Re: Devil's Night 2014 - Olivia Jean's Record Release Party
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 7:37 pm
Here's my short recap of the evening:
The place was decked out. Every single place you looked had a decoration. The ambiance was perfect. There was something very cool about everyone--fans, bands, and staffers--all being dressed in costume and just sharing in awesome music and having a few drinks. This was my first time visiting TMR and it was an incredible experience. I can see myself spending quite a bit of money traveling from Pittsburgh to Nashville more frequently. Seeing a show in the Blue Room has possibly ruined me for seeing other shows in the future. What an awesome venue.
People were really serious about the costumes, which was really cool. Not many "sexy fill-in-the-blank" costumes. My favorites were the Blood Orange costume that won and the two dressed as Meg & Jack from the Icky Thump album cover. I don't know where they got those suits, but they looked great. Wish I had gotten a pic with them.
I thought all of the bands put on pretty amazing sets. I really enjoyed Weekend Babes. JP5 were a lot of fun and I really liked their cover of "Pet Sematary." Olivia Jean & her band put on a great set. She seemed waaaay more relaxed than when I saw her open for Jack in Cleveland. She seemed to be having a good time stage, even though her veil seemed to be annoying her. Breast Massage was the perfect way to close out the evening.
I agree with HonestJohn that the only disappointment was probably Unknown Hinson. There wasn't any funny stage banter. He did a good job of introducing the acts, but I was expecting a bit more from him.
Jack as the Tin Man was incredible, of course. It's pretty cool when you get to see your favorite musician in a full-on costume lip-syncing a tune from a classic children's movie a few feet in front of you. One of the more unique experiences I've ever had.
I'm surprised they ran out of records. I now realize how lucky I was to grab one around 7 pm. I had considered waiting to buy merch between set, but glad I didn't. Does seem odd that they didn't have enough records for the record release party. I think the lavender variant is limited to 300, so maybe they sold more than anticipated from the OJ/RRS mini-tour.
Also, I want to say that it was an absolute pleasure meeting those of you that I did that night, including the lovely Swirler who helped me out with an extra ticket and another Swirler who I've purchased from in the past on here. Everyone I met at Devil's Night was awesome and kind and I felt honored to share such a cool experience with all of you!
The place was decked out. Every single place you looked had a decoration. The ambiance was perfect. There was something very cool about everyone--fans, bands, and staffers--all being dressed in costume and just sharing in awesome music and having a few drinks. This was my first time visiting TMR and it was an incredible experience. I can see myself spending quite a bit of money traveling from Pittsburgh to Nashville more frequently. Seeing a show in the Blue Room has possibly ruined me for seeing other shows in the future. What an awesome venue.
People were really serious about the costumes, which was really cool. Not many "sexy fill-in-the-blank" costumes. My favorites were the Blood Orange costume that won and the two dressed as Meg & Jack from the Icky Thump album cover. I don't know where they got those suits, but they looked great. Wish I had gotten a pic with them.
I thought all of the bands put on pretty amazing sets. I really enjoyed Weekend Babes. JP5 were a lot of fun and I really liked their cover of "Pet Sematary." Olivia Jean & her band put on a great set. She seemed waaaay more relaxed than when I saw her open for Jack in Cleveland. She seemed to be having a good time stage, even though her veil seemed to be annoying her. Breast Massage was the perfect way to close out the evening.
I agree with HonestJohn that the only disappointment was probably Unknown Hinson. There wasn't any funny stage banter. He did a good job of introducing the acts, but I was expecting a bit more from him.
Jack as the Tin Man was incredible, of course. It's pretty cool when you get to see your favorite musician in a full-on costume lip-syncing a tune from a classic children's movie a few feet in front of you. One of the more unique experiences I've ever had.
I'm surprised they ran out of records. I now realize how lucky I was to grab one around 7 pm. I had considered waiting to buy merch between set, but glad I didn't. Does seem odd that they didn't have enough records for the record release party. I think the lavender variant is limited to 300, so maybe they sold more than anticipated from the OJ/RRS mini-tour.
Also, I want to say that it was an absolute pleasure meeting those of you that I did that night, including the lovely Swirler who helped me out with an extra ticket and another Swirler who I've purchased from in the past on here. Everyone I met at Devil's Night was awesome and kind and I felt honored to share such a cool experience with all of you!