The local band was Urgency, from Rochester, who I have seen numerous times despite strongly disliking. Not much to say about them, they played and then we all started paying attention.
Farewell played second. They were great. I really like them a lot. They were very catchy and enerjetic.
Powerspace played next. I was expecting to completely dislike them, since the first time I saw them was in July with Envy on the Coast and at that time I did not like them at all. But much to my surprise I really enjoyed their set. It was extrememly fun and enerjetic. Alec, the lead singer, was very entertaining. At one point he left the stage and no one knew where he went, then after a couple minutes all of a sudden he was behind me dancing all up on me. I tapped Jensen's shoulder to get her attention and then Annie, Ri and Lenny quickly realized he was there. Alec moved in closer to everyone and danced with us for a good minute or so before getting back up on "stage".
Then, of course, The Secret Handshake played, and it was amazing. Luis' interaction with the crowd makes the show so much more enjoyable. He doesn't just talk at the crowd, but he talks to the crowd and individual members within it. The songs sounded great. Overall GREAT set. At one point he said he recognized some faces; he pointed to Lenny and said "Lenneth" and then pointed to Jensen and said he remembered her and that at the last show she was wearing a blue t-shirt. Only a little creepy.
After the show we hung out for about 45 minutes. We talked to Luis for a few minutes about song remixes and how he looks like Max Bemis and how his strange memory allows him to remember useless things such as what color shirt Jensen was wearing in March. We photosessioned with Marshall from Farewell. Lenny told him my name is Goat Cheese and about 20 minutes later when I said goodbye to him and that we would see him Tuesday and called me "goat cheese" and I pretended to be really upset and like I was about to cry; he said "aww she's so cute" and he blew me a kiss. Needless to say it was adorable. We also talked to TSH's drummer, Greg, and Buddy from Farewell. As well as a couple guys from Powerspace.
Thom, from Museums and They Sleep They Dream, was there and he saw that I was wearing a TSTD shirt and called me out. He made a big deal about it and asked if I was going to the show at Waterstreet on Tuesday. I told him no because since Valencia cancelled I decided to go to the show at the Icon instead since they are closing and whatnot. Then when I was getting ready to leave and I was saying goodbye to Marshall, Thom said something about how I was wearing his old band's shirt. It was pretty cool, he seems like a nice guy.
Basically, Jensen and I cannot wait to see everyone again on Tuesday. It is going to be amazing. JIMS STEAKOUT POST-SHOW PARTAY!
PS-Natalie was there and we had so much fun and I wish she was going on Tuesday. But I will see her October 6th and it will be great fun.
Some pictures from the show:
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