OK, first off I was VERY VERY drunk for this show, (as I usually am for JV shows). But this time I was drunk by the time I showed up. Earlier in the day I hosted my annual Whiskey Ball game which involves wiffle ball and a whole lot of whiskey drinking. 😉
I only caught the last 2 songs from openers Portastaic, but I liked what I heard. A PBR later, John Vanderslice took the stage. He had some new band members with him for this latest Pixel Revolt tour (which unfortunately is not that good) and I was surprised he didn’t have his album producer with him. Regardless, the show was actually dead on. They played one song after the next with exactness and played a bit from each of their albums. They were much tighter live this time around but I hope his next album mathches his live show. When I wasn’t screaming out requests I took some photos. He did play my favorite song “Keep the Dream Alive” for my birthday. 🙂