artist: stars
who: grace & betty
when: 4 october 2008 (saturday)
doors open at 7:30p
i think this is the 5th or 6th stars show i've been to. i wish i had a record of them. i tried putting one together recently but that was before my move and i can't remember what happened to that list. this stars show is the first show i'd gone to in santa cruz. it's been a while since i was last in santa cruz. going on saturday made me remember why.
santa cruz is a strange place. it doesn't quite belong in california. i feel like i'm in a different state when i am in santa cruz. not only the people look different but it feels different. in a bad way. and people are not very attractive there either.
the rio theatre is basically a movie theatre converted to be a venue. which means, the sound might be good for movies but it's not that good for live music. it's nice that there is plenty of seating but it's not so nice that there is no bar. also, it was an all ages show which meants lots of young people making out in front of us, next to us, behind us. everywhere. we were surrounded by ugly couples making out. blegh. next time, i will have to sneak in some liquor. i think i can tolerate 18ish people better when i'm drunk. it's just unfair to have to be around them totally sober.
the opening band was horrendous. they were called think about life. the singer basically shouted all the songs. it was dreadful. when stars finally came on, they made everything better. well, most things. this feeling came over me. even though i pretty much listen to stars on a daily basis, hearing them live reminds me how much i love them. and how excited i am to be seeing them again, tonight at the fillmore. they have a new ep out called sad robots which includes 6 songs. 5 of those are new. they sang quite a few of their old stuff. songs from their first album, nightsongs. in fact, they ended their show (the encore) with tonight. thank you stars. and thank you ro, for introducing them to me oh so many years ago.
rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
