If you weren't at the Passion Pit show on this Monday night, you were probably here at the House of Blues for the Foals / Surfer Blood show. I would have mentioned blondfire as the first opener - who I wanted to see - but we ended up going on a gorgeous walk around downtown Cleveland!
Surfer Blood took the stage and to my surprise, these boys were a little nerdier than I was expecting. Like, they were the nerds who made it "big" (please note I'm using the term nerd with all due admiration and endearment). They were fun - have some good songs - but didn't really blow me away. Not sure they'd be a headliner act, though I may be swayed if they show up in another venue (and depending on how their new album sounds, coming out soon).
Foals took the stage in a drawn out, yet anti-climactic fashion. Which, I have to say was similar to their show. Well, that sounds bad. I think Foals is a phenomenal live band, but this is another one of those situations where they were "neutered" by the venue. Their Beachland Ballroom show was off the hook and a dancefest. This one, not so much. I blame the sound, and what the hell - I'll blame Passion Pit for probably taking most of the people who dance in this town. So basically, it wasn't their fault. I'll still see them, but hopefully they hit a different venue next time.
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