Oct
31
2009

Frock 'N Roll

Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 11:33:06 pm
(Posted Under: Halloween, Tempe Music Scene Tempe Music Scene, Music Music)
On getting back from Zia, we continued getting our Halloween decorations up, and preparing for any trick or treaters that came to the door. We only had one come, a little kid who was about 3 years old. Being my first Halloween in the States, I would have liked if we'd had a few more.

We'd previously decided that we weren't going to go out tonight, due to the lack of anything we really wanted to do going on. But pretty much as soon as I got back I was geared up to do something - and Frock N' Roll looking more appealing that it had earlier in the week. Ironically, we could have gotten cheaper tickets from Danalyn last night if we'd known then that we were going to go, which as the night wore on I kicked myself about. All the same, we decided to just do it. On half an hours notice we also decided that if we were going to go, we should go in costume! With the lack of notice, and having just moved in, we had to work with what we had - which wasn't as much. However, we did what we could - I broke out black jeans, my Larson shirt & cowboy hat to go as "Steve Larsonn" - or the best version of Steve Larson possible with the limited resources, and Katie...well Katie's costume was the fact that she wore a dress. We got dressed, out back down to the Madcap theatre for Frock N' Roll.

Photobox ImageThe Harkins Theatre has moved to Tempe Marketplace, and the city is now using it for arts events, which is pretty cool news to both of us. Frock N' Roll is a fashion show set to live music. The show was inside the cinema, with a stage built infront of the movie screen. Definately a different and cool setting to see band. We got there while the Tremulants were playing, and thankfully in time to see 36 Cents & A Dream, Troy's current band.

Photobox ImageAfter them were Strange Young Things (one of the things about the event that made me change my mind and want to go). Unfortunately at 11:20 they were nowhere to be found, and there was a decent delay before they, decked out in sailor costumes (which they also wore when opening for Roget Cllyne & The Peacemakers earlier tonight at the Marque) scurried onto the stage, setting up their gear at lightning speed (towards the end with Rhonda Ziaus calling out "1..2..3..4! Just play!!!" while Corey was tuning. Because of the delay the guys only got to play 3 songs, before being ushered off the stage for the second costume contest. But at least we got to see two of the new songs (both of which I remember hearing at the When In AZ... show last month) and Get Your Fire For Free. Corey had his heart set on getting a fourth song in there, but was quickly and strongly shut down, much to my (and it seemed his) disappointment. While the costume cotest started out kinda of funny, not many partipants were there for Frock N' Roll, but for the showing of Rock Horror Picture Show at midnight, so it would have been nice if they'd let Strange Young Things play for that fifteen minutes instead. Oh well. Funnily, it means I still haven't managed to see a full / long SYT set! The upcoming Yucca show will hopefully fix that.

I'd expected that there would have been more of a turn out, and the small crowd made us both glad that we'd decided to come and help to at least fill two more seats. The Halloween make-up of the models was a fitting touch, and while the organization could have been better (plus, it seemed like Frock N' Roll were kinda kicked out of the venue awfully quickly in preparation for the Rocky Horrow Picture Show showing - the headliner, Peachcake played in the lobby of Madcap), it was a pretty cool, and certainly different way to see local bands.

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