Yes, I went to the reunion show of Swervedriver down here in Los Angeles at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. Unfortunately we arrived too late to see Film School, but we saw the whole Swervedriver set. I have to say that it took them a few songs to really get things going, and they certainly did. It seemed to me, however, that as soon as they got the wah-wah shoe-gazing groove going, they were saying “good-night.” Then they did a short encore that was really mellow, leaving with a slow song that left us feeling like we didn’t get a proper ending. It true, when the curtain came down, people were looking around in confusion. I spoke with some people in the lobby afterward and they all said the same thing as I was feeling. To their credit, Swervedriver played a lot of the songs I wanted to hear and their music sounded good. They certainly switched guitars a lot. All and all it was a good show, but I wish they had played longer and ended with a more rockin’ tune.
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