Gypsyhawk, Mothership and Future Villains at The Joint on 4/04!

The Joint has recently come back on the map as a bitchin' metal venue! Just in time, with the recent closure of the Key Club and rumors that the House of Blues may be soon to follow! (NOOOOOO!) They hosted a great show last Thursday with The Future Villains, Mothership and Gypsyhawk. Let's cross our fingers that The Joint is here to stay!

Future Villains got the party started with their high energy, over the top rock-n-roll!

Mothership is an amalgam of heavy 70's rock, stoner rock and wicked metal guitar solos. They melted the stage with their heavy riffs and solid jams! Be on the look out for these guys the next time they roll through LA!

Gypsyhawk rocked the Joint like only they can do! When these guys take the stage, everyone forgets about being a hardass and slugging dudes in the pit. These tunes just make you wanna headbang with your pals - especially when Eric Harris jumps in the crowd with his bass to play the end of Commander of the High Forest!

That's how you finish a rock 'n roll show!

Black Cobra, Saviours at Los Globos

Los Globos brought the city of LA another formidable metal show last night with a solid lineup of sludge/doom and stoner metal. Hopefully, the venue will stick with this trend and continue to book metal shows in the future.  Drink prices are steep, but it's an otherwise great place to see live music. The lineup consisted of Secrets of the Sky, Behold! The Monolith, Black Cobra, and Saviours.  I'm not really into sludge or doom metal so I was mostly there to see the last two bands, and I definitely liked what I saw and heard. Black Cobra made a lot noise for a two piece, but in a good way, and I will certainly be checking them out the next time they make the trek down to LA from their hometown of SF.
Saviours tore it up as usual, delivering heavy but energetic stoner metal riffs and lively screaming vocals. I wholeheartedly encourage everyone to check out the latest Saviours album, "Death's Procession".  It's a worthwhile investment full of heavy hitting, compelling hard rock.

The next event on my concert calendar will be Steel Panther on Monday, September 3rd, at the House of Blues.