These guys haven't even started practicing yet and LA-area terrier/talent scout Herman already knows they are the real deal.
If there’s one thing you can rely on the State Theatre to do, it’s to spell things wrong on our marquee. If there’s another thing we are at least pretty good at, it’s hosting the world’s finest menagerie of touring tribute bands. Forgive me for getting a little bit wistful, but I love tribute bands. When I was in high school I paid a Benjermin to sit 150 yards away from Bruce Springsteen, and it was pretty good. A few weeks ago, Bruce In the USA came through and rocked the house proper. Everything I wanted to hear, loud, small venue, and in the end, there is nothing to lose. Are you going to gripe that they didn’t play that song off the Rising that only you like? Door’s that way, bud; these colors don’t run.
Anyway, we have a nice little slate of tributes coming up. And because we care, because we love you, because you mean that much to us, we are giving away tickets like we don’t need the money (we do) at various events over the next few weeks. Let me break it down for you one time, Barry White style:
Satisfaction: According to their website, this Rolling Stone’s tribute “Shined like the real Stones” and are a “must see… you get satisfaction.” Man, how come I can’t get a job where I can write that?
Fake Mick Jagger even has Altamont flashbacks!! Must be the acid!! "Everybody just chillll out!"
2U: The Galaxy’s cockiest U2 tribute. These guys are the exactly like U2. They’ll even steal your spotlight when you think you’ve done something spectacular. What else do you want in a wildly successful (knockoff) rock band?
The Machine: This Pink Floyd tribute was also one of our better shows last summer, as some jokester spiked the water jugs with DHB they have honed their sound to the specifics of the original band and put on a killer light show.
Appetite for Destruction: I’ve never seen these guys, but Guns n’ Roses appear to be resurfacing just in time to take advantage of Avatar-level 3D technology so that dolphins really can swim into your living room. I might don a wig and assless chaps for this one. What? No you’re gay.
Ah yes, the giveaways! How could I forget:
–At this weekend’s Legwarmers shows (sold out: worm caught; early bird prime suspect) we’ll be manning a booth in the lobby talkin’ bout the Magic Hat Beer Dinner (more on that here), and if you sign up for that with us you’ll get two (2) tickets of your choice to any of those shows above (except the Machine, so you know they’re good).
–At EVERY Monday Movie Night we will be giving away tickets to trivia winners. It’s pretty simple. The trivia isn’t all that difficult, and we’ll have multiple pairs of tickets to give away. It’ll depend on what show’s are coming up (we will try hard not to give you tickets to past shows) obviously but keep that in mind.
As always, much love amigos. Questions? Concerns? Observations? Leave them in the comments.
