Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Got Live if you want it

Last Wednesday was my first visit to a new venue, Live! On Elgin. It's a nice space, just upstairs from Dunn's, that seems well intended to also work well as a venue for theater productions, standup comedy, film presentations and the like. It's obvious some thought has gone into the arrangement of the seating, and it's well-suited for sit-down shows - the sort of show with moshers and slam-dancers, maybe not so much. My Live! baptism came courtesy of Mississippi Grover, Mere Humans and The Ven Dreddies - starting of with the man whose tonic is sonic.

Mississippi Grover at Live! On Elgin

Percussive action!

Mississippi Grover at Live! On Elgin

Gripping action!

Mississippi Grover at Live! On Elgin

On to The Ven Dreddies, a.k.a. Jim, Tyler and Ike's excuse to rock and goof around at the same time.

The Ven Dreddies at Live! On Elgin

Tyler frets!

The Ven Dreddies at Live! On Elgin

Ike hits!

The Ven Dreddies at Live! On Elgin

More guitar!

The Ven Dreddies at Live! On Elgin

Jim sings!

The Ven Dreddies at Live! On Elgin

Extra Ike!

The Ven Dreddies at Live! On Elgin

Tyler sings!

The Ven Dreddies at Live! On Elgin

The whole lot!

The Ven Dreddies at Live! On Elgin

The Mere Humans released their debut album on Bandcamp at the beginning of the month (appropriately titled This Is Rock'N'Roll), and promise a vinyl version if enough folks pick up the digital version. Here's Dave rocking out some tunes from said album.

The Mere Humans at Live! On Elgin

Janice handles the low end.

The Mere Humans at Live! On Elgin

More guitar!

The Mere Humans at Live! On Elgin

Grimacing action!

The Mere Humans at Live! On Elgin

The whole lot!

The Mere Humans at Live! On Elgin

Dave sings!

The Mere Humans at Live! On Elgin

Janice sings!

The Mere Humans at Live! On Elgin

And so on!

The Mere Humans at Live! On Elgin

Chris hits!

The Mere Humans at Live! On Elgin

And a better view of the space itself ...

The Mere Humans at Live! On Elgin

Definitely a show that deserved a wider audience.

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