converge, the red chord, baroness, ghengis tron, stabbed by words @ reggies

i finally got to check out my guy robbie's new joint reggies. www.reggieslive.com thanks to a spare ticket from my guy mike.

reggies is the new incarnation of "record breakers" which is the best record store i've ever been to. the suburban police banned robbie from having shows in his store because kids were drinking in the parking lots. they figured having something for the kids to do was too much of a problem for them so rob set his sights for the city (chicago) and opened reggies live. It's one part bar (with 4 kazillion tv screeens and live music) one part music venue and one part record store (record breakers lives folks).

i've hung out at reggies numerous times but this was my first concert. let me say, the venue rules, the drinks were great... and free (thanks scott and mike), and the sound was perfect.

And now for the show....

i missed stabbed by words which features members of unbroken, the suicide file, the hope conspiracy, sweet cobra and a kazillion other hardcore bands.

i did get there in time for ghengis tron... great name, great lights, lame band. the whole mellow, electronic part then the abrupt grind core part slams in "out of nowhere" thing over and over again just doesn't do it for me.

baroness was next and they rocked. metal with a southern flair. i used to be a hater on these guys but my guy brian got me on their new record "red album" and it kicks ass, as do they live.

the red chord was next so we headed to the other bar. another band with a screaming mad singer who laughs and smiles every time he stops singing. there really is nothing worse than insincere tech metal wanna be hardcore.

converge was great and played a wide selection of new and classic stuff. the show ended with jake bannon bleeding at the end of "jane doe" which they rarely play. check the video.

go reggies!