A Saturday night concert! Almost a rare treat to enjoy the
weekend in full with early morning work at home until it’s time to stop then
get prepared for a night out on the town. Floater just keeps getting better and
better for as a band that you can rely upon when it comes to pulling out any
album from their catalog and every song does not disappoint. The songs are
timeless and melodic with energy drawn from sources like The Doors, The Police,
Pink Floyd, Tool, and Primus. Floater STILL deserves to be known EVERYWHERE but
everyone along the West Coast gets the special treat of seeing Floater at least
once in year in their towns. Next time you hear Floater is coming, go hear the
music and get lost in the vibes.
The opening acts were some local talent, starting with Jimmy
Nuge doing an acoustic performance and what a mess of fun it was. I like the
loose vibe of just getting up on stage and breaking into song but since he’s
apparently a local favorite from a local band, you think he’d come and be a bit
more professional, cleaned up (apparently he just came from work) and show off
his talents vs clowning around so much. Yeah, yeah, relax, it’s music not a
personal audition for me (I can hear people whining already). I just wish when someone
gets up there, they come to do their best, present themselves in the best light
possible. You’re trying to build an audience, not just fill the time.
Next were The Finns and I swear this ranks right up there
with some of the worst I’ve seen live. AGAIN, they are up there trying and
doing way more than I would do and showing more balls than most in this world
but appeared to come from a high school music competition. Two young men and
two young women with NO character or presence on stage. Staring at your
instruments making sure you hit each note correctly comes off poorly. I’m sure
they are brand new in the area as a band and have MUCH to learn to be a better
band so perhaps years from now they will look like they know what they are doing
up on stage they blow the doors of the room. There’s always hope.
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