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So, I did something I pretty much never do last night. I got really really drunk at a show. But if there was ever a night to do it, yesterday was probably it. The last time I had more than one drink at a concert was probably Aimee Mann a couple years ago; not exactly a get loaded and jump around kind of affair. Last night, however, was very much a jump around kind of affair.
The Constantines were fabulous. New material, old material, it all sounded incredibly tight. That, and, if they had only played "Soon Enough," I probably could've gone home happy.
While the Cons were excellent, I'll be honest, I was more excited about seeing The Hold Steady. Craig Finn was almost literally frothing at the mouth (well, at least spitting a lot), as the band tore through songs from this year's release, Seperation Sunday, and their debut, The Hold Steady Almost Killed Me.
now playing: GZA and Ras Kass - Lyrical Swords
9 Comments:
I was not sold on the Hold Steady, but the Cons were fabulous as mentioned. Would you like to see a pic I took of your drunk self making faces at me?
By 
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1:44 p.m.
sure
great shots quinn!
By , at
5:38 p.m.
isn't the "soon" on the setlist "soon enough"?
sorry.. i reread what i wrote, and that totally unclear...
what i meant, was if they had just played Soon Enough and nothing else I wouldve been happy... cause that tune is so damn good.
By 
Quinn, at
10:19 p.m.
yes, cons are awesome...they played that same set in edmonton (except good nurse was switched for hyacinth blues due to a request)...question though...did cons play before or after hold steady? did they play an encore? (it was a sans-holdsteady show in edmonton)
By , at
8:48 p.m.
ok, I'm dumb. I scrolled down a bit, and you say the hold steady opened. (But if you can remember, what did the cons encore with? it was insectivora/young offenders/ride on (ac/dc cover) in edmonoton).
By , at
8:58 p.m.
i honestly can't remember what the encore was... but i know they didn't play Young Offenders... sadly.
they did play soon enough... i was hoping for tank commander.
By raspberry sundae, at
8:23 a.m.
