I am later than all hell in typing this out but I have a descent excuse. Scott played St. Pete the same day we picked up our new puppy, Oscar, so my life was basically thrown into turmoil, then came the holidays and all the required year-end posts and what not. Ordinarily I would just move on and not bother mentioning a show nearly a month after it happened, so why am I bringing it up? Cause it was so freaking good, that’s why. Over the course of 2008 I had mentioned that it looked like Scott was drinking too much and his shows were starting to slip, then he mentioned to me that he’d quit drinking whiskey and I feel it is now my obligation to tell you how good his last show here was. Reports from friends of mine in other cities mirror my experience. The Scott H. Biram shows of past aren’t back…no. To say that would be selling the current experience short. Scott’s show here in St. Pete (and all of Florida for that matter) was the best I’ve (or others who’ve seen him) seen. He played damned near all night and was 100% awesome from beginning to end.

So, I gotta say…you gotta be pretty f’ing stupid to miss Scott if he’s coming through your neck of the woods any time soon. Personally, I can’t wait to see him again at Deep Blues Festival ‘09.

My buddy, James, of afterthehouse.com took some totally awesome pictures of this show. Go check them out.

Scott H. Biram – Long Fingernail
Scott H. Biram – Plow You Under
Scott H. Biram – Blue In The Bottle
Scott H. Biram – Lost Case Of Being Found

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