Annuals at SOMA
So I braved SOMA to see the Annuals. True devotion because I really hate going there. The crowd was rolling about 300 deep (they closed off the back half of the main room with a curtain) and the crowd was definitely there for Minus the Bear because the Annuals got their fair share of heckling, which is unfortunate. So set list…
Annuals
SOMA San Diego
11/14/08
Brother
Confessor
Complete or Completing
Always Do
Springtime
Sore
Down the Mountain
Hair Don’t Grow
Hot NIght Hounds
So yeah, SOMA is not the best venue for this band. They didn’t sound bad, but I think their style of performance is best experienced in a smaller venue. I enjoyed their performance, but I really would rather see them at Casbah or Belly Up, ya know? The new material sounded great - love “Confessor” live. Adam seemed a little calm in comparison to how I have seen him in the past - he had a lot of stage to work with so his energy almost seemed contained. Oh and I have to say that I dug on Anna’s dress - she ditched her regular long, flowy dresses and wore a hipster-approved plaid mini-dress. Super cute. Despite the heckling early on, I think they might have won some fans over the course of their set. By the time they played “Sore”, I saw quite a few people getting into their performance. And they really nailed “Hot Night Hounds”. I was standing by the sound booth and some guy asked me if I knew what the last song was - so I told him and he went on his merry way. I stuck around for a little of Minus the Bear’s set, but I was pretty much over it, so I bailed early, but it was worth my time to come out for sure.
