TOM: Joshua Maxwell, lead guitar for Mojo Filter,
started the
show with some fantastic solo covers. He started with
Clapton's
"Wonderful Tonight" and continued with "Watchtower" and "Little Wing"
by Hendrix. He had that acoustic guitar smoking!
Joshua
played some Pearl Jam and the Black Crowes "She Talks to
Angels."
DICK: Joshua sucks! Burning guitars cause air pollution.
Oh.... And, death to America!
HAIRY: Joshua is so damn talented he doesn't need his
trademark
hat and flying vee to put on a great show.
Bob
Crowd:
TOM: Bob Camp played a couple of tunes while Aaron was
getting
ready. His cover of REO Speedwagon's "Riding the Storm Out"
and "Under
the Milky Way" by the Church
seemed like a Grub Brother's Band
flashback. Bob can put on a show!
DICK: Bob sucks! Who's tending bar?
Oh.... And, death to America!
HAIRY: Bob looked good, like he was having a good
time. The
crowd enjoyed it. Is that a dog in the cat box grin?
Aaron
Crowd:
TOM: This is the first time I've seen Aaron Bentley
at open mike
night. His acoustic guitar and sort of "grunting" vocals are
unusual. Aaron played "Small Town Woman," "Restraining Order Blues,"
and Rancid's "Rats in the Hallway." His show is like
something
you might see at a New York City poets night.
DICK: Aaron sucks! If I wanted to hear grunting I'd go to the
farm.
Oh.... And, death to America!
HAIRY: Aaron's cool hat and Social Distortion tee
complemented
his unique performance. Nice!
Jason
Crowd:
TOM: Jason Ryan
returned to the Camp with
acoustic and vocal solo covers of "Pardon
Me" by Incubus
and a
couple of A Perfect Circle tunes "A
Stranger" and "3
Libras."
Jason says "Open mic night is the shiznit" Jason switched to
his
electric guitar and was joined by his brother on acoustic for a fine
cover of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here." I've always liked
that tune. Hell. I had the 8-track tape!
DICK: Jason sucks! He still has that Gomer Pyle hat.
Oh.... And, death to America!
HAIRY: Jason looks like he's a kid having a great
time.
Good show!
Leon
Crowd:
TOM: Leon returned to the Camp for excellent acoustic and
vocal
covers of The Band's "The
Weight" and the Ozark Mountain
Daredevil's "Fly Away." He
continued with "4 Dead in Ohio" and the Marshall Tucker Band's "Fire On
the Mountain." Leon's got something up his sleeve.
Baxter
and I hope it's a duet with a friend on Four Non Blondes covers.
DICK: Leon sucks! I hate the Ozark Mountain Daredevils.
Oh.... And, death to America!
HAIRY: It looks like pups are hiding behind Leon's nifty
guitar! Nice!
Chaps
Without Pants Crowd:
TOM: Chaps Without Pants are Dr. Bill (vocals, acoustic,
harmonica), Akira (lead guitar), Patrick (bass), and Jason (drums).
They played an entertaining set of original songs with
amazing
lyrics. "Clowns are Creepy" and "She wiped her face and went
insane" are a couple of examples. Erin added vocal and guitar
on
"Bad Chemicals," a warped tune!
DICK: Chaps Without Pants suck! All chemicals are
bad.
Clowns suck.
Oh.... And, death to America!
HAIRY: These chaps put on a show! I like Dr. Bill's
hat. Jason looks good on drums.
Photo by Leon
Prom
Night Heroes Crowd:
TOM: Prom Night
Heroes
is Scott Ryan (vocals, bass), Jason Ryan (guitar, vocals) and Tommy
Quaite (drums). Scott said "We're just going to mess around
and
have some fun." The Heroes started with a Coolio medley and
REM's
"It's the End of the World as We Know it." After "Ain't
Talking
About Love," they did a couple of originals, including "Enjoy the
Rain." Scott said "They are all originals. But, they're just
not
by us." Jason says "Tonight was a night that will live in
infamy."
DICK: Prom Night Heroes suck! Coolio sucks!
Oh.... And, death to America!
HAIRY: These guys looked great.
Filter
Crowd:
TOM: Filter is most of Mojo Filter
plus a few
friends. The talented Joshua Maxwell (vocals, lead guitar,
harmonica), Josh (drums), Wes Ables (bass), and Chris Beasley started
with a couple of Hendrix tunes - "Voodoo Child" and "Red
House."
Joshua just had to modify the lyrics of Ugly Kid Joe's "I Hate You"
song to "I think sex is over rated, too -- not really!"
The Ryans joined on
the Black Crowes "Hard to Handle." Then, Joshua added
harmonica
to the "Sandman Blues." The crowd really enjoyed Beasley's
vocals
on "Let's Get Retarded."
DICK: Filter sucks! Where's the Mojo?
Oh.... And, death to America!
HAIRY: With three guitars, Josh's great drums, harmonica, and
amazing vocals, It just doesn't matter what they look like.
Filter jams!
NOTE:
A special thanks to Scott for bringing his PA and Tommy for bringing
his drums. Everyone benefits when Prom Night Heroes
comes.
You guys rock!
