tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47849113061590732952024-03-05T13:37:13.179-06:00The Local SceneExploring and reviewing local bands and musicians in the Southeast.Amber O'Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04477636729595079931noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784911306159073295.post-29769288981815399302011-05-25T22:52:00.000-05:002011-05-25T22:52:48.001-05:00MovingHello, all. Using Blogger's been...interesting, but I'm moving back to my Wordpress. Please look for me at <a href="http://thelocalscene.wordpress.com/">thelocalscene.wordpress.com</a><br />
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My most recent review, following last Sunday's tornado relief benefit concert, is up! <a href="http://thelocalscene.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/rocking-for-the-red-cross/">http://thelocalscene.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/rocking-for-the-red-cross/</a><br />
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Thanks to all who came here to read!Amber O'Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04477636729595079931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784911306159073295.post-45717312896256683882011-05-19T08:58:00.001-05:002011-05-22T09:54:45.038-05:00Hitting Rock Bottom in Montgomery<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reckless at Rock Bottom</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I've been reviewing local music for a while now, so let me take a momentary break to talk a little about the venues that provide these wonderful musicians an outlet to show off their talent.<br />
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First off is the <a href="http://www.rockbottomamericanpub.com/" target="_blank">Rock Bottom Pub</a>. This sports bar is situated in East Montgomery, right off the Eastern Boulevard. The pub may be filled inside and out with flat screen televisions (30 HDTVs, 3 of which are 110' screens), but don't be fooled. As their home page states, they are "a celebration of the three great American past times: The burger, "real" sports, and music."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chaos Unplugged at Rock Bottom</td></tr>
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The pub hosts a fairly wide range of musicians - country and almost the entire spectrum of rock - at least 5 days a week. Local "house" musicians and bands that tour the country play here. Most of the musicians play covers, as that appears to be what is popular in Montgomery. Most of them are really good. (See the comment from Brad below for more big names that have come through the Rock Bottom Pub.)<br />
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Rock Bottom usually has a good turn out for its shows. The pub has a stage set up inside, complete with stage lighting and ample floor space for dancing. Outside is a 1400 square foot patio where the musicians sometimes set up to play. When the weather is nice, the patio - although there is less space out there - is an idyllic place to listen to good music and enjoy the company of friends.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miss Used at Rock Bottom</td></tr>
</tbody></table>This month, Rock Bottom has/will hosted 7-0-8-0, Reckless, Zac Young, Chaos Unplugged, Legs and Liquor, and Cold September, among others. This upcoming Sunday, May 22nd, they will have a 12 hour benefit concert for the Red Cross tornado relief. 12 different musical acts will be performing from noon to midnight.<br />
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Check out their <a href="http://www.rockbottomamericanpub.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for more upcoming shows.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reckless at Rock Bottom</td></tr>
</tbody></table>So they play a lot of music. But just how good of a venue is Rock Bottom?<br />
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A quick google search provides mixed reviews, giving it about a 4 star rating on Google's scale (out of 9 reviews). Reviews range from loving this place and not being terribly impressed with it. The reviews on Yelp! are positive, stating that, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The owner is super nice &...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The drinks and drink specials are great....</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This is by far my favorite hangout in Montgomery!" (via Holli D. - <a href="http://bit.ly/jCMS5l" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/jCMS5l</a>). </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">On the flip side are the negative reviews on Urbanspoon and Google reviews, which mostly complain about the quality of the food. Although, there are only 2 reviews here, so take it with a grain of salt, pun not intended. Granted, it's pub food. I've eaten at few bars/taverns/pubs where the food is actually really good, and most of them were in the midwest. I'm not saying the food is bad, because it's not. And as Brad of the Rock Bottom says, "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">I also promise there are way more compliments on the food than complaints, you can't always be perfect." It's all a matter of taste, and you can't always rely on the internet for accurate information. Best that you try it for yourself!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miss Used at Rock Bottom</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">All in all, whether you want a relaxed musical experience or the concert experience, Rock Bottom is a great place to go to hear great live music. Bring some friends! And if you see me, stop by and say hi! I'll be the one with the camera. :)</span></span><br />
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</span></span>Amber O'Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04477636729595079931noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784911306159073295.post-7892525661519174882011-05-13T21:29:00.000-05:002011-05-13T21:29:48.598-05:00BIG EVENT!<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/images.jpeg" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: background; -webkit-transition-timing-function: linear; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-124" height="140" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/images.jpeg?w=150&h=140" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="images" width="150" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you’re in or around the Montgomery area, you will want to be at the Rock Bottom American Pub on May 22nd! They will be teamed up with the American Red Cross for a 12 hour music event! Yours truly will be there to cover the event (excluding any unforeseen circumstances). The music will be from 12noon to midnight, with 12 different groups performing. No cover charge. However, they will be taking donations to help with the tornado relief for those affected by this springs’ tornadoes.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.rockbottomamericanpub.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Go here for more details!</a></div>Amber O'Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04477636729595079931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784911306159073295.post-39074650061664215142011-05-13T21:28:00.000-05:002011-05-13T21:28:08.925-05:00Two Men Under Fire<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0002.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: background; -webkit-transition-timing-function: linear; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-113" height="201" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0002.jpg?w=300&h=201" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0002" width="300" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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The setting for taking photographs isn’t as good as it is at the Rock Bottom Pub. However, I love the atmosphere of the 1048. I’ve never seen it packed here, which gives it an almost small town pub feel, though it is in the heart of the city. The fact that so many people know each other here, and the friendliness of the bar tenders, adds to this.<a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0028.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-117" height="100" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0028.jpg?w=150&h=100" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0028" width="150" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What I really love about going to the 1048 is seeing the raw talent of the local musicians. Every week I’ve gone there has been a pleasant surprise. This past Saturday (4-30-11), I went expecting – from the website’s schedule – to hear a band I had never heard of called the Woodpeckers. As it turned out, the band was unable to make it that night. The 1048 promises live music 7 days a week, 365 days a year, so not having a band play that night simply wouldn’t do. So two musicians who didn’t know each other (and thus had never played together) were contacted by a mutual friend and asked to come play (according to drummer Andrew).<a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0024.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-116" height="150" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0024.jpg?w=100&h=150" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0024" width="100" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I had met the drummer, Andrew, before when he played with his brother, Jay, on Monday nights. He was accompanied by guitarist Jeremy (I hope I got your name right! I’m going on memory.), whom I don’t believe I’ve seen play before. Both of them are outstanding musicians, and though I could tell that they had never played together before (as I watched and listened to them work to match each other’s rhythm), they still managed to sound amazing together. They even managed to succeed when faced with an bar of people who couldn’t decide on what songs they wanted to hear, as evidenced by the drunkard who insisted on Alice In Chains and nearly started a fight when nearly everyone else disagreed on his music choice. (Fortunately, no fight actually broke out. Everyone basically ignored him, and he eventually quieted down. Thankfully.)<a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0009.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-114" height="105" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0009.jpg?w=150&h=105" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0009" width="150" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">During the musicians’ first break of the night, I took a moment to speak with Andrew. He explained to me that many musicians learn to play by ear. This is in contrast to how I learned – by learning to read sheet music. With sheet music, everything is laid out before you like a map. The notes you’re supposed to play, how long to hold each note, the tempo, even the crescendos and decrescendos. Playing by ear, on the other hand, involves hearing pitches and rhythms and learning to reproduce them. It may sound easy, but unless you know the difference between a high E and a high C (for example) and know those notes when you hear them… Suffice to say, it takes talent to play either way. I love that I know how to read music and believe that it’s important, but I know that’s not the only way to learn. <a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0034.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-119" height="100" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0034.jpg?w=150&h=100" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0034" width="150" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I’m impressed by musicians who can play by ear because it’s something that I cannot do. Sure, when I’m playing, I can hear when I get something wrong. But that’s not the same thing. I am stuck relying on sheet music to play anything. <a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0022.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-115" height="150" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0022.jpg?w=100&h=150" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0022" width="100" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But to the point… It’s important to support local musicians. Go places where live music is played. Give them a chance, because there is so much raw talent out there. Musicians, the good ones at least, don’t play to get rich. They play because they love their music, because it’s their passion and they have fun doing it. They enjoy playing for an appreciative audience. Without the audience… Well, then they’re just playing to a brick wall, and who wants to do that?<a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0031.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-118" height="100" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0031.jpg?w=150&h=100" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0031" width="150" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you’re in Montgomery, the 1048 downtown plays music every night of the week. Go check them out! <a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dsc_0037.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: background; -webkit-transition-timing-function: linear; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"></a></div>Amber O'Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04477636729595079931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784911306159073295.post-42255806764373919712011-05-10T16:03:00.001-05:002011-05-10T16:05:07.108-05:00Surgestone, One Shocking Rock Band<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_0004.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: background; -webkit-transition-timing-function: linear; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-86" height="201" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_0004.jpg?w=300&h=201" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0004" width="300" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BAND: SURGESTONE</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">GENRE: ROCK</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">VENUE: 1048 JAZZ AND BLUES BAR, MONTGOMERY, AL</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Living in Montgomery, it seems that I am subjected to cover bands more than I was in St. Augustine. Truth be told, St. Augustine spoiled me. However, much as I harp on cover bands, they’re not really a bad thing. There is a world of difference between a group who plays covers well and one who writes bad songs and can hardly play their instruments. Miss Used was a perfect example of how much fun, and exactly how good, a cover band can be.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I judge a band on 3 main things:<a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_0006.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-88" height="100" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_0006.jpg?w=150&h=100" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0006" width="150" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; 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<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The words themselves don’t change, but the meaning behind them when Cash sings does. He <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">owns</em> that song as if it were his own.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_0009.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-90" height="100" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_0009.jpg?w=150&h=100" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0009" width="150" /></a>That being said, Surgestone, while really good, wasn’t anything special. They only had a fraction of the energy of Miss Used. (But then, there were only 2 members there this night, both of whom remained seated during the performance. I imagine, if I got to see the entire band, it would be more energetic.) And while far from owning the songs they performed, they put enough of their own flair to keep the songs from being radio copies. The only dancing came from a trio of drunk Japanese men.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Don’t misunderstand me, though. They weren’t boring. Their sound was excellent. It was an enjoyable experience. It was understandable why the 1048 was so crowded. It didn’t hurt that they played a lot of 90s music, either. A lot of really good music came out of that decade. (It doesn’t have anything to do with the fact that I grew up in the 90s and am nostalgic about the music. No, really, it doesn’t…mostly.)<a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_0003.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-85" height="150" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_0003.jpg?w=100&h=150" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0003" width="100" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Surgestone obviously enjoys playing music, and it shows. Likewise, the audience seemed to really enjoy them, even if there was little dancing. According to their Facebook page, only half of the band was present. I’m sure, with the hole band, their performance would have been excellent. Even so, they are really good, and I look forward to seeing them again. Hopefully, next time I’ll get to see the whole band!</div><div><div id="primary-content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #121212; float: left; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 40px; margin-top: 70px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 610px;"><div class="post-84 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alabama-bands category-montgomery tag-1048 tag-alabama tag-music tag-photography tag-surgestone post-wrapper" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/pub/liquorice/images/border.gif); 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</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Silver light flashed across the stage as the band entered. A thunderous rhythm resounded from the drums. The bassist, guitarist, and vocalist stood in a ragged line, their backs to the audience, whose cheering and screaming rose to the rafters. The guitars struck their first chords, and the Rock Bottom Pub thrummed with vibrant life. The pub’s patrons were drawn to the music and the stage like a starved man faced with a grand feast. The show Miss Used provided was mesmerizing, their music full of heady energy.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_0708.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-50" height="150" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_0708.jpg?w=100&h=150" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0708" width="100" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The greatest issue I have with cover bands is that often they do little more than mimic the form. There’s no energy, no creativity, no flair. Not so with Miss Used. With every song, they reminded their listeners why they loved those songs and made them enjoy them anew. This wasn’t just some gig in a small pub in Montgomery. This was a full-blown show that transformed the sports bar into a true concert venue.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It was apparent that the band was having tons of fun, and their joy at creating such wonderful music was infectious. It was impossible not to sing along or get up and dance. From those first chords, Miss Used grabbed hold of you, took you for a wild ride, and didn’t let go of you until you were spinning and laughing with wild abandon, drunk on music (and, let’s face it, alcohol).<a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_0824.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-51" height="150" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_0824.jpg?w=100&h=150" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0824" width="100" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In short, Miss Used was captivating. They were everything a cover band <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">should</em> be.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_0787.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: right; color: #cc4d22; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-52" height="150" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_0787.jpg?w=100&h=150" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0787" width="100" /></a>Check out their <a href="http://www.missused.net/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">website </a>for tour dates. Though based in Birmingham, AL, they tour much of the Southeast. Believe me, they are not a band to be missed! Especially if, like me, you’re a lover of rock. Unless you hate rock or having fun, you will not be disappointed by Miss Used.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">After you’ve checked out their tour dates (what are you waiting for? Go look! Now!), please check below for more photos of this amazing band.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><a name='more'></a><br />
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<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> BAND: JAY HAYES</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">GENRE: BLUES/FUNK/ROCK</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">VENUE: 1048 JAZZ AND BLUES BAR, MONTGOMERY, AL</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They played to a small crowd, but then, it was a Monday night, and the hour approached midnight. Many in Alabama’s capitol were likely asleep in bed, for work awaited them in the morning. Those who did stop by the 1048 for a cold one were not to be disappointed. In the past, Monday’s were dominated by a solo act of the talented Jay Hayes. For two weeks now he had changed up his act to jam with other musicians, including family. An “experiment” he had called it a week ago, when I first watched them play.<a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0430.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-35" height="100" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0430.jpg?w=150&h=100" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0430" width="150" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I would consider the experiment a success. The rhythm of guitars and drums blended together nearly seamlessly once they got each other’s groove figured out. Fingers raced across steel strings. Heads bobbed and feet tapped in time to the music. Later in the night, as alcohol gained its sway over the taproom, there would be dancing and singing along. But to start, though the music had an energy to it, the bar remained tame. Which may be more of a reflection on Montgomery’s populace than on the music. The people here are more laid back, the pace slower, than where I come from (Florida and the Midwest).</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I’ve not had the pleasure of listening to Jay play solo, so I can only comment on how he sounds with others. Likewise, both weeks he has played, “for the first time,” with some different people. So the sound is not going to be the same as it would with a band who has practiced together for years. It lacks the put-together neatness of “formal” bands.<a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0440.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-36" height="150" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0440.jpg?w=100&h=150" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0440" width="100" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">That being said, neither have the groups from either night sounded amateur. It is apparent that, though they’re trying to feel each other out, they’re all talented musicians. They know, mostly, what they’re doing. There’s a freshness to their playing. Perhaps the best way to describe it is “raw.” They’re not practicing the same music again and again, so there’s no boredom in their sound. On the other hand, they’ve not performed together long enough to feed on each other’s energy. With time, I can imagine their sound would be far more lively than it is now.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For all its rawness, however, it is still enjoyable. Enough so that it brought me back here for another listen. I don’t doubt I’ll come back to listen to them more. I’d like to see the other bands that play at this venue as well.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The only truly negative thing I can say about this “experiment” is that the songs are very long. Not “oh my God, when is this song going to end?” long, but long enough that you start to notice that it’s been over five minutes and they’re still on the same song. In my opinion, if you don’t notice the length of a song, it’s the perfect length. In any case, I didn’t find myself bored, so it’s really not that bad of a thing.<a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0441.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-37" height="100" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0441.jpg?w=150&h=100" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0441" width="150" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Those who know me might wonder why I didn’t comment on the fact that they played covers. Simple answer, they played a lot of obscure songs that I honestly don’t know if they’re covers or not. Also, there was a lot of instrumentals and very little vocals. The more well-known covers were saved for when the crowd had more alcohol in them. (Their energy seemed to diminish during those songs.)</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Overall, though obviously not anything phenomenal, Jay Hayes and his musical experiment far exceeded my expectations. Their rawness is refreshing and enjoyable. And for pub music, enjoyability can be better than perfection. I would recommend anyone in (or visiting) Montgomery to check them out. I would also suggest checking out the <a href="http://www.1048jazzandblues.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1048</a>. It’s a very friendly little bar with daily live music. It’s hard to beat that. Just make sure you don’t drink all of my cider. ^_~</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0446.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: background; -webkit-transition-timing-function: linear; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-38" height="300" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0446.jpg?w=201&h=300" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 98%; padding-bottom: 3px; 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border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></a></div>Amber O'Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04477636729595079931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784911306159073295.post-52466532413152994662011-05-09T00:26:00.003-05:002011-05-10T09:26:30.609-05:00Wobbling Up The Celtic Festival<a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0288.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: background; -webkit-transition-timing-function: linear; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; 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<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BAND: THE WOBBLY TOMS</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">GENRE: AMERIPUB INDIE BLUEGRASS CELTIC FOLK ROCK</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">VENUE: CELTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL, ST. AUGUSTINE, FL</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div class="wp-caption alignright" id="attachment_21" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; display: inline; float: right; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 96%; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 110px;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0075.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-21" height="150" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0075.jpg?w=100&h=150" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 98.5%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0075" width="100" /></a><br />
<div class="wp-caption-text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Wobbly Timmy</div></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The applause drowned out the final chord of the band’s last song. The musicians, seven young men who call St. Augustine home, gathered up their instruments and prepared to exit the stage. “One more song,” started the crowd. “One more song!” Three chants in, the words resounded in perfect harmony from nearly a hundred voices, resonating through the field in historic downtown St. Augustine. The last member of the Wobbly Toms to leave the stage gave the crowd an embarrassed grin, then made an exaggerated hasty exit from the stage.</div><div class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; display: inline; float: left; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 96%; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 160px;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0048.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-20" height="100" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0048.jpg?w=150&h=100" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 98.5%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0048" width="150" /></a><br />
<div class="wp-caption-text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Wobbly Calvie</div></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“One more song!” The stage fell silent amidst the persistent, thundering chanting. The spotlights fell softly upon the abandoned drum kit, mikes, and speakers. The night’s darkness enveloped the crowd. Seconds passed with no sign of the band. Still the audience demanded their encore, their voices unfaltering. In fact, their cries grew louder with every passing moment. It was not a question of <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">if</em> the Toms would reclaim the stage, but <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">when</em>.</div><div class="wp-caption alignright" id="attachment_14" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; display: inline; float: right; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 96%; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 190px;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0393.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-14 " height="121" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0393.jpg?w=180&h=121" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 98.5%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0393" width="180" /></a><br />
<div class="wp-caption-text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Dread Wobbly</div></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And return they did, pride and joy illuminated by the spotlights. The crowd’s chanting slipped fluidly into cheering. Their encore won, they danced with merry feet, small clouds of dirt rising in the air from the stirring of their dancing.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thus ended St. Augustine’s 1st annual Celtic Music Festival. It was a week of great music – including groups from Ireland, the always wonderful Black 47, and the Wobbly Toms, the only local band in the festival. The beer was strong and heady, the food was good, and the company beyond terrific. There was a great energy in the air that could not be entirely attributed to the alcohol (or the glorious sight of men in kilts).</div><div class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_23" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; display: inline; float: left; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 96%; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 160px;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0128.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-23" height="100" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0128.jpg?w=150&h=100" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 98.5%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0128" width="150" /></a><br />
<div class="wp-caption-text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Dick Wobbly</div></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As previously stated, the Wobbly Toms were the only local band who participated in the Celtic Festival. They are a fan favorite wherever they go, and if any local St. Augustine band deserved the honor of performing at the festival, it was the Toms.</div><div class="wp-caption alignright" id="attachment_16" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; display: inline; float: right; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 96%; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 110px;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0386.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-16 " height="150" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0386.jpg?w=100&h=150" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 98.5%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0386" width="100" /></a><br />
<div class="wp-caption-text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Jerm Wobbly</div></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I’ve had the pleasure of following the Toms for two years now. First as a fan, and now as a friend, family, and photographer. Their music is infectious and full of energy and vitality. It can’t be neatly categorized. It’s a mixture of Ameripub rock, indie, folk, bluegrass, and Celtic. Instruments include electric and acoustic guitars, bass, drums, harmonica, mandolin, violin, Irish tin whistle, banjo, accordion, and the bagpipes. Most of their songs are originals, but they do play some covers. I should rephrase that last. They don’t just play covers, they perform the covers, giving each their own unique flair. A lesson that I wish more cover bands would learn.</div><div class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_25" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; display: inline; float: left; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 96%; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 160px;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0083.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: background; -webkit-transition-timing-function: linear; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-25" height="100" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0083.jpg?w=150&h=100" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 98.5%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0083" width="150" /></a><br />
<div class="wp-caption-text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Christmas Wobbly</div></div><div class="mceTemp" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">That being said, it is little wonder that the crowd clamors for an encore at nearly every show. And it is no wonder that, on the last night of the festival, the crowd rushed the stage, ignoring the fact that it was roped off for VIPs, and danced beneath the starlight to the quick, vibrant rhythm of one of St. Augustine’s greatest local bands.<br />
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="wp-caption alignright" id="attachment_17" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 96%; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 110px;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0115.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-17" height="150" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0115.jpg?w=100&h=150" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 98.5%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0115" width="100" /></a><br />
<div class="wp-caption-text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Wobbly Toad</div></div></div><div class="mceTemp" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">I encourage anyone visiting St. Augustine to make it to a Wobbly Toms show. Their usual venues include The British Pub (on the island), Meehan’s Irish Pub, and the White Lion, though they sometimes play other places, as well. Check out their site on Facebook. Also, they have just this month released their first ever album, Everybody Happy. Not only can you buy the album at concerts, but it is also available for download on <a href="http://thewobblytoms.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">bandcamp</a>. Check them out! You won’t be sorry.</div><div class="mceTemp" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0381.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: background; -webkit-transition-timing-function: linear; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #cc4d22; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-18" height="201" src="http://thelocalscene.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dsc_0381.jpg?w=300&h=201" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e2dbd1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-right-style: solid; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(209, 191, 166); border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 98.5%; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="DSC_0381" width="300" /></a></div><div class="mceTemp" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div><br />
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