Third concert in three weeks – what a busy season, some years I don’t even see that many shows. Tonight it’s for Glassjaw and Poison The Well at The Salt Shed in Chicago, Illinois. First time at this venue and have to say it’s pretty fancy as compared to many others. I was late due to traffic during the after-work rush hour and missed the opening acts Better Lovers and Teenage Wrist.
Glassjaw
Glassjaw was one of the first bands I saw – and by accident, openers for Deftones at Summerfest in 1999. While I don’t follow them super close, whenever I get alerts from things like Bandsintown I always consider it. Setlist here.
Good to see they are still rocking the Glassjaw Nation / green Puerto Rico flag as a backdrop. I’m in the raised high-back theater seating section but views are not bad by any means. All the crazy lighting effects and overall low light conditions were hell for photography, you’ll just have to trust me the show was more exciting than these few static shots.
They played a great show. Wish they were still active, last time I saw them was 2013 and last new music was in like 2018(?) but I’m still here for it.
Poison The Well
Speaking of things from 1999, Poison The Well are headlining in celebration of the 25th anniversary of their first album The Opposite of December… A Season of Separation. Damn…am I getting old? Nah. Setlist here.
I’m not a big metalcore scene guy so I hadn’t heard of them before. Talking with a few other people in my seating area it seems most people are here to see them and from different areas of the country. Huh. This image had favorable lighting to show how this venue is the old Morton Salt warehouse (indoor are seen here is “The Shed”). Acoustics are actually much better than I expected them to be.
I can see how they would be popular and while it’s not my thing they do have skills. Crowd was pumped especially when they announced they are working on new material. Pretty good set.
