Seattle Subsonic

Henry Clay People @ Paramount

August 1st, 2010

When I first walked into the Paramount I was immediately struck by how beautiful this venue was and the architecture on the inside, the chandeliers, everything… man it was nice. So to think of such acts as Henry Clay People and Against Me! playing on that stage was kind of far fetched… I thought. But, naturally, one shouldn’t make assumptions, because it worked, and it worked well. The raging- “I don’t give a shit” rock attitude that goes with these bands’ sounds was only more complimented, and made epic by this venue of class rather than some beer stained dive bar.
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Henry Clay People were impeccably punctual, had a killer set, their amazing sound echoing so well throughout the Paramount. As an opener, the band was really just there to have fun, and that means just rock out with-out a care in the world. And that is what they do well, so basically just a great set to catch. Anyone who showed up early enough to catch it was in for a real treat.

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Next up, Against Me! took the stage and just rocked it. It was fun to wander to the mezzanine and see all the people sitting down through this set. Really, I can’t get over this venue for this band it was classic. I suppose I should open my mind a little more to the possibilities. But an all around rock out set that sounded great.

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Lastly, the Silversun Pickups, great show. How Brian Aubert gets his voice to sound like that is beyond me. His speaking voice is just so much different. Siversun Pickups set was great though, full of dancing. Aubert was sure to give love to Seattle, listing off all the places that he has played from an acoustic set at Sonic Boom to the stage of the Paramount he had only love to share.