i think it's safe to say this will end up being one of my favorite shows of the year.
that first band was a complete and utter joke. i thought it was hilarious every time the bassist tried to get the crowd involved by getting the handclap going and everyone would just continue doing what they were doing which was either stare blankly back (dudes looking at the backup singers most likely) with arms folded or be talking amongst themselves. i clocked em in at under a 25 minute set thank god.
sistas in the pit got a good crowd response and i thought deservedly so. they were way pumped to be there and i thought warmed up the crowd well. impressive looking mohawk on the drummer by the way.
iggy and the fucking stooges. GOD DAMN. i was on the floor center and i noticed a lot of people jockeying for position. and of course none of that mattered when the band came out and started playing because it was just a total frenzy down there. i don't know what it looked like from the balconies but people were going nuts. and rightly so because the stooges went for the god damn kill straight from the beginning with loose, down on the street, 1969, tv eye, i wanna be your dog. it was just bang bang bang one after another. fun house. no fun. dirt. just incredible. i'm still not a fan of the new record but i found myself nodding along to the new ones. i'd never seen iggy before but he's definitely amongst the best frontmen i've ever seen. and i refuse to believe he's 60. big props to mike watt and the asheton brothers for leveling the place. the sound was mean and loud just like i expected. and it was also great to see a wide mix of people there. everybody seemed to get along and i don't think i saw 1 fight the whole night. and finally, thank you to seth for bringing the stooges to the 930 club. what an amazing night you enabled us to see!
