The line outside the Trocadero Theater on April 23 weaved its way down the sidewalk past all the shops and wrapped itself around the corner of Arch and 11th as kids waited to fill in to see Ace Ender’s and A Million Different People. Security had to keep pushing kids into a straight line, but the hungry crowd just wasn’t having it.

By the time doors opened, many were surprised that the sold out show was being held up on the Balcony stage, which from the looks of it could barely hold 100 people. At 7:45 p.m. the first act took the stage - The Gayblades.

Imagine The White Stripes’ simple rock fused together with David Bowies persona and this is the band that you would get. Simple, crazy and flamboyant. The lead singer is all about the high shrills and awkward cries and loves to remind the crowd that it is all about him.

Their act was entertaining enough until front man Clark Westfield started making rude comments about a big guy in the crowd. Westfield continued to call the kid names and saying things like “fatty clap with us.”

At this point in the show I was ready to leave because I was so sick of how this human was treating a fan. Westfield dropped the name calling soon after when he must have realized no one found it amusing.

Next up was Seattle natives This Providence, a very mellow band with obvious influences from the band Copland. I was able to sit down with their drummerAndy Horst who said that not only were they huge fans of Copeland, but that it was a dream come true for them to be a part of Copeland’s current headlining tour.

They will be with Copeland till the end of April and then in August they will be playing a few dates of this summers Vans Warped Tour.

This Providence was a huge crowd pleaser with many people in the crowd pushing through the sea of people to get a closer look at the band, all the while singing along to the heartfelt lyrics.

Around 9 p.m., a funny thing happened. Ace Enders himself took the stage for a special performance of his 2004 side project, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business.

Sharing the stage with him was the original line up - Jeff Krummer, Bill Lugg and Chris Badami. Krummer and Lugg were also in Enders’ other band, The Early November, who broke up back in April of 2007. Badami has been Ender’s long time friend and producer who has engineered and produced all of his work up until his latest release with his new band.

Enders stated in the middle of the set that that night was the first night that I Can Make A Mess had shared the stage in over three years. Even though it was a special reunion show for the band, they still played a solid set which included all the fan favorites off the album like “Timshel” and “Whispering.”

After opening for himself, Ace Enders remained on stage while his next band formed around him. Ace Enders and A Million Different people ended the night with a heartfelt and energetic set which included the songs “Bring Back The Love (Year 2020),” “The Only Thing I Have Left” and “Reaction.”

With his whole family there, Ender’s recalled that he was so happy and honored to see so many familiar faces in the crowed and even pointed to a few that he personally remembered seeing at past shows.

After their, set he walked off the stage and into the crowd, because that night Ace Enders just wasn’t the front man of a band - he was just an ordinary person that night on the Balcony at the Trocadero, sharing a few songs he had written for his friends and family.