Bun, I went to a show of mostly under-agers and you weren’t there! Strange! But luckily I had Kway by my side as we watched Augustana rock out for a room full of kids with X’s on their hands.
The atmosphere of the show reminded me a lot of The Fray and Rooney – I felt like an old lady drinking off to the side and being totally chill. It’s become rare when I go to shows and not drink – does that make me an alcoholic? Ah well. Kway went in determined to wash away her bad day with a minimum of 5 beers, making me the DD. Well after our first “Dos Equis” (that tasted a lot like flat Bud Light with a lime) we decided to stick with rum and cokes. And whew, were those strong! I had one of those and Kway had something like 4!! So she was being totally ridiculous and cracking me up. Even after the show, she just HAD to cap it all off with a red snapper for the drive home – so being a good DD, I went and took a shot with her at the Aquarium! But don’t worry, I'm responsible and had stopped drinking a long time before so it didn’t affect me.
Spitefully drinking our rum and cokes around all the minors.
As for the show, Augustana is a new favorite of mine this year. Not like I’m going to lump them with “best bands ever”, but they do get a lot of exposure on multiple playlists on my iPod. They opened with my favorite song, “Stars and Boulevards”. Then the entire rest of the show, some guy kept yelling “PLAY BOSTON!” This is a big pet peeve of mine – when the audience only knows the band’s one single and that’s all they want to hear. I don’t understand why they’d pay $16 to see just one song? But whatever, their choice. Since I don’t have their entire album, this was a great way for me to learn their other songs. I can’t help but like a band that incorporates elements of Wilco, Keane, Travis, Jimmy Eat World, Ryan Adams, Goo Goo Dolls, and the Fray.
Finally playing "Boston" during the encore.
The band members generated a lot of comments between Kway and me. The lead singer even admitted that we did not want to know the last time he washed his hair (pretty gross); the bassist looked like a Native American woman with his long shiny dark hair and soft facial features; the poor drummer apparently was sick and had to take a break at the end of the set because he had to go to the bathroom – he had a trash can next to his kit the entire show; and the lead guitarist physically resembled my brother, played the mandolin and was also named Chris – kind freaked me out!
So overall…great show and good times with Kway. Glad we got a second chance to catch them live. Songs to check out: “Boston”, “Stars and Boulevards”, “Sunday Best”, “Shut Up”.
Pictures care of Karen Way.
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Ha I like the title. And also all the various bands we determined were part of the Augustana vibe. I like how we added a new band each song. I had a really fun and chill time. Let's go to more underage concerts in the future! Rum to the death.
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