Originally posted by The Parkers are dead:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Mr. Gillis however did not disappoint, and tore some shit up, (literally)leaving a church full of folks in a sweaty heap. Damn good stuff, saw a boardie there snappin pix, they'll probably be up at some point.
How was the venue? There seems to be a few shows coming up there in the next few months. [/b]
It's a church, I mean REALLY a church, they either don't have or remove the pews so it's a big open space with a stage.
Very little air circulation, a lot of hot bodies in there and it gets musty fast. But for the type of shows they normally book in there, it's fine.
I suppose it's a little bigger than the black cat mainstage as far as capacity. But there is a strict no alcohol rule, and I imagine that all their shows will be all ages, so that's two issues...lotsa kids, and no alcohol to blunt the effect of there being lotsa kids.
All things considered if they made it 18 and up, rolled in a keg or TWO, and kept it non-smoking it would be the best venue in Baltimore. That's a low bar to hurdle to be sure, but the sight lines are a hell of a lot better than Sonar, the band box that is the Ottobar is like seeing a show in a chimney (perhaps that will improve Jan. 1st), and The Talking Head and 8x10 are just is too small to be consequential.
