Yeah yeah, Elona already posted pictures from this tour. Blah Blah Blah. Well! My pictures are better sucka! Nah, anyways, this show was uh…mixed to say the least. The Riverboat Gamblers were on-point as usual and Mike Weibe did his usual griding with audience member’s heads and threw mic around throughout. They are meant for a more intimate setting but I love seeing them piss off people who have never seen them before.

Rollins Band was so, so, so incredibly boring. I’m sorry but once you get over the intial shock of seeing Rollins in the flesh, there is not much else. It’s just a bunch of meathead noise with Rollins waving his cock at all the apes.I literally had to go to the bar to keep myself awake during the set. I respect the man and his message but come on, Rollins Band is just one of those bands that leaves fans yearning for more. I am sure these sounds like fighting words to their fans but so be it.

X was incredibly sloppy but I dug that. They messed up a few times throughout the night but it showed whose passion for the band was genuine. DJ and John Doe rocked around through the mistakes and actually looked to be enjoying themselves while Exene and the creepiest man alive Billy Zoom looked like they were gonna explode. Interesting to see none the less. X did two encores, which was kinda. X is just one those things that every self-respecting punk-rock fan has to see. However, something bugs me about their performances and its hard to put my finger on it. X will never make another album and most people know that. That’s my one problem with bands like them reuniting. Unlike say Mission Of Burma, it seems like the band is just together for the hell of it. Granted, it’s better to have them around then not but I still wish they had the creative juices they had before.

-Matthew Francis “Some day I’ll figure out my password”

Tags: Henry Rollins, Riverboat Gamblers, X, show review //