Generation Xtreme
Aberdeen, SD
Set One:
| Bullet in Your Head | Piper | Modern Day Fairy Tales | Cake | Casanova (featuring Fat Cat) | Li'l Red Riding Hood [Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs] | Punktry | Hello Ma Baby [Ida Emerson and Joseph E. Howard] | Downtown Liquor Store |
Set Two:
| Vacation to Oblivion | Clone You | Highway to Hell [AC/DC] / To the Next Episode | I'm a Bad MammaJamma (Who Works at Wendy's) | Jumpstart My Rocket | Poet Who Didn't Know It | Place | Like a Spy | Found My Boogie | Potion | Bumblebee |
So here was our first ever headlining gig at a bar. You may remember years ago when we opened for Five Point Theory at the Last Chance bar and there were five point three people there. Yeah. This was better than that.
Starting the night were local band, Almost Gone. They were really good and they also were so kind as to lend us a bunch of their gear, including mics, monitors, and drumkit. After putting forth a fantastic set, they gave the stage to us.
We started the first set with the new hit, "Bullet in Your Head". As anticipated, it went over well in a bar setting. We ripped through some old favorites, "Piper", "Cake", "Modern Day Fairy Tales". On "Casanova" we invited Almost Gone frontman, Fat Cat to get on the mic and freestyle alongside Anthony. It was an amazing display. We lament that there was no audio recording of this show because "Casanova" has never sounded so good before. It was a real treat.
Next was our cover of the old hit, "Li'l Red Riding Hood" which was fun and went over well. We, of course, had to play our experimental mixture of Punk and Country called "Punktry". After it was over Tony said, "Don't judge us based on that. But DO judge us based on this." Then we sang our newly worked-up a capella rendition of the classic 1899 tune, "Hello Ma Baby". We thought it was good. A couple people in the audience said it was a little "off". I guess you'll have to ask them. We closed the first set with the immensely appropriate "Downtown Liquor Store". How could we go wrong with that?
The second set started with the classic "Vacation to Oblivion" going into the new "Clone You". Afterward, Dustin said into the mic, "That's a hit right there." Earlier in the night, Paul was in the crowd requesting AC/DC, so we decided to play "Highway to Hell". But, as you may have guessed, half way through we sang "Highway...to the next episode!" And oh yes. We rocked it, yeah. Dustin then said, "Two hits in a row! Get ready for a third." "Bad MammaJamma" was next and it hit indeed. And we dared to throw "Jumpstart My Rocket" at them next. And yes, another NEW hit, "Poet Who Didn't Know It".
An intersting thing happened before we played. One of the guys from Almost Gone broke a string, and he hadn't broken a string in over year. So Dustin decided that before we played, he was going to run to Pauer Sound and get a set of strings. Tony said he should probably get another pair of sticks as well. When Anthony was asked if he wanted a spare set of strings, he said, "No. I never break strings. I have a technique." As it turns out, Anthony broke a string during "Place". Dustin and Tony took this opportunity to go pee while Anthony changed his string.
We played "Like a Spy" and then it was on to "Found My Boogie". The feel of this song has changed a little bit. Instead of a faux disco beat, it has a bit of a surf-rock/cheerleader beat. In fact, the song started with Anthony and Dusting cheering, "We've got boogie, yes we do! We've got boogie, how 'bout you?"
We debuted a brand new song tonight that we just learned last week called "Potion". It turned out pretty well, though a little bit rocky. So we closed the set with "Bumblebee".
We ended the set at about 1:50am, just when everyone was supposed to be kicked out. We played long and we played hard. We drank some beer and Tony even spilled a little. And to our surprise, Heather and Bryna drove all the way from the Twin Cities to see the show tonight - after they told Dusting they weren't going to make it! So that was nice.
All in all, it was a great show. I'm glad I was there.
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