Last night the plan was to be snowed in and watch basketball on the tube in front of the fire. Around Nine o'clock, however, Lola decides she wants to go out in the storm and listen to Groovulous Glove play at the King Club. I am hesitant at first but it turns out the other band is going to be Fat Maw Rooney, the band opening for Bob Weir and Ratdog at the Orpheum Theatre in two weeks. We've had our tickets for Ratdog since the day they went on sale, so this is a good opportunity to check out a Milwaukee Band that's earning some attention.
The King Club is a great location, just a block off the Capital and a couple blocks from the brand new county jail. It's in one of the old rectangular box business buildings from a century ago, only now the walls are painted black and the big front window is covered up behind the stage. The place has a time earned urban feel, unlike places where the owners re-finished the wood floors and spent big bucks on new fixtures. Around 1 a.m. there are still about 50 people in the place and the music is rippling the cigarette smoke in the air. I'm giving the nod to Groovulous tonight because I'm a fan, but Fat Maw Rooney did a great job and I'm looking forward to giving them a second listen.
The King Club is a great location, just a block off the Capital and a couple blocks from the brand new county jail. It's in one of the old rectangular box business buildings from a century ago, only now the walls are painted black and the big front window is covered up behind the stage. The place has a time earned urban feel, unlike places where the owners re-finished the wood floors and spent big bucks on new fixtures. Around 1 a.m. there are still about 50 people in the place and the music is rippling the cigarette smoke in the air. I'm giving the nod to Groovulous tonight because I'm a fan, but Fat Maw Rooney did a great job and I'm looking forward to giving them a second listen.
