Bell’s Brewery – May 6, 2010

June 24th, 2010 · 50 Comments

Valentiger returned to Bell’s Brewery, this time to play a Thursday night, chock-full-o’ new material and ready to let it sail.  The night began slowly but eventually, the boys united the cozy bar in quip and song.  Kehoe explained the approach, “Usually we ease our way into a set with a few slower numbers and mid-range rockers, but we really wanted to just dive in right away, give them all we’ve got at the start.”  And so they did and I’ll admit it was nice to see them play what they wanted right away, not catering to a room.  But this is a difficult thing for a Thursday summer’s night.  Shirey states, “I really felt “Love To Forgive” was one of the best songs of the evening.  The new material is stressful in the way we need to concentrate, but also relieves us from ‘Have It All’ and “Sunshine Arms.’  To the crowd, it was probably all the same.”  At any rate, Valentiger won over a few gentlemen on a brew tour and countless others, making good sales from the night.  “At the end of the night, if there’s interest in the band, we’ve done a good job,” Rider summed.  Thanks to Bell’s Brewery – we hope to see you again soon!

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