#5

Show number 5 of 2009 was at Reggie's/The 42nd Street Tavern/whatever they call it now. It's still a crummy bar if ya ask me. The bill was Mortal Man, Colossus, Rapture Cabaret, and ILM. I will admit, it's become a bad habit for me to smoke before any show with any sort of stoner/sludge band on the bill, though I'm sure most would say that's perfectly fitting. Another plus of this was that I didn't have to pay to get in. No guestlist or anything like that, I think they just plain forgot to ask me for a cover charge.



Rapture went on first, which was kind of surprising. They did a good job, with the sound for them as good as it could be for the venue. I've shot Rapture probably close to a dozen times, and this was one of the best sets I think I've taken of them. Heck I even got some good pics of Vic and Brad for once! Can't wait for that album to come out.
























Mortal Man fucking rules. I hope they get around to touring or putting out some recorded material soon. Now that I mention it, they actually WERE recording and filming this show for something in the future. Maybe something for Slow Southern Steel? Anyhow, they sounded flawless and the crowd loved em like always. Our town may not be perfect, but our musicians have a knack for riffs.
















































I saw Colossus back in August at Beer Wolf's last show (with Blacktusk, Black Skies and ASG, who I didn't watch) and thought they had a real talent for emulating the old 70s style heavy metal in the vein of early Iron Maiden. I wish I had taken some more pics of them, but I think I was too intoxicated to move correctly through the crowd and didn't want to obstruct anyone's view of their awesomeness. I would have bought some merch had it not been ridiculously overpriced. Seriously, you guys are from Raleigh, aren't signed, and you're charging $15 for shirts? Weak...

Speaking of shirts, my friend Aaron was turning 25 this night and picked up a shirt that featured like a colossal misprint (no pun intended I swear! Well, okay maybe a little...). The back of the shirt featured Colossus' logo, as did the side. The front however, featured the Mars Volta's logo. Seriously. You had two completely different bands (and styles) on the same shirt. How could the band members NOT notice this? I'm sure that's gonna be considered a valuable item though.

As for ILM, well, they weren't very good from what I saw. I think the promoter put them on last, knowing that the crowd wouldn't be into them, and would thin out. Kind of messed up. Oh well. At around 2, a portion of us drove to Waffle House for some late night grubbage. I proceded to get drunken text messages from my mom saying she was getting a ride home because she had gotten quite hammered with her friends at Katy's. Awkward, but at least she'd be safe.

All in all, a very fun show that I didn't have to pay for. Can't really complain.