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Written by John Abbott   
Friday, 07 October 2011 06:27
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So it was Thick Mojo in the morning, but at night it was The Pheromones at The Snout Saloon.  The kickoff to music being back at the Snout for the winter season.  It is great to have the fall music season starting up again.  It almost makes me forget that its only just a sign winter is coming.



I would have to say the band was dragging.  It was a beautiful day.  Maybe they were all out doing things.  I hope so!   I am just so impressed these people can do this night after night.  These musicians, for very little money take time and money out of their day to go to a bar and throw it out there.  …only to have some critic in the audience bitch about it on his blog.  The last time I saw the band they were playing at My Place.  It was packed.  The energy was high.  The whole place was jamming.  The night at the Snout was nothing like that.  Everyone seemed tired.

So, I write these articles.  Then I send them over to The Wife for editorial review.  She came back pointing out that I had also said Thick Mojo was low energy earlier in the day.  She pointed out that maybe the bands were just fine, maybe I was the one who's ass was dragging.  Ok, ok, point taken.  Maybe that was it.

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Steve Baker plays guitar with the band The Pheromones at The Snout Saloon. September 2011

The sound was pretty good.  And, the Pheromones are a band that does really care about how they sound.  As it happened they didn't have a dedicated sound man the night of the show so it was Steve Baker who was splitting some of his time from the stage and behind the board.  It made a difference.

I tell you want though, I did have a musical highpoint for the night.  It was Sarah Spindler singing the Brandi Carlile song _The Story_.  I even caught it on video, though my camera doesn't really do it justice.  She did a really wonderful job.  If the band would have had a dedicated sound guy that night he would have bumped up Sarah's mic a little.  She certainly deserved it.  It was a fantastic cover!

I thought the ratio of the totally wasteds was actually up.  There was a couple of stumblers who almost ended up in the band.  And, a double birthday party of very drunk young women.  When one of them asked for _Happy Birthday_ seeming to have some difficulty in expressing what she wanted.  The look on Sarah Spindler's face was priceless.   Luckily the wasted chicks were far to wasted to notice or care.  The band pulled something together and everyone was happy.

Ok, I have one last complaint.  The Pheromones do not travel light.  So, the whole pool table (prime audience seating area) was heaped with guitar and drum cases.  I meant to check and see if under the table was full too.  But jeeze guys, throw your crap back into your trailer or something.  Or at the least, stack it a little more vertical.  Seats turn into beers.



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Sarah Spindler covering the Brandi Carlile song The Story. My high point of the night.
The Pheromones cover AC/DC and Whole Lot of Rosie at the Snout Saloon.

 

Next weekend, the 17th is Ross William Perry is in town to play at The Snout.  It should be a great night!

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