Concert Anecdote: Generationals

After months of not seeing the radness that is Joel Kimball, we reunited over a Generationals concert at the 7th St. Entry. To quickly summarize the pre-concert activities, we hung out at the Book House in Dinkytown, went over to Espresso Royale, then got dinner at Annie’s. After stuffing our faces with delicious burgers, an Oreo malt, and a so-called half serving of fries, we embarked on a ten block journey to the parking ramp in which he parked his car (the nearby ramps were filled as a result of the NFL football game that day). Once we finally got to his car, we blasted music in his cozy butt-warming-capable car, and drove off to Downtown. We got to the 7th St. Entry and waited outside patiently, only to get turned away as a result of my forgetting to bring my ID (somehow I managed to grab my school ID). And so we drove back to my dorm, where I quickly grabbed my ID, and came back.

Since it was my first time at the 7th St. Entry, I was amazed at how tiny and intimate the setting was. I had never been to a concert where I was close enough to the band to give them a high five or handshake, and to me, that was mindblowing. And amazingly enough, we managed to grab front row spots. The opening act (Springtime Carnivore) was awesome, and the main act was (obviously) awesome. One of my favorite parts of the night was when the equipment had a slight malfunction and the performance was abruptly halted. As 7th St. Entry staff and the band worked on fixing the malfunction, one of the Generationals dudes (Ted Joyner) took matters into his own hands and entertained the crowd with a conversation that turned into a stand up comedy routine. The guy’s hilarious by the way. Once the malfunction was corrected, the rest of the concert went on smoothly. The remainder of the night was filled with upbeat, feel-good tunes and an overall awesome vibe. I was also excited that they played songs from past albums, as well as their most recent one. Needless to say, Joel and I left the concert very satisfied with our excursion.