The Aquabats show of Awesomeness!!!!

I went to the Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theater on friday and saw The Aquabats, The Phenomenauts, MC Lars and A Kiss Could Be Deadly. It was a lot of fun, but basically because I just like loud music and entertainment.

The first band to play was a little band called A Kiss Could Be Deadly. They totally rocked the house. The lead singer knew just how to open a show; full of energy and fun. Not often do I see a full mosh pit for an opening act. I enjoyed them so much that I went and bought their cd, and for 2 dollars, it would be criminal not to. They even gave me some of their guitar picks, which were awesome because they were skull shaped.

The next band up was an MC by the name of MC Lars. Before he went on he was working the merch booth and we stopped and talked to him. His shirts were really funny cause they said “Hot Topic is not punk rock.” He was a nice guy and his lyrics were really clever. Although I thought that he didn’t really fit in with the kind of music that was playing that night, the crowd responded reasonably well.

However, you could definitely tell that a good part of the crowd was there for the Phenomenauts. They’re a psychobilly band from the future, and they definatly got the crowd pumped. They put everything into dressing the part, as they all have matching jumpsuits. They even have their own futuristic microphones. I even headed for the mosh pit at this point. It’s nuts though, because a lot of the guys are three and four times my size. At least they help you up if you can’t hold your own and stay on your feet.

But then the Aquabats came on, and I’ve never seen such love for a group. They have a hand gesture that is the shape of an aquabat, and as soon as the curtains go up, everyone in the pit makes that gesture. It’s pretty intense. Cause theres a lot of them, you know? So it's like cultish.

There was a part where there was a bad guy on stage and he was too strong for the aquabats, so the singer cries out, "he's too powerful! if only we had hundreds of multicolored balls!" and then from the balcony comes millions of plastic playplace balls and then everyone is throwing them at the bad guys. It's fun.

The mosh pit was weird though, because it wasn't straight mosh and it wasn't straight skank, it was a strange mix of both. Don't get me wrong, it was still cool, but it was hard to follow at times.

It was fun.
I can't wait till the next show.... Sept 27th?
Yes.