Story and Photography by Timothy Schumann
Story and Photography by Timothy Schumann
Ok , here we go again … and what I mean by that is--this is another show that I almost missed . But just like in the recent past … when BOBBIE WELCH , one of the owners of this venue , TRICKY FALLS , mentioned that pre-sales for the JIMMY EAT WORLD show were going fast and furious , she also gave me the same “ heads up ” in regards to the “ through the roof ” pre-sales for this band , DANCE GAVIN DANCE . Bobbie speaks … I pay attention ! And needless to say , I reached out to the band ’ s “ powers that be ” and was approved to shoot this show . And am I glad I did ! So , with all that said , here in El Paso , Texas on 15 March 15 th , Dance Gavin Dance brought their 2017 " The Robot with Human Hair vs Chonzilla " tour into our fair city .
Now the thing with this tour is , we have two headliners--so they alternate who headlines every other night , CHON , being the other national act . The last time I saw something like this was years ago with DAVID LEE ROTH and SAMMY HAGAR , but I am sure Chon and DGD didn ' t mirror the problems that Sammy and Dave had , as David Lee Roth proved to be a handful and that tour turned out to be a nightmare . But this review is about Dance Gavin Dance , so let ’ s get to it ...