Des Rocs on his ALIVE tour, October 10th, 2021.
On a dark, rainy Sunday night I made my way through standard Seattle traffic on I-5. I arrived at the new venue way too early, but luckily Clock-Out Lounge doubled as a pizza joint so I pushed open the double doors while Des Rocs and his crew were bouncing around on stage doing a sound check. He popped back & forth between the stage and the sound guy about a dozen times before settling into a back room somewhere to prepare for the show.
What seemed to me like half an eternity later, The Velveteers blasted the crowd with some phenomenal tracks. Hailing from Colorado, boasting a strong frontwoman and not one but two drummers, they put on a helluva show.
But then came Des, who ran on stage with his back to the crowd and his fists in the air, donning a guitar and dressed in a lot of black. No other introduction was made, we were just catapulted into the first song and the rest is history. This show was the epitome of high energy, an energy that could be felt buzzing through every filthy animal - a moniker bestowed on fans of Des Rocs - crammed into that little pizza place venue combo. There were no dull moments, no reprieve, just a lot of rock.
Being one of my first live music experiences in almost two years, it was a great reintroduction to the scene. The fact that I got to photograph even a small part of it just adds to the unforgettable nature of the entire evening, and made the three hour drive back home entirely tolerable.
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