We've both been a little distracted and busy the past couple of months and we needed to get out of the house and take our minds off things. This week we packed a couple days of entertainment into twenty-four hours. The first half of our entertainment was on Tuesday night and involved music.
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An encouragement for the band ... and to everyone at the Slowdown. |
After going out to eat in the old Market, the Wife and I braved the cold "Arctic Chill" and went to the
Slowdown for a concert. I like the Slowdown. It's a small, intimate venue that lets you get up close with the performers and there isn't a bad seat in the house. We arrived after the doors had opened so the tables to one side of stage - our favorite spot - were full. We moved up to the balcony (we'd never been up there before) and found a nice table next to the railing with a nice view of the stage below. I have to say that the balcony may be my new favorite spot in the Slowdown. We chatted up one of the friendly security guys while we waited for the show.
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The Pain of Being Pure at Heart. |
The warm up band was
The Pain of Being Pure at Heart. I'd never heard of them before which, I have found, is usually the case for small venue warm up bands. They had some good stuff but it was not very memorable and I felt that the vocals were a little weak. They were meh.
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The New Pornographers. |
The main act was
The New Pornographers. I was introduced to their music by the GodSon. I wasn't sure about it at first but it grew on me. Most music is like that for me: first I don't like it and then it grows on me. By the time we went to this concert I was very familiar with a lot of their songs (thank you Spotify) and I really enjoyed their music including the two encores - it's been a while since I saw a double encore at a concert. They played every one of my favorite New Pornographer songs. I would call that a success.
We both really enjoyed our evening of food and music. It was a nice distraction from real life. The distraction would continue the next day ... which I'll share in another post this weekend.
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