Filed under: Show Reviews, The House Cafe | Tags: DeKalb, Kickstand, Kickstand Productions, Sunn O))), The House Cafe
Outside The House Cafe during Sunn O)))’s show on Fri. July 10th!
Chiodos live at The House Cafe on Sat. May 30th!
Thanks to every one for coming out to the sold out Chiodos show at The House Cafe on Saturday. I couldn’t help but feel very nostalgic as I recalled memories of the very first Chiodos shows at The House on Fri. June 17th 2005. The band opened up a sold out show with Murder By Death and He Is Legend. Many other dates came and went at The House Cafe as the years passed. It has been a pleasure watching these very deserving gentlemen achieve great success. The guys in the band are sweethearts and a truly the supreme rulers of their genre. Much love and many kisses from the bearded gentlemen at Team Kickstand.
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.
