song performed: “Lake Michigan” from the album Asleep at Heaven’s Gate
conan’s reaction: “that was really nice. *shakes guitar hand* very nice *shakes lead hand* guys. *shakes bass hand* that was terrific. *shakes drum hand* rogue wave everybody. that was really great. we’ll take a break, we’ll be right back, stick around. *claps six times*”

help I’m having a funny day. the weather channel has a mcdonalds logo on it all the time, so I’m wondering if I’m supposed to wear my big mac for a downpour of mcribs.

I watch Deadliest Catch so I know that Rogue Waves are no laughing matter. They will toss your Cornelius on its tanner crab butt. But these mates from oaktown are harmless, formed after the dotcom bust, or at least freed up to form after dotcom bust. Even though they are bay area material, I have learned them as the O.C. soundtrack band, which in some form is a nod of acknowledgement, but oh god it’s the O. blippin C.!

Tonight’s performance starts out very Fleetwood Mac “Tusk” with pounding drums, but quickly swings into dreamy landscape happy-go-lucky hand clapping (on an echo machine>?). the stage is very dreamy as well, foggy blue, making it difficult to make out the band save side guitar player pat in bright pinkorange shirt and pants. the band is dressed up quite a bit with everyone wearing tone on tone ties with the only distinguishing feature being the small fro on drummer’s head. I can tell just a few phrases in that the band likes playing this song.

the song is played very cleanly, rhythmically, maybe doesn’t end as tight, but is sweet. There are balance issues where the sounded is drowned by guitar, but I don’t know rogue wave too well, maybe that is the intention? the camera pulls back to reveal that we are dressed to coordinate with our instruments.

playing:
oct 15 - wonder ballroom - portland, or
oct 16 - neumos - seattle, wa