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Tomahawk,
Dillinger Escape Plan, Skeleton Key
This is long. So Me and my friend got to Irving plaza around 8 to see a HUGE line wrapping around the block. Luckily we found some freinds online right near the door. We got in and waited till 9 for Skeleton Key. The crowd was a mix of hipster music fans, old guys that probably liked FNM, a few metal meatheads and more then a few really hot girls ! This was going to be fun Tomahawk were opening for Tool, an dthis was their night off. But instead of just sitting around a hotel room, they booked a headlining show with the 'Escape Plan, and Ipecac label mates Skeleton Key...Fuck yes...Around 9 Skeleton Key came on. Skeleton Key - Really Good ! Kind've a mix of Devo, and a less stupid Primus ? Drummer had a kit of drums, pots , buckets, wood, and just stuff.. pretty cool. Had a lot of energy , and seemed to really enjoy playing. 9:30 They were done . They thanked Tomahawk, and Dillinger..and the crowd got ready. Inbetween bands Irving Plaza ( which was nicely air conditioned ) has a screen that comes done in front of the stage. It plays announcements, and trippy " like your on acid visuals" . During the set up for Dillinger the crowd began to swell..and it was gonna get nuts. Around 10 Dillinger hit the stage ..LIKE A FUCKING ATOM BOMB ! The crowd immediatly got pushed to the sides, as MASSIVE pit opened up in the middle of Irving Plaza, with crazy NYC hardcore kids dancing like epileptics. Dillinger are CRAZY ! I've seen em before but this time they seemed to be extra nuts. The guitarist just jumps off walls, and swings his guitar like a madman, always almost hitting another band member. During certain parts of the set house lights would go on and it was crazy to see all the maddess. Their new singer was really great, AMAZING ENERGY . He jumps up on top of the Irving Plaza speakers, flung himslef into the crowd ( twice ) . Flopped like a fish . I must saw this was my 3rd time seeing Dillinger and they were WAY better then I'd ever had seen them..new singer kicked ass. They play all the songs from Irony is a Dead Scene..and he did all the Patton parts really well. Impressive. Finally at the end of the set he said " Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Mike Patton " . Patton came out and gave a " how do i follow that" look . Needless to say the crowd was nuts. They went into " Come to Daddy " and Mike went off.... not having to play a keyboard, no fiddling with pedals..just CRAZY jumping around, and screaming ..they played until Dillinger just destroyed their guitars. Amazing. Whew. After that, alot of the hardcore kids moved out, and us hardcore Patton fans moved in.. Around 11 Tomahawk came out dessed as cops, and Patton had the always fashionable hairnet and used the gasmask mic thing... AWESOME ! LOTS of energy Dont remember the set list exactly, but they played moslty everything , plus the covers and 2 new songs. They also did extended improv jams with Mike doing his crazy vocal stuff. They played amazingly...some funny notes: -He said " we were really sweet for a bunch of hillbillys" , and that it was their day off and they were glad that people liked them. -Asked some guy why we didnt go to Slayer tonight ( who was playing uptown ) . Then Patton said, "Cause your a faggott ", crowd laughed..then He said he was kidding, and said something like,"dont worry, they still love me" - Metioned they were opening for Tool ( cheers ) , Then he said " why are you cheering? " You should be booing , then the crowd booed, Tomahawk smiled. -Kevin hit a really bad note, and Mike gave him a look, then Kevin flipped Mike the bird , Patton smiled . -John smiled during the whole, looked to be having fun, and he wore a cop hat as well. - Mike introduced the band , Kevin: " likes double penatration and spreading stds". Duane: " Enjoys whisky..and getting his hair cut like an old chinnese man ? ", John: " a man that personifies NYC and unlike Frank he loooooves to eat pussy " - During Angel Eyes ( I think last song before encore ) people started lighting their lighters. Patton said something like " damn straight muther fucker " To someone with a lighter upfront , but not into the mic " Overall really REALLY great show, TONS of enegrey, I think Tomahawk was getting off on a crowd that actually liked them alot. Lots of people sang along..and generally it was great, Might be my favorite Patton show. Like Mike said " see you later ..Halloween !" Cant wait ! (-love, Matt)
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