Day two of Bele Chere. We were sore from yesterday's festivities. Almost sore enough to just take a restful day, but after some back and forth hesitation, we finally decided to go back. We made it to Bele Chere around 1:30 and immediately went for the stages this time. We saw "Skinny Legs and All" another bluesy group with some serious mojo. The lead singers played off of each other incredibly well. Yet another young band, the oldest member was 19, the youngest, 14. They came down from Chicago and they rocked it. Afterwards, we kind of wanted to vedge for a bit so we stopped and saw two more bands, first "Do It to Julia," for a few songs...always a good show, they were a local band from Boone back in the day. Then we saw "Beta Radio," these guys were more laid back, and had more of a vibe of songwriters. We lazed around, took a slight nap and got recharged for the band my sister and Mike wanted to see..."The Protomen"
The only way to describe The Protomen is - epic. Everything they did, they had 4 keyboards, 2 guitarists and two drummers...and of course the matre' d/announcer who'd put various helmets on the lead singer. They dressed up in costumes, switched instruments, vocals, and just overall rocked the house. They were like Meatloaf if Meatloaf was more epic sounding and sung rock operas about being various characters in video games...completely original.
When their set closed, we ventured up to Sky Bar, atop one of Asheville's largest buildings, enjoyed the gorgeous Asheville views amid Sky Bar's delicious Bloody Mary bar...on a Sunday nonetheless.
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