Friday night at MidPoint
Rain, rain and more rain. Friday night's downpour put a slight damper on MidPoint's attendance, but many showcases were still packed. Music fans were out in full force, bands were promoting and Main Street was alive. (That's more than I can say for my east side neighborhood, where the storm had knocked out the power.)
I headed down to MidPoint around 7:30 p.m. for the "pre-party" at J Hall, which pulled in a good crowd. Bottles of Christian Moerlein were just $2 and wristbands were just $5 (sort of a prize for getting to the festival before the "real" starting time, 9 p.m.). Everyone was there to see Erika Wennerstrom of the Heartless Bastards play a solo set. It was a perfect way to kick off the night (though a bit unfair to the other bands. I love HB songs so much that it's hard for anyone else to live up to that).
After J Hall, I moved on to the Exchange to see Paper Airplane, a band I wrote about for CiN's 2005 MidPoint cover story. They're still one of my favorite local bands - it's all about the keyboards, my friends. Pop songs are great, especially when there's quirky guitar and clever lyrics, but the keyboard brings it all back home.
After Paper Airplne, I braved the rain to run down to Guido's Corner Tap to see Fairmount Girls, my first favorite local band (I saw them play a downtown festival back in high school and have loved them ever since). I grabbed a slice of pizza (decent, but not as good as the pizza at the original Guido's in Mount Adams; but this location is brand new, so I'll give them time) and found a good spot in front. I wanted to leave a bit early so I could also see 7 Speed Vortex playing next door at Crush, but somehow lost track of time and missed it.
By that time it was almost 11 p.m., and I knew I wanted to see at least one more band ... so I headed back to the Exchange and caught Captain of Industry's entire set. The crowd was huge and the band definitely lived up to all the great things I've heard about it - good way to end the night.
So, yeah, I skipped out on the last couple hours of showcases for the night. My excuse: I have a soccer game in the morning! I'm just not hardcore enough to rock out all night AND run around in cleats in the morning. I think I found a good balance. But i'll be back at MidPoint on Saturday night. Let me know if you've got any suggestions for bands I've got to see..
I headed down to MidPoint around 7:30 p.m. for the "pre-party" at J Hall, which pulled in a good crowd. Bottles of Christian Moerlein were just $2 and wristbands were just $5 (sort of a prize for getting to the festival before the "real" starting time, 9 p.m.). Everyone was there to see Erika Wennerstrom of the Heartless Bastards play a solo set. It was a perfect way to kick off the night (though a bit unfair to the other bands. I love HB songs so much that it's hard for anyone else to live up to that).
After J Hall, I moved on to the Exchange to see Paper Airplane, a band I wrote about for CiN's 2005 MidPoint cover story. They're still one of my favorite local bands - it's all about the keyboards, my friends. Pop songs are great, especially when there's quirky guitar and clever lyrics, but the keyboard brings it all back home.
After Paper Airplne, I braved the rain to run down to Guido's Corner Tap to see Fairmount Girls, my first favorite local band (I saw them play a downtown festival back in high school and have loved them ever since). I grabbed a slice of pizza (decent, but not as good as the pizza at the original Guido's in Mount Adams; but this location is brand new, so I'll give them time) and found a good spot in front. I wanted to leave a bit early so I could also see 7 Speed Vortex playing next door at Crush, but somehow lost track of time and missed it.
By that time it was almost 11 p.m., and I knew I wanted to see at least one more band ... so I headed back to the Exchange and caught Captain of Industry's entire set. The crowd was huge and the band definitely lived up to all the great things I've heard about it - good way to end the night.
So, yeah, I skipped out on the last couple hours of showcases for the night. My excuse: I have a soccer game in the morning! I'm just not hardcore enough to rock out all night AND run around in cleats in the morning. I think I found a good balance. But i'll be back at MidPoint on Saturday night. Let me know if you've got any suggestions for bands I've got to see..
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