PickUp MrMrsJonez
White Rose Breakfast
Iron Horse Lattes & Americano (decaf)
I-70..........................................................
Best Value Hotel
Pre-Flight check on Music Cafe
Buy Now-Drink Later Beer Run
Back to Hotel for Pickup Andropov (HC Tag & Beer)
Flat Branch Brewery:
- Although I started with the Katy Trail, my new favorite beer there is Irish Red. The rest of the group went experimental with the Brown Lager, Brown Ale, and some HefeWeizenBockChoy samplers. All good, but the Irish Red was so smooth. I WISH I HAD ONE RIGHT NOW!
- After noshing some good grub at Flat Branch (Spicy spinach dip is good!) We headed over to the Music Cafe on 9th Street (a bit of a dive, the bartender was trashed!). Now keep in mind we went in, knowing that we would sit through a couple of other bands before getting to JMB. However, while they were all talented musicians in their own right.....it was just too loud. I'm talkin' blood comin' outta my ears, neck muscle clenching, head popping off, hey is myheart still beating?... LOUD!!!
- So to pass the time we made ear-PLUGS from our drink napkins......MacGyver would not have been impressed, but it did save some hearing loss!
- My favorite part of the opening acts were the costumes of High Strung. Simple yet functional designs of white Levi's with navy blue stars down the side seam....and matching white shirts with smaller blue stars down the sleeves. Well, I think they were navy...under all the red bulbs it was hard to tell. I briefly chatted with one of the members of this group (Josh Malerman*) as he attempted to cut in line at the ladies restroom. Granted, he WAS just looking for a place to change out of uniform. I should have asked him who made the "enhancements" to their clothing...but it's times like these when you ask yourself; "Do You Wanna Be Helpful?". So I suggested he head to the back of the "lounge" area where no one could see him...I think he went out the exit door instead. I'm assuming everything worked out, cuz later I got the "thumbs-up" sign from him and he was back in street clothes. Problem solved.
- *Note.....DH & I both think his voice sounds a lot like Geddy Lee....
- FINALLY, the Javier Mendoza Band was onstage. They were great, as usual! We got to hear a couple of songs that were new to us, I think they are on the Beautiful album so we're planning to pick that one up. We also discovered that we were not alone in the audience when it came to appreciating JMB...in fact I think most of the people were there for them! We all got into the music and into chanting "One More Song" for an encore, which they did. We met a guy who is originally from Washington, MO, but now lives in L.A. and has been a JMB fan for a long time. Another fan, a native american woman, also talked to us/spit on us, but she was not drunk.
- We're looking forward to maybe seeing JMB at the Savoy in Ferguson, MO and again at the Cherry St. Artisan in Columbia.
CC Coffeehouse
Itinerary End...
1 comment:
THE SHOW WAS GREAT!!!!
We talked to Javi a few times and learned that this was going to be his last show at the Music Cafe. Sounds like he may be heading to New York in a few months. As LacubriousOne said, JMB completely overshadowed all three of the other bands. In my opinion the owner of the place was using JMB to fill the place for the other bands.....
Can't wait for the next show... Finding a fantastic band like JMB makes me wonder what other great Bands there are around the St. Louis area. Can’t wait to find out!
Pickup Andropov? Isn't that a Russian Taxi Driver???
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