So--the first band up was Postmarked From January, formerly known
as Rosalin. Sam Hinz of Horicon was the guy who set up the bands for the library, and he sings lead vocals and plays guitar for this band. The rest of the band is from Fond du Lac. This particular lineup had just gelled in the week previous to their performance here, but you could never tell. They were very smooth, slightly pop-ish rock something like Sum 41 or suchlike. Great band, great energy.Next up was Because I Can from Lomira. They were fabulous, very tight and precise. Poppy riffs and a fat bass li
ne, with screamo influences. The only nervous moment of the night was when the guitarist stood on a desk during the opening song. I was frantically waving him down and he didn't do it again. But, of course, the best video clip I captured of them was when he was up there. So, below is a clip of him looking fabulous on a desk. Man, the alderperson whose desk that is will KILL me. I'm sorry! I never considered they'd stand on a desk! Don't fire me! Anyway, I'm not really into the screamo thing, but the rest of it sounded so good, I could get used to the screaming. I know, I'm old. But even in my punk days I was not really into the scream thing. Suicidal Tendencies...Sure. Black Flag...Not So Much.
Finally, Had Me at Hello, a 100% Horicon band, played. Evidently there was some sort of interpersonal hullaballoo going on with this band earlier in the day and they nearly didn't play. Luckily for us, they ironed everything out. They were a very fun pop band. I especially loved the way their fanbase danced for them!
Hopefully we will have these and/or other bands in the future. We're all about encouraging the arts here. And frankly, rock music is one of the arts I'm particularly interested in. You?
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