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I do many Hyryder shows myself…Bluebird always a good one.

Hyryder! I moved to Bloomington and catch as many Hyryder shows as possible. iykyk

Great night last night. Been seeing Northwest DSO tours for the last 20 years or so and just gotta say Forest Grove Grand Lodge was perhaps the best place I've seen them. It helps that the band is playing out of their minds right now. Just absolutely on fire. I was a little worried that the smoke would affect the band's voices but y'all sounded incredible. The crowd was great- ready to rock with minimal chompers and then after the show it was great to just slide back to an outdoor bar, a spontaneous sing a long and then a nice comfy hotel room. Lots of highlights from the show- double dylan in the first set and then an incendiary 2nd that just smoked with St. Stephen/DarkStar and closing with Watchtower China/Rider... As a Portland resident I am embarrassed to have the Roseland be the main option for an indoor show. Just a crappy black box that they overstuff thats packed to the gills. Two new venues are popping up in 2027 that can hold a few thousand if y'all need an indoor venue but I am loving the summer outdoor shows at Cuthbert and now Forest Grove. Long may you run!

Just to get it on the record… Took the flying aluminum tube to Oakland to see my first DSO in California. The weekend was spectacular…great music, people, weather Two quite different shows but equally enjoyable in their own unique way. 7/31 tribute to Bobby with JGB opening (kinda weird since 8/1 is well 8/1 but I am sure scheduling conflicts in play) Melvin was ridiculously good… Many guests some of which I saw 2 weeks ago in Indianapolis seeing Barraco and Skeleton Crewe were a part of DSO sets. I still see in my mind 6 percussionists banging on Rob/Dino drum kits 8/1 Jerry birthday…suffice to say the DarkStar->El Paso->Eyes->Dew->Sugar Mag is why I’ve seen this band for 27 years. DSO still surprises me just how good they are. Of course saw many friends even though my first time dancing to DSO in the golden state. Not sure where next adventure will be but isn’t that the point.