There’s a building in the business district of Shelbyville, IL. When you drive past it looks like any other building with bass pumping to hard that it rattles the glass in the front windows: welcome to Poor Man’s Playlist. Upon entering the building you are greeted with neon walls and a sign proclaiming “mosh at your own risk.”
The venue hosted its first concert on July 9th 2011: a bold choice which competed with the Tinley Park, IL date for Vans Warped Tour, as well as the EP release show of Champaign-Urbana’s The Wisdom We Gain (formerly Dropped For a Funeral). The opening featured bands from as near as Shelbyville and as far as Columbus, OH.
As a reviewer I feel inclined to mention that air conditioning would have been welcome, and the bands took the stage late, but as shows go, it wasn’t the worst. I am excited to see where this up-and-coming venue heads in the future, and how they will build a name for themselves in an ever-struggling music industry.
Good luck, Poor Man’s Playlist, hope to see you soon!
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