid Rock's turntablist, it was fitting he began his set with Kid Rock's All Summer Long (which is really Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama).  Shafer, quickly went through his hits.  Follow Me was the song, the crowd recognized.  The people around me didn't know whom he was until that song started.  Later Uncle Kracker joined Blues Traveler on stage to perform Sublime's What I Got.

Sam Palladio

Opening up the show was Sam Palladio.  Despite the fact he is a Country singer from England performing on the holiday that celebrates our independence from his native land, he was actually pretty good.  He has a recurring role as Gunner on the drama series Nashville.  If you don't know that show (I don't know the show), you probably haven't heard of him.  The few in the crowd that follow the show were delighted to see the handsome brit.  When he played the song Fade into You from the Nashville series, the crowd started to pay attention.  He won the crowd over when he performed an Incubus song.  I would tell you the song, but I know as much about Incubus than I do about the Nashville series.

Blues Traveler made the crowd feel like they were joining a party instead of watching a show.  The way all the opening bands and the special guests just dropped by was part of the festive atmosphere the band created.  It's no wonder this party has been going on for so long.

See you at the next show.  I will be the guy wearing John Popper's hat.

Old 97's and Strange Americans at the Bluebird Theater in Denver, CO on 6/5/16

Sunday night had numerous options in the Denver Metro Area for live music. There was The Cure at Fiddler's Green.  I couldn't attend because of my strict no black clothing in the summer policy.  There was Bare Naked Ladies at Red Rocks.  I couldn't go because lead singer Steven Page was kicked out of the band in 2008.   I choose to see Old 97's at the Bluebird because of their influence over the alt-country movement, legendary live shows, and.... free tickets.  Thank you Rockmount Western Wear for your contribution to my musical endeavors.

Old 97's (all photos by the Rock and Roll Princess)

Old 97's were named after a Johnny Cash song entitled Wreck of the Old 97.  The Dallas based band were pioneers of the alt-country movement in the mid 1990's. Their songs titled Stoned, Let's Get Drunk & Get It On, and Most Messed Up describe their sound better than I can.

The four piece band took the stage to Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass' A Taste of Honey.  If you don't know the song, look for the record Whipped Cream & Other Delights in your parents record cabinet (it's the one with the naked girl covered in whipped cream).  When the background song faded, the roll coaster fast paced guitar driven night began.

Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller lead the band with his Elvis hip moves, a mostly unbuttoned shirt, and 360 degree guitar strumming. When he sang Dance with Me, a couple near the front did just that with some fancy twirls.  The audience bounced to the music while some fans sang along to every word to every song.   Fighting off "feeling like he was going to vomit" lead guitarist Ken Bethea mostly stayed to the side of the stage unless he was called upon to shred.   Philip Peeples, the greatest drummer alive according to the bass player, kept the music driving along like a freight train throughout the night.

Bass player Murray Hammond not only provided excellent back group vocals, he sang lead on a few songs dressed in a fine looking signature Rockmount Western Wear Shirt. Did I mention that they generously gave me tickets to the show?   When he sang the bittersweet Valentine with the lyrics "it's a lonely, lonely feelin' when your valentine was wrong." You could feel the heartbreak.

Rhett Miller, Philip Peeples, and Murray Hammond

Miller stated that "all songs are like your children, but some need to be droped off in the wilderness because you are sick of them." That was his introduction to Nineteen stating that they recently rescued it.  Rhett Miller granted the request of a fan he met before the show and played the romantic Question that has been featured in the television shows Scrubs, Ed, and Scorpion.  After ending the night with the ultra fast Time Bomb, they left the crowd in a frenzy. Two guys (older than I am ... and I am the old guy at the show) fought over the set list like teenage girls.  The security guy "guarding" the stage was too busy texting to notice.

Strange Americans

Denver's own Strange Americans were the opening band.  They impressed the audience with their self described "raw, a bit loud, unapologetic, and honest" roots rock.  Lead by trucker hat wearing Matt Hoffman, the bearded five piece played an enthusiastic tight set.  Trent Hoffman played lead guitar and backing vocals.  Whenever a song hit it's peak, his left leg would magically stomp up and down like a puppy getting it's belly rubbed.  The highlight was their song Places II with the haunting lyrics "remember when we had nothing at all."  They will be performing at the Westword Music Festival at the end of the month if you want to see Trent's magical leg movements.

See you at the next show.  I'll be the one shamelessly mentioning Rockmount Western Wear that hopefully will be supplying me more free tickets, or a shirt, or some boots.