Breaking laces is a threepiece rock band out of Brooklyn, New York and their current tour led them all the way down to Birmingham to play at The Nick last Tuesday. I'd like to say that it wasn't a waste of gas, but gas is pretty pricey these days and a stellar crowd of nine people won't get you a half tank.

The very first concert I can remember going to as a kid was George Clinton at City Stages. I couldn’t have been more than seven years old and by the time I was nine I had seen Stevie Wonder, Bela Fleck and the Fleckstones, and Topper Price multiple times.