Saturday night was Dave Rogers from Lacrosse, on stage at the Snout Saloon. I am not a huge Dave Rogers fan. His performance is a touch dry, but technically perfect. So, behind that caveat, I have to say Dave was sounding the best I have heard him. The band plays a mix of mostly blues covers with an original or two thrown in. Dave plays a pretty good blues shuffle, so we hear some good Stevie Ray Vaughn. And, Dave Orr, in addition to being band Drummer, is the sound tech. No surprise the sound is great.

I chose Dave Rogers over another possible choice for the evening, South Farwell warming up for Down Lo at the House of Rock in Eau Claire. The Wife has been looking forward to seeing them again for a while so she called some her posse for a trip there. South Farwell is on the regular play list here. Their CD is often in the player. I could have easily tagged along to the House of Rock, but I am planning on seeing South Farwell next month in the Volume One Backstage Series. I figured it like this. Sure, the House of Rock show would be more exciting with a livelier crowd, but I anticipate the sound at the Volume One show will be perfect. I wanna hear that sound, hungry for South Farwell ...

• Check out the rest of the review (and what else happened that night) over at the Freaks & Geeks blog, originating from somewhere in Chippewa Falls, Wis.