first night of thanksgiving break, what better way to celebrate than with a punk show?! molly was my obvious sidekick and we had ourselves a wonderful time. the lineup was, funnily enough, the exact same as the last time am taxi was in town and played at the firebird. i definitely can't complain though because it's one killer band after the next. the strummalongs are a great punk rock band from st. louis and they get better every time i see them, which turns out to be a lot because they always seem to open for friends of mine. next up was the architects from kansas city, missouri. i must have been too preoccupied gabbing with friends the last time i saw them. because damn were they great. i have no idea why i didn't buy all of their music the first time around, but you better believe i bought three albums this time. they played a fantastic set and all of them were so nice. molly and i chatted with their bass player for a bit after the show.
and finally, there was am taxi. they came, they got drunk, and they tore that fucking venue apart. i've been to my fair share of taxi shows, but i've never been in a sea of people so drunk in my life. molly and i were squished up front against the monitors and kept getting knocked over onto the stage because it's so low at cicero's. crazy times! we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves though, and they even played maydays and rosaries (normally featuring genevieve of company of thieves) and restless ways. molly and i hung out and talked to luke and adam for a bit after, and eventually parted ways. we probably went to steak and shake afterwards? maybe? but i don't remember. my brain was rocked pretty hard that night.
