Wow I’m beat.  I went out to a concert last night.  Blood Red Shoes were playing at the Grog Shop.  It was one of those shows with the adequate local opening bands (adequate is giving a lot…. the only interesting thing about the second band was trying to figure out if the woman singing had her shirt on backwards or not).

Then the main acts.  Well the headline band and the touring opening bands.  On come Sky Larkin.  Holy Bejeebus they were good.  There are two things that can make me really really love a band when they play live.  Energy and an obvious love for their music / playing live.  Sky Larkin had both.  They were energetic and smiling the whole time.  It’s always nice to discover a new band.  From Leeds, England no less.

Then the main act.  Blood Red Shoes.  Granted there were only like 60 people at the shoe, but man they played to the people that were there.  A two person band that just rocks.  The drummer was talking to the audience the whole time.  The guitarist was just rocking out the whole time.  The energy was amazing.  I’ve only been a fan for a few weeks, but if I hadn’t, this show would have converted me easily.  They played mostly old songs, opened with what I suspect is their most popular song (they’re bigger in the UK than here – where they are from, so I’m not positive).  And the drummer had a shirt that said “Don’t Mess With Texas” that he bought in Seattle.  Sweet.

And then it was one am.  Crap.  Got to bed by two, up at six and off to work.  But worth it.