Fourth of July weekend marked the inaugural Rock 'N' Roll BBQ in Indy. There were three days of concerts, surrounded by booths peddling their award winning Bar-B-Que, depending on what state you are from (shout-out to KCMO!) Friday was clearly fitting for a BBQ festival in a stadium parking lot. The Charlie Daniels Band was the headlining act. Since the Guitar Hero version of Devil Went Down to Georgia is more pleasant to my ear these days, I opted not to go.
Saturday was a much different story.
B & P had not yet experienced a Rock concert, so what better venue for them to enjoy a few bands than Victory Field (Indianapolis Indians) parking lot?
Rev Theory was the first of the bands I was looking forward to seeing. Some throaty metal mixed with a little mainstream rock sound makes them, in my opinion, very fun to listen to, and now exciting to see.
Not only were they awesome on stage, I get to remember the show with the awesome souvenir that was thrown my way...
Saving Abel was next. They seem to get more radio play, but not having any of their music in my personal collection left me wondering how good they would be. They absolutely did not disappoint!
The headlining act on this day was one that I had been waiting to see since they released their EP "stuck" back in the early '90's. The bar-b-que in the parking lot may not have been from Kansas City, but one of my favorite bands is. Finally, I got to see Puddle of Mudd live.
As rare as it is for me to ignore the d!cks in a crowd and just enjoy the show, it's even more rare for me to know every song in a set list, and still more rare (never) that I like every one of them. This show, especially for $8 per tic, was as awesome as I had hoped for. I think Wes knew the kids and I were there to see him.
Absolutely the best "first rock show" I could have imagined for the kids. Even though there were examples to point at and say "Don't act like that," there was more than enough cool stuff to encourage them (even me) to try enjoying the experience more often.
Back at ya, Wes!
B & P had not yet experienced a Rock concert, so what better venue for them to enjoy a few bands than Victory Field (Indianapolis Indians) parking lot?
Rev Theory was the first of the bands I was looking forward to seeing. Some throaty metal mixed with a little mainstream rock sound makes them, in my opinion, very fun to listen to, and now exciting to see.
Not only were they awesome on stage, I get to remember the show with the awesome souvenir that was thrown my way...
Saving Abel was next. They seem to get more radio play, but not having any of their music in my personal collection left me wondering how good they would be. They absolutely did not disappoint!
The headlining act on this day was one that I had been waiting to see since they released their EP "stuck" back in the early '90's. The bar-b-que in the parking lot may not have been from Kansas City, but one of my favorite bands is. Finally, I got to see Puddle of Mudd live.
As rare as it is for me to ignore the d!cks in a crowd and just enjoy the show, it's even more rare for me to know every song in a set list, and still more rare (never) that I like every one of them. This show, especially for $8 per tic, was as awesome as I had hoped for. I think Wes knew the kids and I were there to see him.
Absolutely the best "first rock show" I could have imagined for the kids. Even though there were examples to point at and say "Don't act like that," there was more than enough cool stuff to encourage them (even me) to try enjoying the experience more often.
Back at ya, Wes!
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