I know I usually feature items that are currently on my wish list at the moment on Fridays, but for the first time in what felt like eons, I went to two separate shows this week and wanted to share them both with you all! After all, it’s been a long time since a concert review here on Melificent.

Monday night the hubs and I checked out Ra Ra Riot at the Culture Room in Broward. They’re an indie rock band from New York that boasts both a cellist and violinist, how many rock bands can say the same? That’s definitely what makes them stand out in the vast crowd of indie hipsters out there, and what drew me to their sound. However, seeing them perform live only solidified my opinion of them. They totally and completely killed it. They were “on” from start to end, and really blew me away with their passionate performance. Even my husband, who is a bit of a musical elitist, was impressed.

Really glad I decided to drop my cash on these guys rather than the Gin Blossoms & Sugar Ray tomorrow. As much as I would have liked reliving the 90’s nostalgia, I doubt they would have wow’ed me much (but I still kinda wanna go).

If you haven’t heard of Ra Ra Riot, check out their debut album (& my personal favorite), The Rhumb Line. For a little taste, check out their video for Can You Tell (a song I most definitely rocked out to on Monday night):

Tuesday night had me driving up north again, this time to the Seminole Hard Rock and Casino, to join forces with powerhouse celebrity blogger, Rosy of Accidental Sexiness at the Kid Rock show. Now, do not roll your eyes. I used to be a huge Kid fan back in the day. I found him so ridiculously addictive and amusing. I even met him backstage once (don’t ask how we got there, I’ve always had skills). And I can say I actually had a remotely good time at this show. I say remotely because I’m not into country music, which he has decided to take up recently. However, I was pleasantly surprised that he still played tracks from his back catalog, which brought back a surge of fun memories.

And can we talk about the crowd for a sec? Wowza. It was an interesting crew, to be polite, and boy, did they love their Kid Rock. I mean, I don’t think I’ve ever been to a concert where people were that excited. It was kind of contagious at times, hysterical at others. Just so you can get an idea, the dude standing in front of us would get so excited when a new song would start, he would turn around and high-five all of us! It was pretty outstanding.

In a nut shell, it was everything you would imagine a Kid Rock concert to be like: lots of strippers, middle fingers and Jim Beam.

For a proper review, click here.