Pompeii

I think it would be safe to describe Pompeii as a moderately famous indie rock band in Texas. Anyway they were our band for today. I had forgotten how loud these shows can be, so after about an hour in monitor world I decided to grab my ear plugs so I could keep my hands free and wasn't doing this number the whole time:

His name is Jeff. He DJ's sweet strawberry jams. We call him Most Jeffinitely.

But it was cool to see one of the bands that had been doing the indie music circuit in Texas actually branching out after so long. Brought back memories. I had seen them once or twice with my old band. They are touring Europe in September.

I have a new appreciation for monitor guys dealing with loud rock bands. It's so difficult to get anything up above the stage volume. You really almost need a system as loud as the FOH for the singer to hear himself. I think I got everything pushed up enough for them, but still I understand it is tough to sing on pitch when you are working your voice so hard to get it above 105-110 dB of amps and drums. Still I think monitors are kind of fun. My teacher thinks monitor guys are crazy.


On a side note, I really like how these pictures turned out after throwing them in PSP. I like those nasty oranges and blues from the 60's and 70's that are kind of fighting each other. They are absolutely disgusting colors, but for some reason you love it. Reminds me of the Beatles, or Motown.

Ciao.