Friday night I attended a Meter Men show with Pork Tornado opening for them at Higher Ground. I have seen Pork Tornado before, but I have never seen the Meter Men before. My favorite thing about Pork Tornado is that their drummer is Jon Fishman from the band, Phish. He has great charisma and really gets the audience going at any show he is a part of. The Meter Men was also very exciting because Page McConnell also from the band, Phish played the piano/keyboard and I just love hearing him play. It was great seeing two bands that I don't regularly see play, especially together.
Higher ground is definitely NOT one of my favorite venues, especially in Vermont. I find the people who work there to be rude and very hostile a lot of the time. I understand that they need to do their job which is keep people safe, but sometimes they are a little bit over kill and a lot of the staff seem as if they are always on some kind of "power trip." The best part about Higher Ground is being able to see friends that you don't always get to see whether it's because they go to another school in the area or just because I and/or them are busy. Venues in general are a great place to see friendly and familiar faces. There's nothing better than going to a show and having your group of friends that you know will most likely be there.
Shows in my mind are a special way of interacting. Those who are one stage are communicating with the audience on different levels. This form of interaction can definitely be considered face to face (F-2-F) as well as human to human (H-2-H) communication. You can't even compare seeing a band play live and watching a video of them play. The feeling that you get when you are in the crowd is exhilarating. I'm sure everyone has felt this feeling at least one time in their life or another.
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