On April 4th, we went to the Fillmore to see Louis XIV with What Made Milwaukee Famous and Pop & Holiday. When we got there we found out they had moved the show to the Great American Music Hall in the Loin. This turned out to be great becuase it was my first time there. It was also a perfect setting for Louis XIV with it's baroque architectural details. We went up to the balcony because when your short you really want to see the band and not the back of some body's head.
The best part of the show besides Louis XIV wonderful performance was all the great people watching. The two other bands stayed after their sets and were wandering around chatting up the audience. We decided that Louis XIV was moved to GAMH because the show wasn't sold out but they were still awesome.
I was also excited to see What Made Milwaukee Famous but they sort of disappointed me. They did not play "Selling Yourself Short" and the video for it is so killer (zombie fans watch it!). Check it out here . Slugo said their new album was a snoozer. It was their sophomore album and usually those albums are not so good. I am willing to give them a second chance. So if they come back around I will see them.
As for Pop & Holiday, they lost their drummer and are now a duo. They were good but I am not into violin music. So I have to admit I was not so much into them but they did make for great people watching. All the ladies chatting around them. I think all three bands will have a great tour. They even invitied the audience to meet up with them at the Beauty Bar but I have no idea if that happened.
After the show, we went to check out 800 Larkin which use to be our favorite dive bar, OSB. They did a nice job on the remodeling but it just did not have the same feel. They gained a smoking room and dj but got rid of the poker players and jukebox, boo hoo. Now, they only have one pool table! How does that saying go: If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
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