Wild Riot in the afternoon/The Hi Hat in the evening

It was off to Wild Riot's Summer Sessions. I've learned, after going to the prior week's version, that the Summer Sessions is all about music genre mashup. On this specific afternoon you had The Millennial Club and The Colour Coast who bring the indie grooves. Sherif Serag and the Time Travelers and Glam Skanks pumped up the volume.

Weather. So it wasn't as hot as the previously Summer Sessions. Hot, but manageable.

Interesting occurrence. If someone was to blow the electricity, you'd think it would be either Sherif Serag and the Time Travelers or Glam Skanks. Nope, it was the indie grooves of The Millennial Club that blew the electricity. Luckily, Wild Riot was able to find another electric outlet that was working. It just happened to be in a corner that was furthest from the stage. Who says that Wild Riot doesn't come prepared. They brought out multiple electrical extensions and had things up and running in no time.

The Millennial Club

Couldn't help but notice: The Colour Coast was a total family affair. Wives/girlfriends/children. It was a big family affair. Funny moment was when the bassist started to look and play in my direction. I noticed him indicating with his eyes. I looked over to my right and his daughter had a smart phone in her hand. He was obviously wanting her to take a cool picture. I think she was feeling intimidated, because she made no move to take a photo, instead looking a touch shy.

The Colour Coast

You've got to notice fashion choices sometimes. For Sherif Serag and the Time Travelers, we have a 4 member band. Three of the band members were in all black: pants/shirts. One band members decided to go against it all. He wore black pants, but went with a Hawaiian t-shift. And there was a nice wind blowing that brought in the cool air. It blew just enough to bring down the Wild Riot signage that was set against the wall behind the drummer. For the last few moments of the set, the drummer picked it up and put it over his head to show that this was a Wild Riot event. Amusing.

Sherif Serag and the Time Travelers

Sometimes you run into a musician once every 3 years. The bassist for Glam Skanks looked incredibly familiar. I couldn't for the life of me place it. I had to do a little snooping. I went to her Instagram page and noticed only two similar connections. From there, it wasn't difficult to figure out. I'd seen her once before at Hotel Cafe, playing in a band called Spectacular Spectacular. One of my other connections (friend) was playing back-up during that specific night.

Glam Skanks

In the evening, it was off to The Hi Hat. More than a couple weeks had passed since my last stop at The Hi Hat. It was time to return. Leggy Peggy was having an EP release and brought the Americana sounds to the venue. Boots, cowboy highs, Western style skirts. And there was a song, I believe, titled "New Mexico." With that all, it was a singer with her guitar and raspy vocals.

Leggy Peggy

Opening up was The Terns. Per Hannah (Leggy Peggy) it was a family affair as her brother is the drummer for this band.

The Terns