Perpetual Groove

Two days of sheer greatness...my weekend with Perpetual Groove was more successful then I had ever expected. When originally coming up with a plan, I did not expect to be in Jacksonville at all for the show, but ended up sharing a hotel room walking distance from Jacksonville Beach's Freebird Live. Although we arrived a bit late due to our journey from Tampa, I was excited to see my name on the guest list for the first time in my life, thanks to Adam Neelly who is a close friend and promoter of P Groove. The venue, Freebird Live, is located footsteps from the beach, and is two stories. The first floor has a decent sized bar and ample room for dancing, and the upper level balcony looked over the stage as well as offered smokers an area to get outside and fire up. Although the entire show was a hit, the twenty plus minute song Three Weeks was a perfect close to the first set, generating energy for the second half of the evening. I chose to spend the majority of the second set overlooking from the upstairs balcony, after realizing the amount of dance space available upstairs, it wasn't a difficult decision to make. The evening was capped off with a great encore of Robot Waltz and a trip to the beach after the show.

Within 24 hours, I found myself in Ybor City's Crowbar in Tampa. Now, even as a Tampa resident it was my first trip to the Crowbar, and it quickly has become one of my favorites. The very small venue makes it easy to have a very intimate time, and the outdoor patio makes it easy to cool off from the dance floor without missing a note. Although both nights were great, I would have to say Tampa was a much better show simply because of the small and intimate size of the Crowbar, not to mention the cover of Fatboy Slims' Praise You that ended the evening. 

Long story short, if you ever have the opportunity to see Perpetual Groove in concert, do it. Not only will you have a blast at the show, but you will quickly come to find that this band is extremely dedicated to its fans. They made my weekend something I did not think it would be just days before they arrived in Jacksonville, Florida. Thanks for getting us on the list, thanks for cutting me a deal on merchandise when I was down to my last $20, and thanks for being awesome enough to be playing after Moe. and Bob Weir in Atlanta next weekend. See you in ATL!