by territa Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:50 am
Got to Connolly's at a quarter 'til. got my beer. found Phro37. found seats (!). Sat there for almost an hour before the show began. They were waiting for the crowd to get properly primed, I suppose.
I loved the venue. Reminded me of St. John Gogarty's in Dublin, though on a much smaller scale -- Pub (and restaurant) downstairs, with a staircase leading to a restaurant on a second floor, and stage and bar on the third floor. Nice, cozy wood floored venue. Black 47 plays there regularly.
Video show of the band members and song themes played repeatedly for an hour before the band came onstage. By this time, I had decided I was not going to order another six oz. Stella at $7.
These guys played for two and a half hours. My hand to God's. Each song was properly introduced. I'd heard some, having discovered them on the old Napster from someone's library when I was looking for Pogues and Shane MacGowan tunes. This was rebel songs light, no "f" words or "gelignite" in the lyrics, but it was definitely history making. And beautifully played and sung.
The crowd was a rowdy, appreciative one, with no sign of slowing down. Sitting on the margin near the bar, I was repeatedly rubbed with various body parts by oblivious merrimakers. In retrospect, this was a fun time had by all.
The show ended with a rousing tribute to the Glasgow Celtics. Ooh Aah UP THE RA!!! OOH AAH UP THE RA!!!
Got to Connolly's at a quarter 'til. got my beer. found Phro37. found seats (!). Sat there for almost an hour before the show began. They were waiting for the crowd to get properly primed, I suppose.
I loved the venue. Reminded me of St. John Gogarty's in Dublin, though on a much smaller scale -- Pub (and restaurant) downstairs, with a staircase leading to a restaurant on a second floor, and stage and bar on the third floor. Nice, cozy wood floored venue. Black 47 plays there regularly.
Video show of the band members and song themes played repeatedly for an hour before the band came onstage. By this time, I had decided I was not going to order another six oz. Stella at $7.
These guys played for two and a half hours. My hand to God's. Each song was properly introduced. I'd heard some, having discovered them on the old Napster from someone's library when I was looking for Pogues and Shane MacGowan tunes. This was rebel songs light, no "f" words or "gelignite" in the lyrics, but it was definitely history making. And beautifully played and sung.
The crowd was a rowdy, appreciative one, with no sign of slowing down. Sitting on the margin near the bar, I was repeatedly rubbed with various body parts by oblivious merrimakers. In retrospect, this was a fun time had by all.
The show ended with a rousing tribute to the Glasgow Celtics. Ooh Aah UP THE RA!!! OOH AAH UP THE RA!!!
