A Night at the Grind with Mason's Jar of Jam

For the past 9 months, I have wanted to check out one of the concerts at the Grind Coffee Shop on Main Street. It is a small place, but I had heard good things. After searching for a bit online earlier this week, I found their concert schedule. I listened to a few songs by two of the three groups scheduled to perform and liked it, so we decided to go last night.

It was a nice little setup. About 30-40 chairs set up in the back with a few tables and couches around the edges. A surprisingly nice sound system surrounded a nice stage. When we arrived, everything was setup and ready to go. The first performer was a girl named Jacqui Shields. It was her first time performing and she sang a few covers with a guy from one of the other bands playing the guitar. Other than one song she had to start over, it was a very good set; short and sweet.

Next up was a guy from Salt Lake named Andy Dalley. He was probably about 27 and had a decent voice. He sang all original stuff that I like more than Shay. I think he played a little longer than he should have, but Shay kinda tired of him after a song or two. He had some really cool lyrics and some original melodies that I really liked. He would have been a lot more entertaining with a full band supporting him.

A few smoothies later, it was time for the headliner, Mason's Jar of Jam. This band was made up of a few 30-40 year old guys and one girl in her mid 20s playing electric violin. They sounded very good. The violin gave them a a kinda country feel, but it was very upbeat. I wish I had known some songs so I would have been able to sing along, but they played a great set. It wasnt really my type of music, so I wont be buying their cd, but it was an entertaining show, especially in that setting.

All in all, the night was very fun. It was a cheap, different way to spend a saturday night and I am sure we will be regular concertgoers.

This coming weekend is a music festival called Groovefest. It is put on by the local record store, Groovacious, and features local and national acts. We are very excited to check it out and see what kind of talent is there. I am expecting some full on hippies, which can be found at just about any outdoor music festival! We will be sure to post some pictures from that!