There's nothing like playing with a band that takes over 2 hours to set up and sound check in a small venue. (Bile)

- Jeff

How the hell can a band soundcheck for something like 2 hours when all of their music is on a minidisc? Even the vocals. They had a guitar player, a bassist, and a drummer –but I have no clue as to whether they were making any sound. When they would stop playing the music and vocals would keep going- until the minidisc was turned off. Fucking karaoke bands! At least Ronan of VNV Nation actually sings his songs live and puts on one hell of a show- more than making up for the pre-recorded music. Not to mention the fact that VNV’s pre-recorded music is great. Too bad the minidisc didn’t skip during Bile’s set- then their music would have at least been mildly entertaining. They were jerks too. Me- being the harsh critic that I am -even has to admit that we played pretty damn good that night- only to be hurried off after a 25-minute set like a comedian being candy-stripe caned away after doing his second amateur night. There are few things in a local bands’ reality more revolting than trying to have music create a mood- seeing people really get into that mood- and then having the sound guy ruin everything by blundering in over the PA-“uh guys- last song-ok?” Musicians’ coitus interruptis. This happened so that the crowd could be treated to watching the stage fill up with fog and UV light and listen to a CD of scary noises for 15 minutes while the Bile hung out in the bathroom (oops-I mean- their ‘dressing room’) and cover themselves with fluorescent paint. Since our gear was thrown into a corner of the stage- we were trapped at the club- and had to waste our night watching the audience slowly dwindle all throughout Bile’s set. I guess shock value bands just aren’t that shocking anymore. I drank a lot of Guinness to kill the boredom.