Dirty Honey Plays the Desert
I went to see Dirty Honey at the Catalyst (not in the desert) this past Halloween. Of course, there were some other requirements upon the day which made arrival at the show run a tad-smidge late. I think we walked in sometime around 9pm. There had been a warmup band, which we totally missed. But upon our arrival and entrance to the venue, the floor was nearly entirely empty. There was a small gaggle of fans near the front of the stage, but plenty of room for us to squeeze right in. The band was flawless. Nothing out of place. Sound, lights, gear, performance, costumes, hair, muscles, all in perfect form. Yet something was still off. The crowd was odd: a strange sort of off-beat set of somebodies, people I did not quite recognize, except if perhaps they came from an underground office space somewheres. Furthermore, the Catalyst never even came close to filling beyond 25% of its capacity. During the show, I caught a guitar pick, a drum stick, and a paper airplane setlist throw...