As a lobster living in a town full of humans, I don’t get
out much. Sure, a radio station here has decided that I represent them, but other
than that I usually get pretty bored. It’s always a risk to walk out on Court
Street where I often find drunks ready to make a meal out of me (butter sauce included).
Well, last night was different. I had spent the day
campaigning for my presidency of Ohio University and this gave me the guts I
needed to enjoy a night on the town. Naturally, I chose to attend the
ACRN show
at
The Smiling Skull.
On my way over to the show, my bravery was shaken by some handsy
drunks yelling, “That’s a lobster!” at me. Of course I’m a lobster. I don’t
understand humans. I finally scuttled along the rest of Court Street and made
it safely to the show.
The Skull was overflowing with all kinds of humans. I
scampered across the beer stained floor and ran into something that was not
human—a dog! I personally love dogs but this particular one sure hated me. I
think my giant claws were a little intimidating, but I would never use them on
him. Since I couldn’t sway him to be my friend, I turned to the music.
The first band up was Magna Drag. They were a garage-y rock-type band I could really “snat” my claws to.
After the first band, I took a little break by the bar.
These humans here LOVED me. People were buying me drinks left and right. I
decided to let loose and have some skull ale. It tasted like it came from the mud
at the bottom of the ocean, but beer is beer and I kept drinking it.
Next up was Dingus Kahn and the Spacemen Spiffs. Talk about
a hard name to say. They were an interesting combo of grunge, surf rock, and
upbeat melodies that had everyone moving, especially one guy in the back. He
was going crazy and wanted to dance with me. I thought, “Why not?” and busted
some lobsta’ moves.
The singer had an interesting voice. I’m not sure if I would
have liked it on its own, but with the music, it had that spastic-y tempo just
right for garage rock.
The night went on and next up was Mom’s Weekend. It made
complete sense for Mom’s Weekend to be playing on the weekend of their
namesake. They had a bit of a sloppy performance due to the lead singer’s
slight intoxication, but they had enough energy to get any mom dancing.
Unfortunately, there was only one mom spotted in the crowd and she was clearly
too sober.
The final band,
Sure Plus, was a brand new spin-off of Athens math
rock/punk band
Difficult Dogs. They were delightfully catchy and I decided to
break it down for the crowd. I thought I was a great dancer, but that might’ve
been the alcohol talking.
After last night, maybe I’ll be making it out to a few more
shows in Athens. I had a great time and met a bunch of people who thought I was
more than just a meal. Oh, and one more thing: vote #Snat4Prez!
