Sonic Boom Six, Knock-Outs and Killbot Factory? Amazing.

All right, this blog is going to be pretty picture-forsaken because I was a ditz and left the camera at home. My mother was nice enough to bring it during the last show, though. :)

1. Killbot Factory
2. Knock-Outs
3. SB6
4. Final Judgment

Killbot Factory


These guys are amazing, you know. I can't seem to get enough of them, and they were rockin' it tonight! They kicked off the set with "A Message to Rudy," a cover by The Specials, if you didn't know. Since they were the openers, they didn't have a ton of people dancing--only five, actually.
The dancers were:
Brian (seen in the Sawyer family picture)

Trevor

Casey & Myself:
Jordan: [pictured in Stitched Heart/Amply Hostile picture]

The show started off slowly, but picked up by the end of their act. Sadly, when I had gotten up to ask for a set list, Devon the lead singer had lost it in the course of 5 minutes. :3 Overall, these guys are great, and I can't wait to hear more.
Here's Devon, the face of Killbot Factory:

The Knockouts


These guys were pretty good, and they seemed to have some Green Day roots in the vocals, which I really appreciated. Sadly I was unable to purchase anything from these guys, which is a shame. :(
More people got onto the dancefloor at the point, but just stood there.

Not my favourite band of the night, but these guys were still awesome! Unfortunately they didn't have a set list I could nab from them.

Sonic Boom Six


Oh, man. These guys were phenomenal, yet again! The energy that the lead singer Laila as well as the rest of the band had emitted seemed to get lots of the people in this room off of their butts and get them dancing. At this point, my Mother had shown up to the show (I invited her and she got in FREE because it was Mother's Day.) and was able to take picture of the crowd. :)

Also, I got to see what they use for that cool sound before the chorus in "Sound of the Revolution," and it's an actual part of the drum set! I was so stoked to see that.
The energy that this band gave everyone made me happy, and most of the people I had invited had shown up by now. Here's our group:

In order from left to right: 

Brian, Trevor Jordan Cedric Casey

                Navarra

FINAL JUDGMENT


Killbot Factory
Band: 9/10. These guys are constantly evolving, so each time you see them it's got something new about it. :) I really liked these guys.
Crowd: 5/10 I think this is fitting. 5 out of the 10 people in the hall at this time were dancing.

Overall: 7/10. Great music, sucky crowd. That's how the first act works.

Knockouts
Band: 7/10. They weren't bad, but they weren't the best band I've ever heard.
Crowd: 7/10 People were moving around a bit more, it was pleasant.

Overall: 7/10. I'm seeing a trend.

Sonic Boom SIX
Band: 10/10. I know, I know, I just gave out a 10, but I didn't realize SB6 was coming to town then. If I could give an over 9,000, you could bet that I would.
Crowd: 9/10: This crowd was a ton of fun, but it was a tad small. :(

Overall: 9.5.

OVERALL BAND/CROWD AVERAGE:
7.83/10.
This show was a lot of fun, and SB6 didn't disappoint.

Skankin' Ced, Out.

Koffin Kats + Sawyer Family = WIN.

This blog is going to be broken into 4 parts:
1: Dr. Bojangles and the Zombie Revival
2: Sawyer Family
3: Koffin Kats
4: Overall Show/FINAL JUDGEMENT

1-- Doctor Bojangles & the Zombie Revival

All right, these guys were a pretty good start to a great show. The crowd was pretty much stagnant to start again, but I guess that's just how it goes with opening bands. The band had a fun stage presence and was variant in their styles, covering a broad range of styles in their short set list. A few complaints I had with this band consisted of too much distortion on the guitar(I couldn't tell the difference between any of the chord that were played) and not enough volume on the vocals. Other than that, they were a pretty fun group.

2-- Sawyer Family

I love this band so much, I couldn't finish a rant in a reasonable amount of time about it. When I saw these guys at E-Squared in January, these guys were a three-piece band(Seth, the lead singer had broken his hand changing a tire.), so I was excited  see the whole band together. They most certainly did not disappoint!

They played a few songs off of their new album, as well as one that you can't buy and a new song that hadn't been around long enough to put on an album. The newest song, Baptism, was a great song! One part that threw me for a loop in the best way possible was the short switch to a major key for a bit. It was a nice touch! Also, the bassist can seriously rock the bass/bow combination. As a bassist, I truly admire that.

Also, I came across a man who seriously danced all through Sawyer Family's set list, and he was impressive at that! I managed to catch this crazy dancing guy, later I found to be named Pete, at the drinking fountain at intermission.

Part 3: Koffin Kats

These guys are great, too, and they were a fantastic end to the show. By now, everybody was dancing and the pit was seemingly neverending! It was a ton of fun, and the people around made the show even better.

My one problem with this band(and it wasn't really a problem, anyway,) was the song length. I couldn't keep up for the whole set because the songs were 4-8 minutes long. It was a lot of fun and the music was great, though, so that made up for everything.

Part 4: Overall Show/ FINAL JUDGEMENT

This show was a lot of fun, and Jammin' Jesse managed to snag the set lists for both Sawyer family and Koffin Kats, as well as get a couple signed posters. The bands were really personable, and I was stoked I could go.

FINAL JUDGEMENT:

Doctor Bojangles & The Zombie Revival
Band: 7/10. They had some room to improve, maybe they could lower the distortion a tad.
Crowd: 5/10. For the most part the crowd was stagnant, but a few people joined in and danced with us.

BAND AVERAGE: 6/10.

Sawyer Family
Band: 10/10. Hands down, if I had to give a 10 to any band it would be these guys. They had new material, they were very orignal, they even busted out an acoustic number! These guys were brilliant and deserved the 10.
Crowd: 8/10. The crowd was actually moving a lot, no to mention Pete made the experience more enjoyable as well.

BAND AVERAGE: 9/10

Koffin Kats
Band: 9/10. My only complaint was the song length. These guys were great!
Crowd: 9/10. It was fun, but there were some dead spots, but they were about as short as the amount of time people spent dancing at the Stitched Heart Show.

BAND AVERAGE: 9/10

TOTAL SHOW AVERAGE: 8/10. This show was lots of fun, I'm excited to see Sawyer Family and Koffin Kats again!

The show was great, I had a blast and not I'm all worn out.
Skankin' Ced, Out.

Amply Hostile-- Dancing or Fighting? I couldn't tell.

Amply Hostile, the headliners for the evening, left something to be desired as well as a bitter taste in my mouth after the show. Oh wait, that's just blood. This crowd had only a few more people in it, but the few new participants on the dance floor couldn't tell the difference between beating someone up and dancing. Jacob and I were thrown about numerous times, and Jordan was tossed once as well! These guys were insane, and I had to step out for a bit to calm myself. The band was good, but their songs were too predictable for how long they were. Don't get me wrong, I liked this band, but it was not what I had hoped for. Jacob was actually thrown into a pillar inside the building, and sustained a rather nasty injury from it:

Rough Crowd, seriously. I'm glad Gabe couldn't make it, this would be a horrible first show to go to. The bands were fun, but the Crowd was awful.

FINAL JUDGEMENT

The Stitched Heart:

Band: 9/10-- Same songs I heard last year, but they were still just as fun!

Crowd: 2/10-- They moved, I guess. A couple people joined in for about 10 seconds at the most.

AVERAGE SHOW SCORE:

5.5. The band was great, but the crowd's almost as important! This show could have been better with more dancers.

Amply Hostile:

Band: 6/10-- I felt like I knew the songs already, they were that predictable. They may or may not get  better, it's too soon to tell with them.

Crowd: 3/10 They calmed down after a bit, but these guys weren't dancing to have fun, they were dancing to vent out aggression. Anything but the equipment and people, guys.

AVERAGE SHOW SCORE:

4.5. Band may or may not get better, but needs improvement. Crowd was not appropriate for the number of dancers and was inconsiderate of the equipment in close proximity to it.

TOTAL SHOW SCORE: 5/10.

It had a lot to be desired, but it wasn't so horrible that I couldn't enjoy myself at all.

Skankin Ced, Out.
Also, I will be having Jacob post his review as well.

Stitched Heart Review-- Was the Crowd Awake?

I really like The Stitched Heart, I really do. These guys won the Battle of the Bands at Eureka High last year, and for good reason--they're talented! A ton of people showed up for these guys, I was surprised to see some people I recognized outside of shows there! Now, a big crowd doesn't mean anything if only 3 socially awkward white guys are the only ones dancing. Seriously! 

These are the dorks right here, look familiar?

 The music for this band was great; I've always loved these guys to death. It's a shame nobody else likes the music enough to compliment the band with a dance.

In other news, Cedric the Graceful accidentally mauled Jacob the Sturdy's face with his shoulder. The resulting injury brought about 10 minutes of nonstop bleeding and less fun dancing for the band.

 Other than that, the first band was lots of fun. Oh, here's the crowd:

Sorry, I couldn't get everyone in there, I'm in the middle of the room here.

Skankin' Ced, Out.

Koffin Kats tomorrow, Stitched Heart tonight!

Well, I'm going to a "warm-up show," so to speak, tonight. :D
The Stitched Heart, the 1st place winners of the EHS Battle of the Bands, will be playing tonight at E-Squared tonight, down on West 3rd street with Amply Hostile from the Bay Area. It's gonna be a lot of fun, and if you can, you should totally show up.

Skankin' Cedric Out.