Idlewild-ing.

Idlewild definitely rocked the house at Neumo's on Friday, even though they aren't quite as tight as they used to be. I put the blame squarly on the new bass player's shoulders. Although he's pretty good, and a trooper for playing right after having a panic attack before the show (as he related to us), Bob Fairfould was an absolute livewire on stage, and is sorely missed. Not to mention that the new album is way too acoustic-heavy, which doesn't lend itself to a rockin' live presence. The band also commented on the "great turnout", which looked to be something around 200 paid. If that's a good turnout for this tour, that's not a good sign for this band. Even I have played to more than that a few times.

I discovered another local beer at this show that I love: Mirror Pond IPA. I'm not usually that into the IPA's, but this one is great! Ever better than Manny's, which is no slouch either.