Not going to get crazy with this reviewing stuff - Famous Whitewater has that down, not gonna mess with it. But last night... let's talk about last night at Audie's.
So there was this really good lineup setup for Tuesday: Quiet Americans, El Olio Wolof, The Growlers and The Fling. Wow. All four headliner quality in this blog's opinion. Gonna be a sweet show. Except it didn't really go down like that.
First, word spread that El Olio Wolof couldn't make it. Nobody would say for sure, but there was a bigish Giants game on and one of them really like the Giants - just a theory. Alright, still a cool show. But wait, another band isn't making it?: The Growlers. Some sorta story involving possible the jailing of somebody important to the band. Whatever it is, they ain't making it.
This is depressing because there was a Fresnan in attendance with a Growlers shirt on. They don't have a following in Fresno. A dude was there with a Grow-ler-s shirt, for Christ sake! That just doesn't happen around here. And he was denied.
Thankfully, Fresno's Quiet Americans come through and play. They sounded freaking great, by the way. Worth the now lowered door of $3, for sure. But there is no sign of the last remaining scheduled band: The Fling. This is looking like a one-band-plays show.
Growlers Shirt Guy rightfully takes off.
Wait. What's that rolling down Van Ness? A crusty van? There's no mistaking a band's van, yes it's The Fling. They got a flat and it took them some time to fix. What is normally a 4 to 5 hour trip from Long Beach, took 8. But they make it and immediately "load in" and are ready to go. They sounded excellent too. Really good band, everyone that stayed were treated to some fine music for sure.
This is a sampling from last night that doesn't do them justice, but it's something:
The lesson here for Fresnan readers is this: Don't completely trust the posts about shows. Not the lineup, or cover, or anything. They should be just used as a guide. We know this only applies to the three of you that rely on this blog to find out where the bands are in Fresno, (we did a study, there's three... okay okay, two... one) but remember this anyways.
