Now that I am sitting comfortably in my hotel room in San Francisco and planning my day for tomorrow, I am now able to relay to you all what you missed on Friday.

Arriving promptly at 8:30, I was able to hang out with friends I haven’t seen in a while before Ackley Kid kicked off the night with their first set. While, sadly, no Distillers cover was played, the boys still managed a solid set and got the crowd moving on a couple of occasions. After a short wait, The Almanac Shouters began their set soon after. It started off a little shaky with Alex messing up a few chords, but hardly anyone noticed because we were all too excited to hear them play their new songs, and the band soon hit their groove after the second song. Doing a good mix of both old favorites such as “Railroad Bill” and (hopefully soon to be) new favorites off of their new album such as “Allen Blvd”, the band got the crowd slapping their knees and doing a little jig by the end of their set.

I was a little surprised that i didn’t see as many people show up as I had hoped for Flatfoot but I was pleased nonetheless that they still manage to deliver a good show even if there isn’t as high of a turn out as one hopes. They began their set with a rowdy song off of their second album and immediately got the crowd moving. Things got a little shaky when, after a tumble in the circle pit, a guy hit his head against the Strutt’s fireplace and proceeded to bleed everywhere. (An ambulance was called, the show was stopped, etc.) I hope he didn’t receive any serious damage, but it just about gave me a heart attack because I didn’t want Flatfoot’s first show to be marked with someone getting seriously injured. Kudos to the Strutt for taking care of the young man as quickly as they did though. I’ve been to a few venues that prefer not to meddle with injuries at a show, but the Strutt is absolutely not one of these venues, and they have yet again proven to me what a good quality venue they are.

Despite this minor setback, Flatfoot played songs off of 3 of their albums, including “Courage” from Black Thorn, and “Rotten Hand” from Knuckles Up. I ended up crowd surfing during the night (something I hadn’t done in a while) and there were very few times in which the crowd was not moving. They left the crowd chanting for one more song at the end of their set, and in response, the band delivered a cover of “La Bamba” as their encore song. All in all, it was a successful night for all parties involved, and I am super glad I got to experience it.

I am now off to bed so I won’t be overly tired for my big day tomorrow. I hope you all have a safe and fun Spring Break. See you all very soon.