Random Concert Review: Horse The Band/MC Chris 5-14-10

I usually don't go to concerts all that much, partially because I dislike being in large groups of sweaty people but mostly because a good chunk of the bands that I listen to don't pass through my area.  Really, the closest they come is Detroit...and Detroit scares me.  I think I can literally count all the major concerts (not counting local bands and "Battle of the Bands" competitions and such) on one hand.  Let's see:  there was the Headbanger's Ball tour show in Detroit with Cradle of Filth/Arch Enemy/Bleeding Through/Himsa mere days after the on-stage murder of former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell; there was the Coheed and Cambria/Dillinger Escape Plan show in Toledo where Dillinger was missing a guitarist due to illness (which never happens) and therefore kinda sucked so lead singer Greg Puciato decided to make it up (to a crowd filled of mostly 15 year old girls that didn't care anyway) by climbing up a shaky stack of amps and almost breaking his neck; and a random Mustard Plug show in Bowling Green that I didn't really plan on going to anyways but was still pretty fun.  And I think that's it.  Believe me, there's plenty of other ones I missed out on, like TWO different Halloween shows from Mindless Self Indulgence (one of which was supposed to have Dog Fashion Disco as support only to have them break up in the weeks leading up to the show) and a recent show with Hyper Crush...and a couple other bands I didn't care about).  So when I heard that Horse The Band, one of my Top 10 favorite bands (if not Top 5) was making a stop in Toledo due to a canceled show, I kinda had to show up...even if I didn't hear about it until the day before showtime.  Yup, Horse The Band managed to get booked on a show already headlined by MC Chris (of Sealab 2021 and Aqua Teen Hunger Force fame) at the last second in order to make up for a canceled gig.