Great show on Saturday at The Altar bar… Slaughter at the Altar. The bands were fantastic, with Terafin literally blasting things off to an explosive start. Broken Bone’s set was tight and consisted of several cover songs the crowd all recognized. To bad that was their last show, then who knows?

Kaj took the stage with an eerie intro citing the apostles creed, which led into their new song I Deny, which will be available on their upcoming 2010 cd release “Cold Silence”. The crowd swelled for Kaj’s set, filling the entire floor.

Dofka hit the stage and kept the energy moving, with blistering guitar and soaring vocals, playing an all original set. Dofka is actually competing tonight as one of 5 area bands to open for the upcoming Kiss concert.

The last band of the night, Skell, made sure nobody was confused about whether the venue was a church or a night club. They played almost a straight 45 minutes of original music that had the place in a frenzy. They closed out the night with some covers, and one of their cars having been towed. Is there really nothing better for people to do?

Very noticeable was how many people from the AK Valley area were present. It didn’t hurt that a large school bus brought a good bunch of them down for the show, but many made the trip on their own as well. It really punctuated what an incredible music scene we have in this area, as the percentage of people from here of the crowd of 200 was definately greater than locals. We also got a good bit of help from out-of-towners in town for the next day’s Steelers game.

The Altar Bar is a nice venue with decent sound. It was my first show there, as well as my first foray into the city other than booking some of my bands at The Hard Rock. Most of the staff was friendly and helpful, although the bar staff was definately the most miserable and unfriendly I’ve ever encountered, and I’ve travelled the world and drink a lot of beer. Got lots of comments and complaints about them, don’t know what was up with that. Maybe they are Jonas Brothers fans, and just didn’t like our music.

Anyways, want to give big thanks to those who helped make the show what it was… the bands for sure, especially Skell for providing backline and Kaj for all their help in organizing the party bus. Drusky Entertainment for giving us the opportunity and helping us out. Josh Sherkel for coming down for the PA Musician Magazine. Sticks for doing sound. Jess for working the door. Cindy from Twisted Draggin’ Designs for doing the graphics and t-shirts. The Altar Bar for letting us slaughter their place.

If you enjoyed the show, DO NOT MISS… The Heartbreakers Ball on February 13, 2010 at Peter B’s in Sarver, PA. Pics from the show are up at www.shadyladyproductions.com, and I should have video up soon as well.

Slaughter At The Altar

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