4.23.2010 - Chris Pureka and Nicole Reynolds @ Radio Radio

This was the most laid-back crowd I've ever seen at a show...everyone remained seated and was fully respectful of the artists at all times. This was such a great break from the normal concert-going crowd we've encountered. At one point, Chris Pureka even commented that people should come to the front and form a mosh-pit, saying she'd even smash a guitar if they did - then quickly changing her mind saying it makes her angry when people do that - "someone could've used that guitar".

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4.22.2010 - Martin Sexton and Ryan Montbleau @ The Vogue

When we arrived at The Vogue for Martin Sexton, there was a line forming outside, but it was substantially shorter than the line that formed for Clutch, thank goodness. After our eyes adjusted to the dim lighting inside, we noticed the most welcomed surprise - they had moved some of the tall tables and stools down from the balcony to the floor, a matter of feet from the stage. And there, off to stage right, was an open one!

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4.18.2010 - Caverns, Danko Jones, and Clutch @ The Vogue

This show was our first show back at the Vogue following the Bone Thugs show that ended up being quite the letdown. As we started walking towards the venue, we noticed that there was an impressive line forming before the doors opened. It was quite the interesting crowd, made up of mostly guys in their 20's and 30's. The ladies were pretty seriously outnumbered and I could only imagine that the ladies that were there were probably dragged to the show by a boyfriend. So, the doors open and we are once again wanded down by the metal detector and patted down for security. This time we had to produce two pieces of identification to get in and Erica and I hypothesized for a while why this might have been.

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4.11.2010- Randy Travis & Collin Raye @ The Murat (Old National Center)

I thought it would be really interesting to see this show. After all, I grew up loving country music and one of my first concerts was seeing Randy Travis when I was in 5th grade. I feel a bit lame admitting this now, but really, Randy Travis started a bit of an obsession with me and country music. I'm talking this was a serious obsession...I had mix tapes.

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4.1.2010 Mayer Hawthorne and The County and The Mudkids @ Radio Radio

The crowd, mostly made up of 20- and 30-somethings, was definitely excited for Mayer Hawthorne to take the stage.  The standing-room section in front of the stage, while far from vacant during The Mudkids set, filled up quickly.  The guy has quite a following, which isn't surprising given his quick rise to relative fame and the fact that the guy seems to be a bit of a conundrum.  He's a 29-year-old white kid from the suburbs of Detroit who somehow manages to channel the spirit of soul legends like Barry White and Smokey Robinson through his vocals and musical arrangements.  If you close your eyes while listening to him, you can almost picture yourself sitting in a smoky club in the Motown of the 60's.

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3.29.2010 - Bone Thugs N Harmony @ The Vogue

All goes smoothly at first - we arrive at The Vogue, probably the 4th group of people in line and the show is sold out. I think to myself "That must be a good sign, people appreciate the music these guys have been putting out over the last 10+ years." I will admit, I was a little worried when I noticed that most of the people in line seemed to be people around our age, which made me think that everyone else there had stopped following their career circa 1999, and showed up in hopes of hearing them do "Crossroads" in person. Doors open right on time, and aside from the metal detectors and bag search, entry goes according to plan and we score great seats in the balcony.

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