Will Cheeseburger ever put on a bad show? Do they even know how? Even though they didn't take the stage until about 1 AM last night, it was well worth the wait.
After being introduced by the legendary Zach Richards, they kicked out most of the hits ("Gangs All Here," "Easy Street," "Good Times Roll," "Derby Day," "Tiger," "Do You Remember") along with a few new ones ("Suzie," "Tight Jeans," another one whose name I can't remember) and a ramshackle version of "Louie Louie." Also present were gummi cheeseburger-filled pinatas flying through the air and conking people on the head, silly string, several attempts by crowd members to sabotage the drumkit, band-audience tackling, and a couple of brief appearances from the Budweiser skirt-clad beermaid that was at the recent MHoW show, and a shitload of spilled/thrown beer.
Of course, with last night being the first night of CMJ I could have gone to any number of promising shows but why bother when you know Cheeseburger's going to always pay off. 
I'd be a complete dick if I didn't mention the act that directly preceded the mighty Cheeseburger: some dude named Juicebox ("from Milwaukee, Wisconsin," as he reminded us many times) who spat out Technotronic-esque rhymes over Technotronic-esque beats. (Think either "Shake that Body" or "Pump Up the Jam.") Lots of shit about "getting part[ies] started" and "[having] a one way ticket" with the occasional chorus about "sweat from [his] balls." But the guy's stage antics were fucking hilarious -- he headbutted me in the face pretty hard, climbed on/jumped off the bar, fell over (what appeared to be) very painfully several times, writhed on the floor, and in his best move of the evening jumped on some dude's back riding him around for awhile as the guy he was riding panicked and tried to shake him free. Fucking hilarious, and Juicebox never allowed the chaos he was causing to break his steady flow. (I tried to get some good pics of this guy but only came away with these two because he was constantly climbing, jumping off and dry-humping something new every half-second.)
