As I noted on Sunday, I was at the delmarvanightlife.com 42-0 Party on Friday night. Here’s a pictorial with captions and maybe a few comments. I suppose I can qualify as an expert on this.
My friends from Semiblind opened things up on the Main stage. One thing about this stage is that they were recording the shows for possible future airplay on Ocean 98.
Not that I would do it, but you always wonder “what happens if I push THIS lever?”
Salisbury favorites The Barking Crickets got to play the Main stage and were recorded as well. I alternated between their show and Project Sideways, pictured below.
The only band I had the opportunity to see that I hadn’t already seen somewhere locally was The Cheaters. They have a classic rock sound with some Southern rock influence, and they were tight. A great show!
After The Cheaters wrapped up, I caught the end of the Skitzo Calypso show on the River stage. Then it was another group from out of town, Baltimore-area rockers The Frauds.
On the Main stage, Matthew King and his band, The Sophies, continued the evening. The drummer here, Jude Vitilio, also does sound at a lot of shows that I attend and co-hosts a Sunday evening radio show called “Sunday Sessions.” I heard a couple songs taped here on the show last Sunday night.
My final picture is of the closing band on the River stage, Pirate Radio.
There were other bands I missed because the show started at 4:30 but I couldn’t get to Brew river until after 9 – Matthew King and Pirate Radio did acoustic sets, and All Down But Nine out of OC finished the show outside. I also missed out on Another Vicious Cycle and Lime Green, two bands that played early on the River stage.
Closing the show on the Main stage was Lower Class Citizens out of Ocean City. They finished about one song after Pirate Radio did so I didn’t get there quite in time to get a picture of them.
All in all, it was a great show and a great showcase for several area bands. In particular, those bands fortunate enough to play the Main stage and have their sets recorded will make for some good radio when they get airplay over the coming weeks.