A Scenic Ride: Oh! No! Fantastico.....?

September 21st started out as any other normal day for me. Not remembering at the moment if I had to work that day but that is not a major factor in the story. From recollection I headed down town around 5 p.m. and found my way to the intersection of 12th and Porter. Upon arriving extremely early, what? I like to be punctual, I decided to have a few beers before the reason of the evening. I found my way to Rooster's and had a few 2-for-1 beers. Then as the time approached 8 p.m. I made my way over to 12th and Porter to check in for the show. Okay now I know you have all been wondering, it was the Alien Ant Farm show. I had been so stoked and waiting for this for so long. I did my research as I always did of the opening bands, sadly I turned up minimal results and what I had found I wasn't too sure how I felt about them. Sadly I will tell you now that AAF did not end up playing, do to some disagreement with the venue owners. But, I had my mind blown by these opening bands. Before I get into it I would like to start off by saying I was a little buzzed and just chilling by the bar as the venue was still getting set up. I saw this guy walking around handing out bracelets, I was intrigued. He then came up to me and we started to chat, I got a bracelet and found out it was the lead singer of one of the opening bands. The one and only Michael Gossard front man of the band ACIDIC, we had a nice little chat and he went upon his way to continue his noble grassroots approach to meeting fans and promoting his band. A few more beers later I watch as the first band gets ready to take the stage, had no idea what I was about to see, so I eased my way closer to the stage (was a very small crowd so I had plenty of wiggle room). Then lights go down and my eyes light up and I can not stop staring and listening as Lindsey Stamey began to sing, probably the most beautiful and powerful voice I have ever heard in person. The band Oh No Fiasco from the moment they started playing I was an instant fan. Before the first song had even ended I was over at their merch booth and got two bracelets and proceeded to head back to the stage, I was in awe. After the show I went up to the guitar player and gave my honest admiration and asked for the set list, he told me to meet them at the booth and they would all sign it for me. Very amazingly nice people.

Set list I acquired from the band Oh No Fiasco

All songs listed were absolutely amazing, some of which I can not get my hands on. A few were not on the EP I purchased after the show. But the one song that stole my heart and still does is Clarity, that song just exposes so many truths and emotions in my own life. What I enjoyed and still do about ONF is the pure honesty in the music, you can tell what she is writing about and how real it is. That to me is so hard to find these days, the music doesn't fit the lyrics, but in this case the music is ripping at your heart strings just as much as her voice and words. What impressed me so much was their energy on stage, you can tell they were born to be up there. From the moment they started to the end they were so into the whole show, and I can say for such a small crowd you would have thought they were playing for thousands. I was so thankful for being at this show, opening my eyes to such an amazing band, getting to meet such amazing people. After the show I continued to follow them on Facebook and Twitter and I felt so bad for them that they broke down in Odessa Texas and had to cancel the remainder of their show, but that little break down led to an amazing home movie and an even more amazing song recorded in their hotel room. I can honestly say I am in love with this band and will be happily seeing them back at the same venue on December 3rd, and then again on the 18th, this time I will be bussing up to Knoxville for the special christmas show. Needless to say I am very excited and this time I will be getting many more pictures and video.