I finally went to my first gig in San Francisco. On a recommendation from a friend I went to see the Vermillion Lies and Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band Double-header at the Great American Music Hall.
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band were on first and they came storming in from the back with guitar, washboard and big damn drum in hand, playing their way onto the stage. These guys really got everyone jumping around and tapping their feet. Great fun.
Vermillion Lies, which was the band we went to see, were also fun in a completely different way. Their music is quirky but great. I loved the unconventional "instruments" that were pulled out of the box, and there was lots of audience participation... particularly by those who had obviously been to a Vermillion Lies gig before!
The venue itself is really nice. There were plenty of people there but it wasn't so busy that you couldn't move.
I ended up buying two albums by each band: The Whole Fan Damnily and Big Damn Nation by the Big Damn Band and What's in the Box? and Separated By Birth by Vermillion Lies. Listened to all four of them today and was not disappointed by any of them.
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band were on first and they came storming in from the back with guitar, washboard and big damn drum in hand, playing their way onto the stage. These guys really got everyone jumping around and tapping their feet. Great fun.
Vermillion Lies, which was the band we went to see, were also fun in a completely different way. Their music is quirky but great. I loved the unconventional "instruments" that were pulled out of the box, and there was lots of audience participation... particularly by those who had obviously been to a Vermillion Lies gig before!
The venue itself is really nice. There were plenty of people there but it wasn't so busy that you couldn't move.
I ended up buying two albums by each band: The Whole Fan Damnily and Big Damn Nation by the Big Damn Band and What's in the Box? and Separated By Birth by Vermillion Lies. Listened to all four of them today and was not disappointed by any of them.
