Weird Night at Oades

Even though it was a weird combination of bands playing a Oade's Hidden Camel Saturday night, they were all amazing so it didn't matter.

Billiards Music, as always, played a great set. Including a few new songs. If you know anything about me it's that I like metal, but Billiards Music is just that band that can transcend tastes and everyone enjoys them. "Loaded gun" is a new song and the gorgeous melody just entranced me. I couldn't take my eyes away from the guitar, and the lyrics just made it even better. They had a few problems with some reverberation from one of the drums, but the joke was that every girl just grabbed their crotch in ecstasy- always a fun time with them.


Next was The Violent Sun, and I would like to retract a comment I had made in an article I wrote about them. The singer's voice totally fits and it should not be changed. I don't know if it was just because the article was about their first show, or if the sound was different or what, but last night I just kept thinking how perfectly the singer goes with the melodies. The piano playing is amazing, and all I wanted to do was jump up and start playing because he made me remember how much I loved it and how many different things you can do on a piano.

Blacktooth Brigade closed up the show and thank god they were there last night. As I said in my last post I've been dealing with the loss of a close friend and BTB's "Way of the World" is a song that I love to blast when I'm going through a hard time. And last night was amazing. The band was in a zone, everyone was meshing with each other and smiling... they were on fire. It was one of the best sets I've seen from them, and their music allowed me to let out some of the emotions, that I've had built up inside, out. I was headbanging, singing, well screaming, and just having a great time.

As always support your local scene. Check out the bands I mention and any others that play around Lansing (or wherever you live).