I think they are called bermuda shorts. They could be long shorts or perhaps short trousers but either way they are gaudy. The kind of thing that only fat Americans wear. They're certainly not cool or trendy but the sound guy was wearing them. I only add this fashion commentary because I'm starting to wonder if there is a direct connection between looking like a clown and actually being one.
The first band to suffer at his hands was The Blue Lips. I thought perhaps the muffled vocals and continuous wailing feedback were part of their particular sound but I doubt it. As far as I could determine, the band were more than a bit influenced by Oasis but it was hard to be sure.
Next to get the treatment were Ekrano. They were a bit more melodic with a habit of having a delicate, almost jazzy, start to their songs that kicked off a cataclysmic onslaught of volume as a finale. Certainly, there's no problem with that kind of approach but the sound clown just maxed everything out and that kind of ruined the effect.
Last on were The Hardlines. Rather better than I remember, they gave the most polished performance of the night despite the singer having the flu. Again, the Oasis influences shone through but it was equally undeniable that the Hardlines are now shaping up as a decent little rock band. Needless to say, sound clown did his best to make the guitar and bass disappear randomly but at least I had retired to the relative safety - for my ears at least - of the bar at that point.
Just for the record, the sound in Pivo Pivo is normally pretty good. Tonight's sound clown, however, should run away and join a circus ASAP.