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Alkaline Trio, Getting On The Business End Of A Deep Cut!

People, did you witness the unbridled chaos of this show? Last night was truly one for the ages and a night that many soon may not forget. Alkaline Trio rocked a sold out crowd at the lovely Chubby Rain House Of Tunes in the, also lovely, Poplar Grove portion of the, ever-so-lovely, state of Illinois. They played ‘Cringe’, for that I (this young writer) am very appreciative.

That being said, let’s get down to the business. Alot of people say, ‘John, I’m not one for probing…but I would be remiss were I not to ask you to tell to me, all that is, the splendor known as concert and event production. Ya know…the real stuff. The magic that goes on behind the scenes?’ Well, self, I will tell you. As a matter of fact, I do believe that we will begin a semi-regular blog entry entitled, ‘the down low w/ john (me)’.

Concert production is a delicate mixture of efficient time management and sheer mental know how. Here, production manager Pat Kelly and security brute Neil Hane show that they have the attitude and wherewithal to destroy some nice Chinese food. Behind them, local shock rockers ‘The Felix Culpa’ finish their sound check. Those characters…



Here, Alkaline Trio can be seen having a nice cookout. If you squint you can admire the delicate and well-planned partitioning of foiled vegetables and spiced meats upon the grill. When asked, ‘What you cookin’?', Alkaline Trio stage crew responded; ‘Burgers, with Blue Cheese stuffed in ‘em!’ to which I replied, ‘Very nice.’ We shared a laugh and then I crept to the cover of a garbage can and took this picture (above) with my phone.