Club Dynamite. The first band of the night was The Ex-Gentlemen. This is a band I’ve heard about over the course of the last month or so. Two of the members come from bands I used to follow (they’re no longer in existence.) One comes from Bang Sugar Bang and another comes from The Overnight Lows. Dave from Bang Sugar Bang is the lead in this band. Even though I’ve heard of this band, this was the first time I’ve seen them on stage. It was nice seeing Dave back doing his thing.
Next up were the Dirty Kings. I’ve seen this band a couple times in the past. I over-heard one of the band members ask Rob Z (who was the MC), “When you introduce us, can you tell everyone this is our last show?” From what I overheard, one of the guys now has a new born baby and is moving closer to family. This band has been together for five years. A number of the people at Club Dynamite were there to see the Dirty Kings. I was at the front of the stage area before they started. By the time they started, I somehow found myself four rows back.
The final band of the night was The Automatic Music Explosion. This was a special night where the focus wasn’t so much on their music, but on a birthday celebration. Their producer, Mike Chapman, recently had or will have his birthday. During the set, Sarah from The Mulhollands came towards the front of the stage with a birthday cake. She brought it over to a table and attempted to light the candles. She wasn’t doing a very good job of it. She decided to head towards the stage as an AME song was coming to a close. As she walked towards the stage, she nearly dropped the cake. Now this sketch of life does have a point, because . . . she eventually did drop the cake. It went splat, but it somehow survived the fall with just some of the frosting coming off the top. Matt from AME partially complained that the frosting was all over him. Mike Chapman called her Calamity Sarah. It was a nice night with one of the guys from The Knack showing up to also wish Mike Chapman a happy birthday.
Next up were the Dirty Kings. I’ve seen this band a couple times in the past. I over-heard one of the band members ask Rob Z (who was the MC), “When you introduce us, can you tell everyone this is our last show?” From what I overheard, one of the guys now has a new born baby and is moving closer to family. This band has been together for five years. A number of the people at Club Dynamite were there to see the Dirty Kings. I was at the front of the stage area before they started. By the time they started, I somehow found myself four rows back.
The final band of the night was The Automatic Music Explosion. This was a special night where the focus wasn’t so much on their music, but on a birthday celebration. Their producer, Mike Chapman, recently had or will have his birthday. During the set, Sarah from The Mulhollands came towards the front of the stage with a birthday cake. She brought it over to a table and attempted to light the candles. She wasn’t doing a very good job of it. She decided to head towards the stage as an AME song was coming to a close. As she walked towards the stage, she nearly dropped the cake. Now this sketch of life does have a point, because . . . she eventually did drop the cake. It went splat, but it somehow survived the fall with just some of the frosting coming off the top. Matt from AME partially complained that the frosting was all over him. Mike Chapman called her Calamity Sarah. It was a nice night with one of the guys from The Knack showing up to also wish Mike Chapman a happy birthday.
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