Hey folks!   Hope everyone’s summer has been good.  I am still waiting for the summer heat, but I think we simply got denied this year.  The fringes of the Bay Area got warm, but SF stayed mild, if not rather cool.  On to more exciting subjects than the weather…

The Shotgun Wedding Quintet played the Independent with Forrest Day on August 16th.   They boys played a 40 minute set before letting Forrest get all apeshit and drip sweat and spit all over the stage. After great performances by Remo Conscious and The Saurus, Dublin welcomed each member of SWQ to the stage.  They played favorites such as “The Beat” and “Half Full or Half Empty” along with some songs that have been around for a minute but haven’t been heard for a while, like “The DJ is Drunk.”  Towards the end of Forrest’s set, he welcomed up Dublin, Aspect, an MC whose name I didn’t catch, and The Saurus for some freestyling (well, most of it was anyway.)  Dublin, who had a few (read: 5+) drinks in his gut, dropped this insane freestyle, touching on the venue, songs that were played by Forrest, members of the audience and something about a rocket ship.  It was one of the hottest verses I had heard in a long time… and it was straight from the head.

The entire night was a lot of fun.  When Forrest and Shotgun playback to back it makes for a great night.  Both bands are unique in their own right, but subtly compliment each other.  Myself and the rest of SF look forward to their next show together.     Photos from SWQ set can be seen here.