Feb
11
2011

The Maine @ Devilpalooza

Friday, February 11, 2011 - 07:40:23 pm
(Posted Under: Tempe Music Scene Tempe Music Scene, Music Music, Live Shows)
So, if there was anything that would make the irony of The Maine touring Australia next month easier to swallow, it would have to be the last minute announcement this afternoon that they were playing at Devilpalooza at ASU tonight. Free show at 6:30 PM. Major Friday Victory! And given that it was The Blaze all those years ago that introduced me to The Maine it seemed like a fitting place to get to see them.

Once Katie got home we headed downtown. Found an awesome car park on Apache, and walked up to the stage minutes before the band started. A perfectly executed last minute plan. And y'know, it was really cool to finally get to benefit from living in this college town.

Really cool set, and I quite enjoyed hearing the new songs. And by new songs, I mean stuff from Black And White as well as stuff from the new EP, since we didn't manage to see them last year. Plus, Black Or White is still technical fairly new, the conception that it isn't only comes from the fact these kids don't waste any time when it comes to pumping out new material.

Surprisingly it wasn't quite as packed as we expected. Given that it was Th Maine, and at ASU and a free show, we figured it'd be a freak show. But it wasn't really, which may have been because it wasn't announced until the last minute. Either way, it kinda made for a better experience than when we saw them at Venue Of Scottsdale.

It also become apparent to me that I'm old. Which didn't become apparent due to being in sea of young kids. It was the realization that with the kids of today, the rock stars or the show is no longer the main attraction of a concert. Instead it's loudly talking to your friends, and even more so, spending the whole time on your PDA/phone. I'm a geek if the ever was on, but half an hour in a sea of kids makes me realize that I'm not even remotely as chained to technology as the today's average kid. Which is fucking hilarious to say. Especially since I'm typing this while road tripping, and have more bags of gadgets for this weekend than I do for clothes. Netbook is on my lap, iPod is next to me, the big bag with all my camera stuff is beside me along with the tripod. My PDA and phone are somewhere here. Yet despite all of that, these kids that would rather be on Facebook, Twitter or texting rather than paying any attention to the band are actually far more chained to technology than I am. It's a very sad realization that the rock stars of today are actually telco staff and developers. And y'know, I am a developer, but that doesn't make it sadden me any less. It's definitely a fucked up part of this generation. Clearly I'm old, because I don't get it.

In any case, it was a pretty sweet gig to happen. They were opening for another band, which we had no interest in, and split afterward. The location was sweet, and took no time to get home, and with all things considered tonight, that was another much appreciated thing.

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