Chaos in Tejas 2010

If you know what I look like, then you're probably wondering why a skinny delicate girl such as myself was spending a Friday night in the cramped Beerland filled with sweaty punk rockers?

Easy. One band, two words. Riverboat Gamblers.

Now I've seen Riverboat Gamblers before at various music festivals but that Friday's performance on May 28 was special and a must see event for any RBG fan. Why you ask? Because they performed one of their earlier albums "Something to Crow About" in its entirely.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now I want you to use that gift that Mr. Rogers so verily gave you called imagination and I want you to think back. I want you to forget what going's on right now. Forget that all our shores are filled with oil. I want you to think back to the year 2003 when you only knew one guy who had a cell phone and text messages wasn't there and there's a young scrappy band from Denton, TX..."

-vocalist Mike Wiebe

Drenched in sweat, the band and the fans relived 2003 all over again. Of course, no Riverboat Gamblers show is complete without Wiebe invariably jumping into the crowd. I think he secretly does it to make sure the fans are still paying attention. I wouldn't want one of his boney elbows hitting my head. Luckily for me, I was secured on top of an amp witnessing all the action.

After the quick 30 minute album was performed, the fans still wanted more. So the guys, not letting them down, gave them a two song encore from the more recent recordings.

Click on the photos above to see more from the Beerland set.