X / Skybombers
March 18, 2008
Vogue
Indianapolis, IN

I was initially going to skip seeing X in favor of staying in Bloomington for some local bands. I don’t know why–not too many bigger bands come this close to my adopted hometown (seems they generally choose Chicago, about a four hour drive)–and tickets were about half of what they cost when I passed on seeing them several years ago in New York.

It didn’t take much to convince me–a friend yelled at me, insulted my musical taste and offered me a ride. I think I saw at least 15 B-town folks at the show, so this was definitely an event (I even got to stand next to the singer of Sloppy Seconds for most of the show). Read the rest of this entry »