On Friday night, Will, Austin, Wade and I headed to dreaded North Beach to catch a concert at one of my favorite venues (geography aside), Bimbo's 365. We were going to see a band called Rogue Wave, an indie rock band from Oakland that has become a NFB (new favorite band).
Rogue Wave flew in from LA in time to hit the stage at 10:15 pm. Apparently, they were in LA to do KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic earlier in the morning. Love that radio show.
The initial set was about 1 hour long and they played a bunch of tunes from their third album, "Asleep At Heaven's Gate", which was released in late September. My favorite songs off the new album include "Lake Michigan", "Like I Needed", and "Chicago X 12".
The first song out of their encore was another one of my favorites "Eyes", which was featured in an episode of "Heroes" in the first season. Great song. Another highlight of the encore (and the entire night), was when lead singer Zach Rogue led drummer Pat Spurgeon (who recovered this year from a kidney transplant!) and musical everyman Gram Lebron (this dude plays everything!) to do an acoustic version of "Nourishment Nation" in the middle of the floor with only a guitar, drum sticks and a tambourine. It was awesome, and they credited another local band, Two Gallants, with the idea, as it it something they often do in shows.
Unfortunately, I've had some lower back issues due to frizzer, so it was a bit annoying dealing with the whole "standing" thing. All in all, it was a fantastic show. Check out Rogue Wave if you ever get the chance.
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