I went to this show with Genevieve and Betsy, and we met up with 3 more
people there, 2 friends of Betsy's and one woman from Meetup.
Mr.
Heavenly had fantastic energy on stage and was a joy to watch. (Funny,
since all their lyrics are doom and gloom.) I loved every second of their
set. My only complaint was the sound mixing. They should have increased the
vocals - it was really hard to hear the voices, and the vocal disparity
between the two singers is what makes this band really special. The audience
was through the roof enthusiastic, with a real mosh pit for at least one of
the songs, and mini-moshing for others. Ryan (Man Man singer) came out into
the crowd with his mike and moshed with them for part of a song. The rest of
it, he jumped on top of speakers and a piano, and even leaned on one of my
concert buddy's heads while he was up there. Very entertaining.
The
opener was Mr. Dream. I didn't like them. I thought the vocals were poor
and the music forgettable. I can't imagine them ever making a real career out
of music, but cheers to them for giving it a try. The crowd was
enthusiastic anyway, and the band really seemed to appreciate it.
The
venue was new to me: Metro Gallery in Baltimore. It's a little bitty
art gallery/bar/performance space. It was pretty in a modern art way, warm
and inviting. There were a few couches and tables scattered about, and area
rugs on the floor in front of the stage, where everyone sat and talked until
the opener got on stage. They were serious about not letting people in until
the official "door" time, but the line wasn't bad and they moved everyone in
quickly. The stage backdrop was a trippy pattern of colored duct tape that I
really liked. Only one bathroom though, with a very long line.
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