Last Friday, a couple of my invisible friends from Twitter (@UNOlker and @mountainlaura) came up to Providence for the Disco Biscuits show at Lupo’s. Having never seen Bisco, I decided I’d check it out, knowing the two of them love the band.
We got to Lupo’s during the opening act. The opening band was Indobox. They were decent. The people already there seemed to love it. There wasn’t much of a scene outside. The scene inside was far younger than I am used to. In fact, most of the crowd seemed barely 21. There were a few older folks and probably a lot of younger ones. It was a very different scene. Everyone seemed pretty spun for the most part, too.
Bisco came on sometime after 10. It might’ve been closer to 10:30. They played what seemed to be a very long first set. I’ll be honest, while they are pretty damn talented, I’m not sure it’s really for me. It was fun. It felt very much like a big dance party. The people there seemed like those you would see at a rave if raves still happened. I had a hard time following the different songs. They all seemed to flow into each other and, for the most part, ended up with that “UNTZ UNTZ UNTZ” sound at some point. This caused them to sound fairly similar. There was one song during the whole show that was slower and more mellow than the rest, but the show was extremely upbeat. As much as I like a good party, I think I can officially say that I’m getting too old for it. During the second set I headed upstairs to the balcony and hung out in back. It was nice to get away from the crazy dancing mobs for a bit, even if some chick thought I was someone else and started dancing with me. The encore was cool. They played “Cars” by Gary Numan (you know the song, look it up). I think that was my favorite part.
There were people puking in the bathroom, in garbage cans in the lobby, and I’m sure outside on the street. While in line at the coat check, some chick saw my Sunday River shirt and goes “Hey, I lost my virginity at Sunday River”. That pretty much summed up the whole experience for me.
I had fun hanging out with UNO and ML. The cabbie that took us back to my place was hilarious and a little wacked in the head, but it was fun. I’m not sure I’ll do it again, but there’s always the possibility. Maybe if it’s not on a Friday, I will. I had been awake from 6:30 am until 3:00 am that night. Needless to say, it was a long day.