ahhh, building rome. a refreshing look at a band that has some legitimate credit in the local st. louis music scene. what's come out of st. louis, you ask? besides story of the year and ludo, not much. but building rome's been around and they've been working hard to get exposure and it's paying off. i've seen many a building rome show, and i've probably been seeing them for close to five years now. the boys have slept on the floor of my columbia apartment, and i interned as a publicist for them for a semester of college. there's always a good vibe at their shows and this time was no different. there was a great crowd. (like i said before, i'm terrible at guessing numbers) the firebird's capacity is around 200 and it was pretty full. i'd say a hundred-something or so people came out and had a great time. they played what seemed like a really short set, but i guess i was just having a lot of fun singing along and dancing like a fool. a capo was lost at one point, and to pass the time tom (guitarist) led the crowd in an a capella sing-along of journey's don't stop believin'. tom can definitely command a crowd; he's been in the st. louis scene for as long as i can remember, previously in centerpointe. i was probably in middle school back in those days. crazy.
but it was a solid show. and it was a fun one. it was also good to see jon (lead singer) back in action and looking healthy. he's been on the quite mental health roller coaster over the past couple of months and it was nice to see him back to his old (or new, i guess) self. even though those kinds of shows are few and far between for st. louis, it left me with positive vibes and an uplifting outlook for the future of our somewhat sparse music scene. there really are people out there who care. i just wish they came out to more shows!
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