4-11 Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies, Masked Intruder, Pears, Pittsburgh @Rex Theater

I've never been a huge fan of Me First. I like them and all, but nothing was ever all that appealing to me. After seeing them live I like them a lot better. This was only their second time coming to Pittsburgh according to them, which was surprising. The first time they played at PNC Park and got booed out of the stadium. They canceled their appearance for the following night based on the crowd reaction. They told the story about that, evidently they played the song which doubles as the Boston Red Sox fight song, and everyone booed unrelentingly. Great story for a punk cover band.

Pears - This band kinda sucked. I didn't particularly like the vocalist, even though he was the most entertaining thing about the band. Very average. I see a lot of Pears shirts around, and I don't know why. Maybe they're really good on cd or something.

Masked Intruder - This band has a lot of funny potential. They all wear masks, and their gig is that they break into houses. What sucks is that the vocals are of the high pitched emo variety. On one hand that's really funny, especially for their songs about peeping and inappropriate touching, but on the other hand I really wanted something more rugged from them to really drive home the masked intruder angle. For being Masked Intruders, the musical style is very vanilla. Still an ok band and a decent show.

Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies - They pretty much ruled. They only play cover songs and they do it well. All really old songs. I didn't know most of the songs, but it was a good time anyway. They dres uniform in pink shiny button up shirts and neckties and shit. A good show, very entertaining.

Hi's - Me First, just a great night for punk.

Low's - The opening bands.

4-5 UK Subs, Riots, Scene of Irony, No Time, Silence, Pittsburgh @Cattivo

It was pretty much a last minute call to go to this show. I'm glad we did though. We were a little late arriving, missed Silence. I can't believe the show started on time. It was a beautiful night outside. Great weather.

Silence - Missed them.

No Time - Great oi influenced hardcore band. A bit like Freedom. All of Adam's bands are good. Pittsburgh band.

Scene of Irony - This was a funny band. The lead singer was wearing a crazy suit. He was kinda awesome. A good frontman. Reminded me a little bit of Short Dark Strangers. The rest of the band left a lot to be desired. Nothing about them made a whole lot of sense to me. Average pace punk rock.

Riots - From Norway or Sweden. They kinda sucked, unfortunately. The music wasn't the worst ever, but I didn't really like any of the songs. Perfect time to go outside for a smoke. The vocalist was the worst part. We watched 4 songs and took a stroll.

UK Subs - These old fuckers rock the fuck out. They played all the hits and the new songs ruled too. It's crazy that they have been a band since the 1970's consistently and are still putting out new records. Love that shit. Punk rockers for life. Every song is pretty much a sing along.

Hi's - UK Subs, No Time, the weather.
Low's - not much