The Picador is notorious to some as being a "dirty" bar that many people have never even ventured to try. Though seemingly small the Picador has more to offer than meets the eye. The establishment has a bar, pool table, juke box, and photo booth downstairs and also a small bar and stage upstairs. By having an eccletic musical schedule it succesfully brings out every music scene in Iowa City, even those that no one knew existed. Such a scene was out at the picador last night, the Metal Scene.
The Atmosphere
Last night was the real thing. A real metal show. The concert goers were a mix of college students to 40 year olds, mostly male, and mostly sporting either long hair, a beard, tattoos, piercings, or black clothes. The majority had all. This was not the type of metal show for mosh pits or hardcore dancing. A few times it got somewhat roudy, but mostly these fans stood with arms crossed and heads bobbing. Most threw back a few pabst's in between sets.
The Metal
I will say I am not a fan of the growls and screams that are associated with many metal bands, but one can not deny their musical talent. The first band to play was Intronaut who describe themselves as progessive expiermental metal. They had some great songs that were more instrumental than vocal. The next band worth mentioning was the headliner, High on Fire. They are by far one of the best intrumental bands I have ever heard play live. The band only consists of three members. The lead guitarist/vocalist played a nine string guitar, which is very unusual and takes a lot of discipline. It allows the band to have more unique sounds than other metal bands.
Check out High On Fire and Intronaut on myspace.
If you want to see who else is coming to the picador go to http://thepicador.com/
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