Carbon Leaf

We're checking for shows upcoming at the Aggie and see CarbonLeaf.....I'm thinking that we have to go!

So, we go.

What a bummer! (and I'm not using that exclamation mark lightly)

wait....we get there at 7:30 because the guy at the door tells me midweek that they expect a full house for CL and the what appeared to be the warm-up; Matt Nathanson.

Cool! Feel the energy. Should be a great show.

We arrive and there is hardly anyone there (well, a few, making a 5 minute wait to the ticket booth. The guy in front of us heard of us talking about YardDogs show at Tour de Fat and briefly talks to us. Says he works at New Belgium to which he didn't seem all that enthused about. (that's a different entry....because it would be dope to work at such an awesome place like New Belgium)

Inside, we order up a few beers and hang out for the 8:30 start.

8:30....nothing

8:45...nothing
8:50....

By now we're starving and discuss zippin' out to get a bite, missing the warm-up and getting back JUST in time for the show. That's our plan. And.....we go, down the block to eat a really incredible burger at the pub. (mostly it was a burger/beer/good company eating experience which is ALWAYS a good thing)

Garcon? check, please. We pay and head back over.

CARBON LEAF IS HALF WAY THRU THEIR GIG!!!! Nathason was the headliner!!!

Further, it sounded TERRIBLE. I'm thinking that they HAD to do a sound check. Why does it sound so bad? WAY tooo much boomy bottom end. Pure distortion in the middle. Vocals were almost drowned out by overdub. Couldn't even hear the accodian or the acoustic guitar. I mean terrible! The alluring aspects to the band are the musical skills, the nuances and the vocals. All were lost.

But we stay for the duration (and a hey stick around to sign CD's they were selling. Of course, being big fans we indulge. While we're waiting, Boo walks up and fixes the lead singers shirt tag. He was completely confused by that and I think ma femme was a little confused by his confusion. Weird.

But we get the autographs. The drummer and rhythm guitar guys seem really cool. And though, I think the singer has some brilliant song writing writing skills, he seemed out of it. And that was same on stage. He was disconnected and never really engaged the audience at all. That was a bummer, too.

One last beer, a few songs from Matt Nathanson and we were out of there. 2 out of 5.