Last night, we did a tripleheader at the Garage Bar in Moorhead. This was our first time at the Garage as a headliner - and actually, our first time as "Rule 17". For those who haven't been there, it's been completely remodeled since back when it was Pistol Pete's. New stage, new PA, new lights, etc. It's nice in there. They cater to a combination of original bands and cover bands, which I would imagine makes for a pretty interesting dynamic night to night, but the flexibility of venues that host original bands is part of what makes multiple band shows like this doable.
First up was Sex Knuckle, who should be familiar to rock fans in the F/M area by now. We've done a few shows with them by this point and will undoubtedly be doing more in the future. This was probably the best I've heard them collectively play - they were great.
Next up was Phoenix Rising. I've heard the album tracks and the demos, and was pretty impressed, but I had never heard them play live. If you get the chance to see these guys, take it. Hopefully, they can get a few more things set up here on the south side of the state.
We got started some time before midnight, and played around an hour and a half. I obviously can't give an audience level view of it, but everything seemed to go as usual with one difference...
...we had dancers.
I've been in bands where people would come up and dance, and none of them did a Testament cover. In this instance, it was during "Waste Away" - which has to be the hardest thing we do to dance to. It's a gauntlet of tempo changes. It reminds me of a time back when we were known as 7th Seal that a couple danced for about 5 of the 10 minutes that the song "7th Seal" lasted. I guess people love a challenge - and I have to admit the strong urge to chuckle every time I say "thank you dancers".
So, that's the end of Rule 17's headlining gigs through the end of 2012. I'd especially like to thank all of our friends/fans who come out and support us, tell their friends about us and really help us bring people out. In a world where people are increasingly inundated with information, the value of word-of-mouth keeps getting higher, and so for those of you who help us out we'd like to give a big "thank you".
First up was Sex Knuckle, who should be familiar to rock fans in the F/M area by now. We've done a few shows with them by this point and will undoubtedly be doing more in the future. This was probably the best I've heard them collectively play - they were great.
Next up was Phoenix Rising. I've heard the album tracks and the demos, and was pretty impressed, but I had never heard them play live. If you get the chance to see these guys, take it. Hopefully, they can get a few more things set up here on the south side of the state.
We got started some time before midnight, and played around an hour and a half. I obviously can't give an audience level view of it, but everything seemed to go as usual with one difference...
...we had dancers.
I've been in bands where people would come up and dance, and none of them did a Testament cover. In this instance, it was during "Waste Away" - which has to be the hardest thing we do to dance to. It's a gauntlet of tempo changes. It reminds me of a time back when we were known as 7th Seal that a couple danced for about 5 of the 10 minutes that the song "7th Seal" lasted. I guess people love a challenge - and I have to admit the strong urge to chuckle every time I say "thank you dancers".
So, that's the end of Rule 17's headlining gigs through the end of 2012. I'd especially like to thank all of our friends/fans who come out and support us, tell their friends about us and really help us bring people out. In a world where people are increasingly inundated with information, the value of word-of-mouth keeps getting higher, and so for those of you who help us out we'd like to give a big "thank you".
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