They say practice makes perfect. One of these days, I'll learn how to take some good photos and NOT cover up the camera microphone with my fingers when I'm trying to record a song (see video below... doh).

While I may not have been on top of my game last evening, Celebration most definitely was. The trio from Baltimore ripped through quite an energetic set that was enough to get most of the crowd moving. For a Tuesday night at the Empty Bottle, getting people to dance is no small feat, a definite credit to the band. I was most impressed with drummer David Bergander. It's always fun to watch a drummer who is a heavy hitter yet restrained just enough to not lose their precision. In fact, I think I paid so much attention to the drummer and feisty frontwoman Katrina Ford that I completey neglected the guitarist/keyboard player Sean Antanaitis. Had I been paying attention, I would have noticed his "guitorgan", or "an electric guitar hand-modified so that it can produce sound through an analogue organ tone generator as well as through its conventional pickups." Although something tells me that when you spend 95% of your time on stage with your back to the crowd (which I'm not sure was as much of a calculated move as one devised that night for the Empty Bottle stage), people tend to forget your presence.

For all that I've heard about this band (and bands previous to Celebration), I certainly think they lived up to their billing as an intense live act. Maybe next time around, I'll remember to bring my A-game as well.