Aug
12
2011

How Much Fun Can You Have At Teakwoods?

(Add / View Comments) (0)Friday, August 12, 2011 - 11:52:28 pm
(Posted Under: Tempe Music Scene Tempe Music Scene, Music Music, Live)
Well tonight was a hell of a lot of fun. Some nights at Teakwoods you expect to be something out of the ordinary, others just seem like it's going to be a usual night. I was pretty much expecting the latter. However, we showed up to find the place absolutely packed, with just the opener playing. I guess there were some birthdays going on. So we ended up pulling up at a table on the other side of the bar near the entrance. Definitely a different take on Teakwoods for us. Sara even came past and said "what the hell is going on tonight?!?".

When my nachos arrived, the plate seemed to me to be piled higher than it has ever been before. Katie didn't think that it was, but I'm not really sure. The plan tonight was to use my anniversary coupon, and as such we'd held out from eating until after 9pm tonight. Needless to say I was as hungry as well when we got to Teakwoods. But even then, I had some major doubts about being able to get through all the nachos! Which were fucking awesome btw, and so needed. And a plate of nachos that big takes a fair while to eat. Actually, I was working through them through Random Karma's opening set and just finishing up when Tramps started playing. I can report that I did make it all the way through the nachos - just. I view that as an accomplishment. [wink]

There were so many familar faces there tonight. Chatted about Toiys For Tots, which sounds like it's going to be a big one this year. And met Lee.

Typically around 10:30 or 11 there is some fall off at Teakwoods, but tonight, which was great to see. The ridiculous number of people there when we walked in remained for most of the night. Tramps put on a great show, which the floor in front of the stage packed the whole time. Even we were up there by Golden Tee due to lack of anywhere to sit. Plenty of dancing happening. Including us, when Emmeett insisted we danced during Call You Baby.

With a show this fun, we absolutely wanted to see it closed out with Ducks, Ages and Porcupine Jacket. We got Ages, after which there was pretty of tension in the air between us - was it going to go into that familiar Unfortunate Souls intro (that I could literally hear in my head at the end of Ages, or was it going to be something else. There was a pause, before Emmett announced that Ryan was player of the week, and Scott started playing the Porcupine riff. Yes! Now that's how you end a show. Towards the end of the song, Emmett jumped off stage to ask if I wanted to play the rest of it for him. Which I delcined, and pretty much regretted the moment after the words left my mouth! After they got finished, he berated me, because he wanted to go out for a smoke! ha! And then said he wants me to do it next week. Given my regret of saying "no" to the guitar, I'm glad that I may be able to redeem myself next week.

Great food, great music, great people. One hell of a fun night!

Tramps played an awesome set,

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