Cast The First Stoned

Live Review

Jan 16

Written By Michael Gutierrez

Keller Williams mucks about at Paradise Rock Club on Friday, 12 April 2024.

Ryan Montbleau tries to pick up the pieces, playing in support.

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Jan 18

A four-stack of indie rock served the right way at Midway Cafe.

Jan 29

Born Innocent makes the case for Redd Kross as the seminal West Coast band of the last half century.

Jan 30

Ani DiFranco on a wild road trip from her punk-folk past to her life today.

Feb 1

ONCE plants its flag at The 4th Wall in the Capitol Theater.

Feb 3

A triplestack of rock in Rat City, USA.

Feb 6

A tale of sex, LSD, and rock n roll with psych punk pioneers.

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Feb 7

The Austin, Texas band lays down the big dumb heavy riffs for all the party people.

Feb 8

A four-stack of indie rock served the right way at Midway Cafe.

Feb 14

Music, drag artists, probably not that much sex.

Feb 15

More music, drag artists, and probably not that much sex.

Feb 21

Sensory overload at the Capitol! Bands, arcade, 360 degree visual projection & screening of Scott Pilgrim vs the World.

Feb 23

Matinees are punk rock. Doors at 3PM.

Hump Nights

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Not much to report on this show at the Paradise other than that headliner Keller Williams was a trainwreck. Just too much of the happy sauce, or pills, or smoke, or powder, or who knows what.

I didn’t write up this show at the time because it felt like an embarrassment all around. Enough time has passed, though, to just have a laugh.

The guitarist is prized within the jam community for his intricate fretwork. When he’s on, he’s on. On Friday night back in April 2024, he was decidedly off. Rootsy jam music is traditionally a type of music that is more receptive than most to getting a little buzz on. But if you’re too stoned to muddle through a Grateful Dead cover, you’re pretty fucking stoned.

Supporting act Ryan Montbleau became an onstage babysitter for the evening, helping the headliner stumble through something resembling a set.

In addition to the Hump Day News video recap, I’ve included another clip of the show I found online, posted by Thomas Crowshaw. If you didn’t know what these songs are supposed to sound like, you might not notice anything amiss. But the real tell is the look of sustained horror in Montbleau’s eyes, as he desperately tries to keep up with Williams’ insanity.