Before I went to the show, I felt as though The Lyric might've been a bad choice for a venue for a band such as Gogol Bordello. However, once everyone stood up and violated the fire code, I was much happier. I think the band had a similar ideology to Doug Cheatwood's. You know, bringing back the old meaning of the word "show" and turning it into a full blown performance. It was wonderful.
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The opening band was the Dub Trio. Their songs all started out strong and energetic, but they all pretty much failed to follow through. Most of the songs sounded the same and I was really bored. After their first song, I was really pumped. After their second song, man I was pumped to see what they had to offer! But then they just decided to overuse the whole "stoner delay pedal" routine, which just ended up washing out the rest of their set. I stuck around for the rest of the set, only because I hoped to hear something better. But, I was disappointed.
But The Lyric really did surprise me by allowing this show to be booked. I mean, it's not their usual crowd. I love the fact that regular show-goers, students, faculty, townies and pretty much everyone from Blacksburg that had a ticket, was there. I met some people who drove from Richmond and Roanoke. It was pretty impressive for a show in Blacksburg. I mean, people did drive to Blacksburg from Canada for the ex-Dead Milkmen Joe Jack Talcum show I booked over the summer, but it was only a couple and the turnout was not as huge as it was for this show.
There might still be some hope for Blacksburg!
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