REVIEW: FUEL, RANDOM HERO, NAUTICAL MILE, & GANG FORWARD 2/23/2013
Gweedo

Grizzly Rock put on a good concert. The evening brought together Fuel, Random Hero, Nautical Mile, and Gang Forward. It was a great opportunity for the opening bands to get heard since a lot of people were going to turn out to see Fuel. Grizzly Rock is a fun place to see a band since it has multiple levels and nice viewing angles. However, it seems like the bartenders keep getting worse. I’m not much for complaining about an establishment, but my experience has gotten worse and worse each time at the bar. This go around, I was bothered by getting an already opened beer during one exchange. It made me question its freshness and if something could have fallen into it. Also, when I went to close out my tab at the end of the show, I received a snarky, “What do you want dude?” Maybe I’m over reacting, but it seems like the staff would be nicer when they are expecting me to tip them at that moment. Moving on.

REVIEW: STONE SOUR, PAPA ROACH, & OTHERWISE 2/17/2013
Gweedo

The Fillmore Auditorium presented Stone Sour, Papa Roach, and Otherwise on a Sunday night.  This was the last stop of the tour. There was a longer line than I’ve ever seen when the doors opened. It wrapped around the block and was almost back to Colfax Ave. This venue can hold a lot of people, and all that space was needed for this show, even with the 16+ age restriction. Before Otherwise came out, the crowd was already to the sound stage, which was in the middle of the floor.

REVIEW: THE DARKNESS & HELL OR HIGHWATER 2/1/2013
Gweedo

Summit Music Hall hosted an awesome show – The Darkness and Hell Or Highwater. This got a lot of people to show up only for two bands. Last time The Darkness came through, the place sold out. I don’t believe it happened again, but I feel like it got close. The two bands were a little odd together because Hell Or Highwater is a heavier while The Darkness is very eccentric, but they were both fun. There seemed to be a good mix of age groups in the crowd from teen to 50’s. It would have been cool to have a little band playing on the stage in the new Moon Room while people were coming in.