Saturday, June 19, 2010

James Hunter / Smash Mouth
Rochester International Jazz Festival.
We had so much fun at the jazz fest yesterday, we decided to go back today to see James Hunter. Great fun - a sorta Englishman's take on rockabilly. On the way home, we stopped to catch a beer and give Smash Mouth a listen. Not that great, and the crowd was kinda bored, so we ducked into my favorite local bar, the Old Toad. When we came out later, we walked back to give Smash Mouth one last listen, hoping to maybe catch the encore. No kidding - they were ripping the place up! What I would call a solid cover-band with the huge crowd totally into it. Their encore was House of Pain followed by three Van Halen songs. They closed with their one hit - All Star. Great fun to close out the fest....Smash Mouth...who knew...