No, seriously. I've talked about rabbit holes in the past. I get lost on the way, forget pieces, make discoveries and lose some things. I know I've found The Brixton Riot before. I'm just not sure where. Was it the afternoon Jim turned me on to Eastern Anchors and I started clicking around? You know how that goes. Or maybe it was Leo mentioning them a bunch of times, 'cause he knows I like the Replacements. What matters is I got here and there last night for Happy Mondays at The Wonder Bar. That's right, kids: 3 shows in 4 nights. It's 1999 and we're gonna party like... Yes, I'll have a coke please.
I haven't been out on a Monday in forever, but The Wonder Bar's famed series holds it down with some solid booking. This was a great opportunity to hook up with an old friend (Leo) and to make some new ones (Jerry & Steve of TBR). The Brixton Riot hit the stage about 9.
SMOKE MACHINE! There, got that out of my system.
As the boys begin to roll through their set, I start to think they are equal parts Boston (Lemonheads / Buffalo Tom), Minneapolis (The Replacements), and New Jersey (New Jersey). Power poppy, rocking with a hint of a punk rock past. I was hooked.
"Signal To Noise," "Hard To See The Sun," "Losing Streak,” and "Fiction” were all standout tunes. With the Sudden Fiction EP and the Palace Amusements LP (a nod to Asbury) under their belts, the boys treated us to a set that also included two covers: Guided By Voices' "Best of Jill Hives" and a fully fleshed out version of The Replacements' Let It Be closer "Answering Machine." All in all a great set. On a (summer) school night!
After the show, I sat down with Jerry (guitar & vox) and Steve (bass & vox); and we talked a little about the band, records, and growing old in the indie rock world. The band is a bit spread out over the state and is in various stages of growing up, settling down, and still getting together to rock. Steve suggested that they tour New Jersey backyard BBQs. I think he might be onto something. The conversation turned to their love of music and how the best Brixton Riot tunes come out of jamming together -- friends playing together when they can, when the rest of life lets you make time. I think we here at CoolDad Music know a little something about that, too.
Catch The Brixton Riot at the Clash Bar in Clifton, NJ, on August 15th. That's a Friday. You can stay out late. Ask your mom just in case.
I haven't been out on a Monday in forever, but The Wonder Bar's famed series holds it down with some solid booking. This was a great opportunity to hook up with an old friend (Leo) and to make some new ones (Jerry & Steve of TBR). The Brixton Riot hit the stage about 9.
SMOKE MACHINE! There, got that out of my system.
As the boys begin to roll through their set, I start to think they are equal parts Boston (Lemonheads / Buffalo Tom), Minneapolis (The Replacements), and New Jersey (New Jersey). Power poppy, rocking with a hint of a punk rock past. I was hooked.
"Signal To Noise," "Hard To See The Sun," "Losing Streak,” and "Fiction” were all standout tunes. With the Sudden Fiction EP and the Palace Amusements LP (a nod to Asbury) under their belts, the boys treated us to a set that also included two covers: Guided By Voices' "Best of Jill Hives" and a fully fleshed out version of The Replacements' Let It Be closer "Answering Machine." All in all a great set. On a (summer) school night!
After the show, I sat down with Jerry (guitar & vox) and Steve (bass & vox); and we talked a little about the band, records, and growing old in the indie rock world. The band is a bit spread out over the state and is in various stages of growing up, settling down, and still getting together to rock. Steve suggested that they tour New Jersey backyard BBQs. I think he might be onto something. The conversation turned to their love of music and how the best Brixton Riot tunes come out of jamming together -- friends playing together when they can, when the rest of life lets you make time. I think we here at CoolDad Music know a little something about that, too.
Catch The Brixton Riot at the Clash Bar in Clifton, NJ, on August 15th. That's a Friday. You can stay out late. Ask your mom just in case.
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