Category: Bands/Comps/Splits
Matt Fraza Band at Firehouse 13
with Nate Cozzolino and special guests.
Firehouse 13
41 Central Street
Providence, RI
9pm
Baylies Band at Firehouse 13
with Tsu Shi Mi Re and We Are the Asteroid
Firehouse 13
41 Central Street
Providence, RI
9pm
Mark Cutler at Malachi’s
with Melissa Bel Rosa and Michael graham
Malachi’s Cafe
134 Ives St
Providence, RI
7-10pm
All Ages
BYOB
$5 Suggested Donation20
The Callouts ‘Check Your Friends’ Review in Motif Magazine
The Callouts – Check Your Friends (75orLess Records)
It has been a few years since the demise of local pop-punk stalwarts The Jesse Minute. From those ashes we now have The Callouts with Missa Hills on vocals and guitarists Drew Safs and Mike Grillo from The Jesse Minute joining forces with local master beat master Dan Ulmschneider and Drew on bass. The Callouts’ debut, Check Your Friends comes firing out of the cannon with a blast of pop-punk with cuts like “Blue Letter” and the anthemic “Go All Out.” The combination of Hills’ sugary vocals and the loud guitars over a fast backbeat make comparisons to The Jesse Minute inevitable as Check Your Friends does start out like the band’s lost album. The more one dives into Check Your Friends the more The Callouts start to break free from the sound of their former band. Cuts like “Cannonball” and my favorite cut “Nothing Left” remind me more of a lost Letter to Cleo track than The Jesse Minute. The Callouts really start to drop the hammer on tracks like “Partly Not” and “We Were Kids,” which have a heavier rock ‘n’ roll thump, almost in the in the vein of Foo Fighters hooks. On Check Your Friends, The Callouts succeed in avoiding the trappings of being The Jesse Minute part 2 to expand into the future.
Tall Teenagers at The Scury Dog Parking Lot Mega Show
Music starts at 2pm and goes until 11pm. Free!
Hope Anchor (9:30 PM)
Benny Sizzler (8:45 PM)
White Dynomite (8:00 PM)
Violent Anal Death (7:30 PM)
Olneyville Sound System (6:45 PM)
Laura Espinel (6:15 PM)
Tall Teenagers (5:45 PM)
the Worried (5:00 PM)
A Dying Breed (4:15 PM)
the Paraplegics (3:30 PM)
Hussy (2:45 PM)
the Hot Tramps (2:00 PM)
Scurvy Dog
1718 Westminster St
Providence RI
Free!
Vertical Twin & The Really Heavy at AS220
with Sex Orgy Death Crash and AdapterAdapter
AS220
Empire St
Providence, RI
9pm
Sick Pills at The Pour Farm
with Picnic Lunch and Mike Hefferman
The Pour Farm
Purchase St
New Bedford, MA
9pm
Mark Cutler and the Men of Great Courage at Burnside Park
Burnside Park in Downtown Providence
Providence, RI
5pm
Tall Teenagers & David Tessier All-Star Band of All-Stars at The Columbus Theater
with Dan White, Heather Rose, Kris Hansen, Erik & the Nothing, The Above, Woozy and others.
David Hemingway Memorial Concert
Columbus Theater
Providence, RI
8pm
Live reviews in The Noise of Vertical Twin, Monument Thief, Matt Fraza Band live review in The Noise
MATT FRAZA BAND
MONUMENT THIEF
VERTICAL TWIN
Firehouse 13, Providence, RI
8/16/16
Firehouse 13 is in the middle of a war zone and the inside is dark and dirty, but at least they have a stage and a PA system. Vertical Twin is playing when I enter. They are a bit older of a band than I’m used to seeing. They are a little old to be Green Day and a little young to be The Who, but I see where they get their power trio influences from. Vertical Twin plays high energy rock ’n’ roll and put on a good show, the singer is funny and entertaining, it’s a great way to start the night, though I may have missed two earlier bands. Monument Thief take the stage next. Monument Thief is a Providence based bass and drums duo, but don’t compare them to Lightning Bolt! They play straight up rock and the bass sounds like a guitar player without solos. It’s really good alternative rock that reminds me of my childhood. I’ve had a few drinks by now and I’m ready for a great band to top off a cool night. sadly, the Matt Fraza Band is unable to deliver the goods. Boring Dave Mathews, Jimmy Buffet type generic garbage. Hey, guitar player, stand up, this is a rock ’n’ roll concert, man. I’m afraid if I see their whole set I’ll fall asleep at the wheel and I don’t even have a car. At least I have an excuse to get on the bike and head home early. (Terry Boulder)