I was asked to help judge the Full Throttle: Battle of the Bands this weekend, and it was an insane experience.

A strange band line-up, stranger event program and general weirdness permeated the evening. I kept a running narrative of the events, and this is what I wrote as the evening transpired…

The Fine Line is gorgeous but expensive. I’m judging a battle of the bands here and had to come 2 hours before I normally hit a concert. The first band, Hollywood Burnout, was already playing when I came in and seemed to be hitting all covers.

They played a crazy 311-ish version . . . → Read More: My judging experience at the Full Throttle Battle of the Bands