O’Brother/Biffy Clyro/The Features/Manchester Orchestra 3/19/2010

It has been too long since I’ve been to a show away from home. (Yeah, I realize it has been less than two months! But… but..!) Was supposed to meet up with my friend Kevin (from here in Manhattan) at the show, but he didn’t make it due to the weather… Based on what happened AFTER the show, I should have stayed home too, but… I didn’t, and it was an awesome show anyway :)

I’m a little upset I spent 3/4 of O’Brother’s set outside in line, and couldn’t get up close enough for many shots. They sounded amazing though! Biffy Clyro was a lot stronger live than I thought they would be after listening to their albums. One word I’d use to describe them is *intense*. (Shirtless also comes to mind!) Next up was The Features, a band I was introduced to by a member of the Lollapalooza forums. I think their set was my favorite of the night. Lastly was Manchester Orchestra, a band that I’d heard two songs of prior to the show, and that is it. They are a very lyrically strong band, and great performers.

Photos! That is really the point of this blog… not me talking so much… I will tell you the story of the trip home afterward after the thumbs..

Now for a little story about what happened *after* the show. Erf. After leaving the venue around 11:30, I was greeted with about two inches of snow, and it was really coming down. Got to my car, unburied it, and hit the road. Took nearly 45 minutes to get mainly out of the city (normally 15-20 mins?), after seeing a number of accidents/spinning cars in front of me, etc. Then about five miles from the turnpike, traffic came to a complete stop. We sat… and sat some more. Apparently a couple miles up was an accident, and due to the traffic and weather, wreckers and road crews couldn’t get to the scene/past it. Sat in the middle of a blizzard for a bit over three hours, and finally the scene was cleared and I started moving again. Made it to Lawrence a little after 4am, and finally into Manhattan at 6:10am. What would normally take two hours.. took over six. I then went to bed, and woke up THIS EVENING. Talk about being confused. I wanted breakfast around 8pm tonight!