The Dials "Bye Bye Bye Bye Baby" (10.6 MB) from Flex Time High Noon Saloon Madison, WI December 31, 2007

Although the Dials were the third band of a six-band bill, they were the last one we saw. After their set, but before the clock flipped over to 2008, we got to the point of Too Much Crowd and headed home. Shows like this always bring out a ton of people who don't really care about live music, and those are the sorts of crowds that drive us nuts -- if all you want to do is stand in a circle with your friends and chit-chat, or take pictures of every possible two- or three-person combo in your group, why wouldn't you do it someplace a little quieter that didn't cost $10 to get in? The good news is that you can see in this clip what looks like a small core of Dials fans near the stage who are really getting into it. Despite leaving early, our main thing at this show was seeing the Dials, and I'm sure we'll make a point of getting to another Pons show sometime soon.