My best friend Donjay and I love to see shows. We at least see one every month. Usually at Crescent Ballroom because it's an amazeballs venue. But then I scoped tickets for El Ten Eleven at Pub Rock were up on the board at Stinkweeds. I have been feening to see them live. If you don't know El Ten Eleven go listen. Or you may have heard their music in the documentary Helvetica if you didn't already know them...\n\nI was kind of wary of Pub Rock from things I had heard of the hood and things I had heard of the venue itself. But upon arrival it wasn't all that bad! Torpedo IPA is pretty good. Getting a drink was quick and easy. Really open venue. Decent sound. Big stage. \n\nWeird how they had the have the all ages show set up. Stage taped off and drinkers got a green wrist band. The kidz got cornered off near the stage while the money makers got set back near the door where the sound is worse. Doesn't make sense. We couldn't take our drinks near the stage so am I going to be buying drinks. I don't think so... Whack. I'll be damned if I'm going to lose my standing spot right up by the stage when El Ten Eleven goes on. \n\nOpening band kind of sucked donkey nutz. Ah and I didn't really want to be near the stage while the crap for talent openers were playing crappily along... Hello? The 80s called; they want their synth back.\n\nAnd theeeeen... No more and then. But for real. Took forever between the first opening band the the second... At least the second act was entertaining. A solo guy with a drum pad, lap top, bass drum and a broney mask. Slow magic. Still his set was a lot longer than I expected. Too long really. And then another long ass break between the second band and El Ten Eleven! Grrrr I was without beer, grumpy, getting tired and freaking ready to go.... \n\nThen Kristian played the first note of the first song and I was so glad I didn't let my mood get the best of me. So much energy on that stage! So many amazing sound coming from those two dudes!!! Gah! \n\nOver all just an okay venue. If they work on a few things like all ages shows and scheduling sets better it could be a very good venue. Keep getting amazing acts in there and it could be a great venue.
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