Oct
24
2009

Elvis Before Noon @ Upperdeck Sports Grill

PhotosSaturday, October 24, 2009 - 09:25:54 am
(Posted Under: Music Music, Live Shows, Tempe Music Scene Tempe Music Scene)
Photobox ImageLast night was fun. The stage at the Upperdeck was smack bang right at the front door, with Scotty closest to the door. Katie hustled in head down, I didn't, hence I caught the "what the HELL are you two doing here" look from Scotty as we past the stage. Promptly at the end of the song he gave a shout out to the people from Australia, and asked us when we'd flown in, etc. etc.

I wasn't completely sure what to expect from Elvis Before Noon, but it was a bunch of covers, a bunch of not so much covers (ie: Peacemakers and Gin Blossoms songs) and some originals mixed throughout the set. Particularly enjoyable were the Blossoms covers, whichh sounded so fresh, which was quite refreshing! The first of which was Til I Hear It From You, which is just a yawn fest for me live typically. There's not a live show without it, and it's pretty tired. But these guys made it sound great. Similarly they played Mrs. Rita later on, and a very rockin' tempo which sounded as fresh as when a young band of Gin Blossoms recorded the song in 1991! Love it.

After the first set Scotty came over for a chat, and seemed suitable impressed when he found out that we're now living here. Surprisingly when we said "get used to seeing us" he was visibly excited about the fact.

The second set went for about an hour, before Scotty attempted to shut the whole thing down due to some what I'm going to call "musicians fatigue", although the rest of the band got him to strap on the guitar for one more song.

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