Now, as I departed the main stage area I noticed that
it had begun to rain. Boy, I was sure thinkin' "hell, I could
just stay under the protective covering of the pavilion," but
then I would be slacking off at my job. So, I pushed on into the
drizzle of rainfall back over to the
Buzz
stage where The Afghan Whigs had already taken the stage. I didn't
think to check to see if I was just late or if I had thought too
much about the rain and took my sweet time getting over to the
stage. Well, by the time I was there, my normal spot back by the
soundboard had been taken. So, I decided to see how close to the
stage I could get. I began wading my way through the crowd and
eventually found myself near the mosh pit. It was sort of a tame
mosh pit, mainly because there were a bunch of moronic dickheads
using more than just their bodies to bounce into others with. I
guess I don't blame the crowd for the switch over to crowd surfing
as I know I didn't want to get caught by a stray by a stray elbow
and end up on the wet ground.
Anyhoo, the Whigs kept on playing through all the nonsense
taking place on the ground in front of them, and were definitely an
interestingly setup band. They had a chick sitting in a rocking
chair, or at least I thought it was a rocking chair, playing an
electric cello. That is right, you read me correctly, an electric
cello. I was pretty impressed with the fact that they had made such
a thing, let alone that the band was putting it to good use.
So,
they had that going for them. My biggest problem with this band is
that I had never heard of them before. But now that I have, I am gonna keep my eyes out to buy one of their CDs to check em out a bit
further. I was fairly impressed with the music they played, although
my stomach got the better of me and I left a tad early to try and
snag me a piece of Za before Korn. So, being that I didn't see their
full show, but I did see how the crowd reacted to em and I know how
I did, I must give them One Thumb Up! They are a definite must see
next time I see them listed in a show.
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