Molly Was Flogged
I've lost my urge to write anything poetic or cohesive. So, I'm just going to write some important points about last night's Flogging Molly concert at the 9:30 Club.
1) Flogging Molly is a FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC live band. Take one, three-piece punk band, add on a four-piece Irish Folk band, and you have Flogging Molly. It is an absolutely winning combination, my friends.
2) The punk shows in DC are better than any other shows in the area. The crowds are always wild and they always stick around until the very end. The FM show was no exception. The 9:30 Club felt like a sauna by the end of the show.
3) I had never seen a band that employed a mandolin, violin and accordian inspire a wicked mosh pit. Flogging Molly did. It was an awesome sight to behold.
4) A message to all the young punks in DC: Don't be that guy. Don't be the guy that wears the shirt of the band he's there to see. Just don't do it. Please. Have some respect for yourself.
5) If you know nothing of Floggin Molly, go watch this video (MOV). It perfectly captures exactly what makes them so fun.
Last night was a warmup. This weekend will be the real gauntlet for me. I'll be seeing the Kings of Leon on Friday, Do Make Say Think on Saturday, The Killers on Sunday, and then Explosions in the Sky on my birthday. Good times, good times, I say.
Expect me to be deaf by November.
Posted by Mr. Eff on 09/28/2004 || link
