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I’m not sure what caught my attention about this band. Although it is very much a style I would love to cover on this site more often, it isn’t the kind of thing I normally get too excited about. But there was something about this band that made me curious enough to go check them out. Well, by the time the band hit the stage I was tired and pretty much ready to just go home. Then the band started.

The keyboardist reminded me of people like Jerry Lee Lewis or Little Richard in both stage presence and sound. The energy from him alone was enough to wake up everyone in the room as well as bring way more people to the back area where the stage was. This is a band that draws attention to themselves!

Singer Nicole Porter isn’t the typical busty Playmate with no brains that seem to be fronting way too many bands like this recently. Sure she is very attractive. Yeah, she has a ‘slither’ that grabs the attention of every guy in the room. It’s just nice to see a lady that has the smarts and talent that she doesn’t need to tramp it up. Her voice is the perfect bluesy and sultry vibe that fits the music. With just a little work her slither could evolve into something as legendary as the Axl Rose snake dance. My only real complaint was that she has a mic stand up with her that she almost never uses. It just gets in the way and holds her back.

Now most drummers blend into the background, but not this guy. Ric Rocc is one of those rare drummers that have a flair and charisma that some how competes with the other band members closer to the front. Between the three of them the band has a very electric stage show that even this old metalhead got into.

Now the guitarist needs to have a few lessons in “Rockstar 101”. He played ok and seemed like a really nice guy, but he also seemed bored. The guitar player should be more of a showman. The guy just didn’t seem into it at all and was bringing down the energy of the live show. If he was as energetic as Darius Holbert (the keyboardist) the band would have shook that place to the ground!

Now I’m not sure how long the band played, but I think the regular set was about an hour. I only know this because when the band mentioned it was their last song I looked at my watch. It was one hour after their start time. Then the band went into a jam session with a few members of other bands that played that night. This portion of the show would have been an afterthought if it wasn’t for this really dorky old guy dancing a few feet in front of the stage. Ok, trying to dance. This guy would have made Al Gore look like something from Soul Train. It was painful to watch, but I couldn’t look away. I know jokes about how white guys can’t dance are way over done, but this guy was the exaggerated example comics want you to imagine when they make those jokes. To be clear, he was not at all part of the band. Just a really drunk (I hope) loser wishing he could get laid.

Now I have to admit that me and the wife left after most of the band was rotated out for members of other bands that played that night. They just kept on jamming soulful blues until well after we left. I know the band played to way more people then last time they hit this city. I know that there was a few from that show and I know many of the people that saw them last night will return again next time they come. This is a band that will quadruple their audience every time they come through a town. So before they get so big you can’t see them from the front row seats, check them out and enjoy. Mark my words, they are the next big thing!

Band:Scientific Lifestyle Album:Modern Sounds for the New Era Record Company:Unsigned Photos by: Mark Carras Click Album Cover To Buy Now

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