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A) Well, the wife wanted to go to a dance.. There was supposed to be an outside band at Toots. Warning signs that should have made me turn around: 1. Only six cars in the parking lot on a Saturday night. 2. A friend who knows all of the bands that have been in the County said she never heard of them. 3. Loud as heck to cover for how bad they were. - I could hear them over a mile away. 4. No one was sitting any where near the band. 5. No one was dancing. 6. Only recognized one song. 7. We couldn't recognize the words to most of the songs he tried to sing. - Left early.
B) Last Drop - No band. Just a DJ. No one there. Only three cars on a Saturday night. Also loud for some reason. - Left early from here too.
C) Sea Breeze - Repeat paragraph A. Outside band is a plus. A few more cars there. Maybe a dozen. However, no songs were recognizable. I couild hear it from Calvert County across the river. And of course all of the people were sitting as far back away from the band as possible. Many people arrived and left while we were there.
What I learned - It seems like various bars try to find a cheap rot gut band that won't cost them very much for a Saturday night. You get what you pay for. I remember years ago there used to be some great bands. Not so much anymore. Potomac Gardens advertises some good bands every so often. And they do. Typically there is a ten dollar or so cover charge for a "good" band. But, for a good band, it is worth it. However, not to say that Potomac Gardens doesn't have BFM. (Bar Fly Music). That's true. They do. But, at least a person can understand the words at the Potomac Garden, most of the time.
There are good bands out there. The local bars simply don't want to fork out the money for them. They go the cheapest way possible to save a buck and attempt to supposedly bring in customers. One thing for sure - South Sandgates Road is a crazy road to drive down. No wonder why it is posted 35.
BFM defined - Music that is good to listen to but not very much that anyone would dance to.
B) Last Drop - No band. Just a DJ. No one there. Only three cars on a Saturday night. Also loud for some reason. - Left early from here too.
C) Sea Breeze - Repeat paragraph A. Outside band is a plus. A few more cars there. Maybe a dozen. However, no songs were recognizable. I couild hear it from Calvert County across the river. And of course all of the people were sitting as far back away from the band as possible. Many people arrived and left while we were there.
What I learned - It seems like various bars try to find a cheap rot gut band that won't cost them very much for a Saturday night. You get what you pay for. I remember years ago there used to be some great bands. Not so much anymore. Potomac Gardens advertises some good bands every so often. And they do. Typically there is a ten dollar or so cover charge for a "good" band. But, for a good band, it is worth it. However, not to say that Potomac Gardens doesn't have BFM. (Bar Fly Music). That's true. They do. But, at least a person can understand the words at the Potomac Garden, most of the time.
There are good bands out there. The local bars simply don't want to fork out the money for them. They go the cheapest way possible to save a buck and attempt to supposedly bring in customers. One thing for sure - South Sandgates Road is a crazy road to drive down. No wonder why it is posted 35.
BFM defined - Music that is good to listen to but not very much that anyone would dance to.
