Going through the motions . . .
by ecojackie on 6/17/13Pacific Showroom, Skagit Valley Casino, Washington (2 hours north of Seattle) - BowRating: 3 out of 5I love the Gin Blossoms. But the lead singer seemed like he was just going through the motions. Never even introduced the band. Definitely noticed the pretty young girl groupies in the front row. He kept insisting that people stand up and even told folks to come to the stage in front of the front row. Not cool. As much as we might have liked to dance, it wasn't a dancing venue and lots of folks didn't want to stand - but you had to if you wanted to see. I don't want to read too much into it, but it felt like he was there "doing time," not giving us a show.
The venue is pretty nice, although the conference room chair seating is too close together. Smoky, disgusting casino. The "good" restaurant was very mediocre.