Complex sentence: Popular local band emmet swimming played one of the first shows at the new Nightclub 9:30 on a snowy night (shocking the staff with the number of attendees) and recorded part of their live concert CD "Ear Plugs 50 ¢" at the venue.
Split into simpler sentences: Popular local band emmet swimming played one of the first shows at the new Nightclub 9:30 on a snowy night, shocking the staff with the number of attendees. They also recorded part of their live concert CD "Ear Plugs 50 ¢" at the venue.