Wednesday night AJ and I went to The Depot to hear Temper Trap perform. I have never gone to the venue before. It’s a club for 21 years old and older that pretty much has a great view of the stage from wherever you sit/stand because they also have screens everywhere. We got there early thinking there might be a line, but we were wrong so we walked around The Gateway Shopping Center for awhile than headed back. Going early does have it advantaged such as getting a really good seat so you don’t have to stand the entire time. I thought it would be more the scene back east at bar clubs but pretty much everyone had dates so it was nice not have to worry about the pickups while you are trying to enjoy the show, though there were a few girls trying to work it.
The opening act was Butterfly Bone. The lead singer’s appearance was a cross between Weird Al and Napoleon Dynamite. I could not watch him with his spaghetti strap tank top, too distracting and not in a good way. The “keyboardist” (if you can call him that when really he is just playing the miniature keyboard that controls the computer for different sounds) really loves his job so it was awkward to watch him as well. So I just stared above them and enjoyed their music. Definitely not a band to watch live but listen to.
Temper Trap sound just as good live as on their CD. You all probably know them for “Sweet Disposition” and apparently most of the crowd came for just that one song as well but overall they have a good album. They were very appreciative to the crowd and their finale was excellent, left you wanting more which is always a good way to end. Two things we noticed about the band: 1. Even though they are from Australia they really do not have accents when they talk (pity) 2. Each band member had a different fashion style that seemed they from different bands from grudge to punk and joined to make a really good alternative rock group.
Even though our tickets only cost $5 (which we could not believe) I would have paid more I enjoyed them that much.
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