Three local bands, one low price at Off Broadway

Jason Gonulsen
Special to Metromix

It's true—I don't get out enough to experience the talented sounds of our local artists. I've got millions of excuses: I spend my money on other shows, I am sometimes lazy and a comfortable prisoner of my own home, I listen to so much other music that it's a bit intimidating to dive in and explore another new band. But, it's not because I don't care. (Unless being lazy means you don't care, but I'm a dude, so....I digress.)

The thing is, though, whenever I stumble upon a local band, I usually end up coming away impressed. This happened to me last year when I caught Gentleman Auction House—one of the three local bands who will play at Off Broadway this Saturday ($10 for 21 & up; $13 for minors)—open for What Made Milwaukee Famous. They were explosive, their sound was authentic and they were having a heck of a time playing their songs to a nice crowd. They were just as good as the headliner that night.

So, yeah, I am a little excited for Saturday night. GAH will be joined by two other promising St. Louis bands: The Blind Eyes, who released 'Modernity' earlier this year, and The Hibernauts, who will be celebrating the release of their latest album, 'Velvet Suit.'

I guess you could say that it's The Hibernauts' show, but they'll need to be on their game to upstage GAH and/or The Blind Eyes. Of course, that isn't the point; the whole idea is for everyone to spend a night out checking out our local live musicians. Hope to see you there!

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