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Day Three Hundred Fifty Three

Okay, so, no setlist posted yet. At least not anywhere I can find. It'll be posted here at some point, though, you can believe that.

First of all, The Slowdown in Omaha is a great little club! I'd see another show there in a heartbeat. The stage area is surrounded by a ring where most of the patrons can stand, and the bar is back behind that. They've got a balcony up above the ring, and barstools around the edge of the ring. Great little venue. Nice & LOUD for a punk show!

The Smoking Popes opened for 'Trio, and while I had heard of them before, I had never actually heard any of their songs. I came away impressed. Same sort of punk as Alkaline, but done in a happier context, I think. The lyrics were a bit hard to find in the mix for the opening band, but what I heard, I liked. I will definitely be picking up some of their records.

Trio opened with "In Vein," and then announced that they were going to play a lot of old stuff. Which they did. "Snake Oil Tanker," "Cooking Wine," and "'97" were among the older highlights. They also played "Trouble Breathing," which made me very happy. There was an acoustic set in the middle, the highlight of which was a cool version of "Radio."

Other highlights were "Old School Reasons," "Fine," and "Lead Poisoning," the latter of which included the horn part from the record!

Also, they were selling the new record before it was officially released, so I got that (vinyl & CD together for $15), and I scored an autographed poster (one of twenty to be sold at my show! All in all, a great gig, and some awesome merch. The new record is amazing, by the way, acoustic re-imaginings of 12 classic tracks, and 3 new songs. It truly adds something unique to their cannon.

I've got the next couple days off, and I'm really excited to get back to the writing process for the band. Hopefully it's as productive as I'd like it to be.

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