First Friday @the Palace

Oh boy, people having fun, what more can one ask for? It is Friday night in the Palace, and my first print show has just opened. That's not what put the smiles on these folks.

A romping, stomping performance by Travis Seahorn created the smiles and general celebration. Earlier there was a raffle to benefit the American Humanics Student Association.

Mayor John Engen was his usual jovial self, as he drew and read the names of winning tickets.

Ross Voorhees opened the program with a folksy sound aided by a kazoo.

Thanks to friends, Maria Kendra and Hermina Harold, of Butter, and more of their friends, the show went up on Thursday night. The effort was complicated by Metal Militia night with sound volumes, which made communication by anything but sign language impossible. 

There was some wild drumming. 

One of my favorite groups, Walking Corpse Syndrome, blasted out their usual power rhythms with two drummers in the back. If I can just manage to capture a few more good images of the fiddle player, I will have a good grouping for an upcoming print show of metal bands. 

The Show is Up

And opens in 90 minutes. Some friends and I put up the show in the Palace last night. I forgot some basic tools for the installation, which led to some sloppiness on my part. My friends did very well with the Butter module at the end of the pool tables, and Knot Knocked Up was given a properly random alignment. El Zombi Gato is limited to four smaller prints of the guitar and bass players, but I plan full band coverage soon. Adelaide and Chelsea are already stars and feature prominently here.

I have a list of my ****ups to avoid next time, and an improved step list. It's a big step for me to go from digital to print. Holy analog, Batman. My full report on the event should be out by late Sunday.

Rolling for Hellgate

Palace hosts benefit for Hellgate RollerGirls.

In between bands, PBR freebies were tossed to the crowd. T-shirts and posters were for sale at the Rollergirl table. A charming young lady gave the old Kitchenpoet a peck on the cheek for buying a poster. I was already happy, because Rooster Sauce is one of my favorite bands, and both El Gato Zombi and Reptile Dysfunction have been on my must see list for a long time.
The goal is to get a roller league going in Missoula. I understand they are looking for vacant warehouse space for a rink. One of my friends said he couldn't wait to see them rolling.

El Zombi Gato is unique and soon to be no more. They powered the opening for this benefit. The band will make one more appearance before going the way of all things. When you see the ad for it, put it on the calendar and be there.

Next up: Reptile Dysfunction

What can I say? Adelaide knocks me out, and Davy Jones and the Count are the liveliest guitar players in a town full of great players.

Look for all three bands by name on the flickr archive. Each name will be followed by the date October 22, 2009.