Support your local music scene
Something a lot different this morning. I decided to post this because the fans of monoblogue like content and I haven't posted in a couple days. That and I needed a break from the political scene, obviously doing that gig for the last several months (entailing running around like a chicken with its head cut off) has sort of cut into other things I enjoy, like seeing some of the local band talent rocking the stage.
This band is called Project Sideways and they are from Salisbury. They were part of a triple bill last night (second band) - unfortunately I only got decent pictures of two of the bands. More unfortunately I didn't get the name of the opening band, who was a very good outfit as well. The night closed out with a band out of Rockville, I believe they were called No Bones. (My bad hearing, they're called DayNovo.)
As I noted, I didn't catch the name of this band (but I know it now, thanks to commenter PSRob - this band is called Back Before Dawn), which is too bad because she's quite a good singer. She even filled in for the Project Sideways vocalist on a version of the Tool song, "Sober." Hopefully someone reading monoblogue can get me the name of this group (and where they're playing next.)
If you're wondering why I took the pictures at the angle I did, one thing I dislike about the setup at Monkey Barrel insofar as pictures are concerned is the big window directly behind the stage, which just kills anything taken with a flash. But that places the piling in the line of sight. I've gone to Coyote's up in Seaford for shows before too and they have a similar situation with a mirror behind the stage (but a clear view otherwise.)
Obviously that doesn't matter if you're just there for the tunes, but I enjoy the photography aspect of it as well.
There is another local band I'm planning on seeing next weekend called Halflink. Tonight they are scheduled to play in a competition out in Los Angeles in what's billed as the 2006 Battle of the Bands. Hopefully it all goes well for them out there! That show next weekend will be at the Cactus Club, which is a venue I've yet to visit so we'll see how that is. Probably more crowded, but that's all right - these folks need all the support they can get.