NAP2010 Pre-Show and Day 1 OR WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Alas, another Nerdapalooza has come and gone, leaving fans and artists alike with horrible cases of Post Nerdapalooza Depression. There are floods of pictures being tagged on facebook and hopefully Datavortex is getting his always awesome footage ready for upload.

Sadly this year I was only able to attend Day 1 and the Pre-Show. That was really enough excitement for me.

There have already been some write-ups about the events of the past weekend, Geekdads Curtis and Z. always post great articles and you should check them out. But I am going to post an act by act write-up.

And here we go!

Pre-Show!

B-Type

Probably the farthest traveling attendee and performer B-Type (formerly MrB) opened up the preshow with several tracks from his new Album 'Shrugs' which I have reviewed previously. His set was pretty damn ace. Some of the tracks that I was not impressed with on the CD really shine during a live performance and got the crowd pumped and ready for a weekend of geekdom.

Magitek

I had never heard of Magitek before, I really should have checked them out before the preshow, damn real life. I was really surprised how great these guys were. Lots of high energy, wizard hats and rockin beats. If you haven't checked them out since NAP2010 you should really do so now.

MC Coolwhip

Anyone that attended the open mic last year knows MC Coolwhip. He is definitely a rising star in the scene and you will be hearing more about him later fo' shizzle. This guy...this guy...well he's already opened for Vanilla fucking Ice, had a track scheduled with Schaffer the Darklord (who sadly could not attend because of airline fuckups) and probably performed the best cover challenge track of the entire weekend.

You know you are doing something right when you can get a crowd of nerds to sing Spice Girls.

This set also involved a special appearance by one of my favorite artists. I will talk more about this dashing blue haired gent in my next post.

Kabuto the Python

The first Scrub Club act of the weekend was none other than the extraterrestrial reptile himself. Donning his Guy Fawkes mask he stepped onto the stage and rocked that shit proper. This year you could hear him clearly, thanks to some exacto knife work on the mask. His album Parseltongue has to be listened to, because it's fucking awesome.

The Megas

So what happens when you take MegaMan, mix it with all kinds of rock awesome, add some badass lyrics ranging from the avenging your fallen brothers to being completely useless as BubbleMan? Well you get The Megas! I was looking forward to these guys so much that I gave up my spot in the 20 minute bathroom line as soon as I heard The Annihilation of Monsteropolis. If a band is good enough for you to not pee, then they are doing something right.

Now by this time I was feeling pretty good thanks to a .50$ cup of ice, a pint of vodka and a NOS energy drink, it made the show FUCKING AMAZING! I got my picture with MegaRan, CoolWhip and I managed some decent shots of the performers. It really set the mood for the weekend, sadly no one told me about any after parties so I went to bed full of energy and didnt get to sleep until after 3:30.

Stay tuned for my write up of Day 1 of Nerdapalooza. It involves darklords, boobies, marijuana, and technical difficulties!