Last night it happened. Of course i’m talking about seeing Shiny Toy Guns in concert.

It is written that many years ago, in the prime of what is known as the “Kill Hannah Days” there was a show at the House of Blues. An act unknown to Gabe performed first. The configuration of said band had the configuration of something that should have been wonderful. Instead, the performance came off to be explained, even years later, by Gabe as “the worst performance by a band ever.”

Have you ever seen a crowd laugh at a band? Like.. actually… laugh? I did that night.

But that’s the past. I’ll never forget what I heard on that stage that night, but one must move on. To live in the past is to ignore the future. And the future included me here in Omaha, Nebraska, with Shiny Toy Guns.

The show was really great. The opener, who I don’t even know the name of, was awesome. I need to find their album. The second group, “Your Vegas”… eh, not so much. Too much formulaic ego rock from them for my taste.

But Shiny Toy Guns did a really awesome set. The light show was a little harsh, but I think it’s because it was a small venue.. and a stage show of that magnitude is made for a larger venue. So you’re standing right in front of these things flashing right into your head. They “fixed” the largest issue of the band, the hot singer chick. She sang less, and when it was her solo vocals.. there was a second vocal track of her. Very smart. And I forget how many great songs they have until they played them. Cool.

And the best part of all was finally seeing a synthesizer on an Omaha stage. All i’ve seen have been acoustic guitars for the most part. It’s great to see a mac on stage, a drummer with a click track, and a few nord leads cranking out some noises. Even a vocoder! mmmm..

I still like Omaha. I like it more with vocoders, though.