The always fantastic “Found Out About You” from their multi-platinum New Miserable Experience brought the crowd back to its feet which solicited Wilson’s first comment about the audience mailing in their excitement. Wilson brought the acoustic out for “As Long As it Matters” but guitarist Jesse Valenzuela stole the spotlight on this one with some great soloing. The band from Tempe, AZ opened with “Follow You Down” from 1996’s Congratulations I’m Sorry and tapped into their latest album No Chocolate Cake, now more than four years old, with “Somewhere Tonight” and “Miss Disarray” during which the audience took to the seats and stuck a lot of the show’s energy under their chairs. Granted Gin Blossoms’ music isn’t hard-charging rock but, hey, it’s still the Gin Blossoms. NOTE: For a review of the 25 Miserable Years Tour click here.Ī rather lazy crowd greeted the Gin Blossoms first show of 2015 on Friday at the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, WA where the band played a 16-song, 90 minute set in front of about 600 people.Ī large portion of those in attendance remained seated for much of the concert including folks in the front rows which even singer Robin Wilson tried, mostly unsuccessfully, to get to their feet throughout the course of the show.
