2008 Woodie Awards
Grandaddy almost saves the day
Four bands squeeze four sets into four hours at the Warfield
Neill Herbert
Date created: 3/10/04 Section: ENTERTAINMENT
Suddenly, the audience seemed to age ten years. After a considerable amount of stage rearranging, the house lights dimmed again and a screen at the back of the stage lit up. More lyrical musings followed, including songs about homesickness, the virtues of nature, failed relationships, and the apparent shortcomings of life in California's Central Valley.
One of the humorous highlights of the evening was hearing "Stray Dog and the Chocolate Shake," an extremely catchy melody with an strange similarity to the theme song of the 80s science television show "3-2-1 Contact." The tune's video accompaniment showed the various exploits of a couple of old men, one of which bore an uncanny resemblance to Hulk Hogan wearing too much bling.
After the last official song of the set, Grandaddy quietly left the stage, but despite the loud, steady cheering from the audience, the house lights came on and the stage crew started breaking down the sound equipment.
A Warfield production crewman later explained that the lighting engineer did not know that the band was preparing an encore. As the crew went to work, it was too late for Grandaddy to salvage the remnants of the concert. Feeling somewhat cheated, many fans filed out of the theater into the cool night.
One of the humorous highlights of the evening was hearing "Stray Dog and the Chocolate Shake," an extremely catchy melody with an strange similarity to the theme song of the 80s science television show "3-2-1 Contact." The tune's video accompaniment showed the various exploits of a couple of old men, one of which bore an uncanny resemblance to Hulk Hogan wearing too much bling.
After the last official song of the set, Grandaddy quietly left the stage, but despite the loud, steady cheering from the audience, the house lights came on and the stage crew started breaking down the sound equipment.
A Warfield production crewman later explained that the lighting engineer did not know that the band was preparing an encore. As the crew went to work, it was too late for Grandaddy to salvage the remnants of the concert. Feeling somewhat cheated, many fans filed out of the theater into the cool night.
