It’s hard to believe it was three years ago when I first saw The Icy Shores at 400 Bar. At the time, I noted the band was switching back and forth between songs penned by guitarists/vocalists Hunter Jonakin and Nick Hegarty and my preference for Hegarty’s more aggressive rock songwriting. Fast forward to last night. Jonakin’s out of the group, leaving a power trio of Hegarty, drummer Nick Larsen and bassist Shane Pearson Stubblefield. Larsen’s simple, yet hard-hitting drumming style is the driving force that propels Hegarty’s songwriting to another stratosphere. Power trio bass players can’t afford to be lazy, and Stubblefield probably logged three miles rocking out during the TIS set. The group’s new album is slated for early spring. In the meantime, catch them at the Hexagon Bar on Feb. 5.
Michael Kent
Out of the ashes of Twin Ion comes Michael Kent’s self-titled solo project singing songs in the genre best described as “teenage angst anthems.” There’s a lot of competition in said genre on every stage at Warped Tour, so he’ll need to step it up with a differentiator sooner than later.
I interviewed Mr. Danny Jack back in November and earned a comment on that post claiming the band filled the Fine Line with fans for their CD release show that month. Last night was a repeat crowd draw, as plenty of parental-age gray hairs waved their cell phones in the air (mock-lighter style) as Jack crooned, Paige “oohed” and Eric slapped his conga. Speaking of, I couldn’t keep my eyes off his stand hand cymbal. I need to get me one of those.
Found Glove Art
We found this pair of work gloves — I’m talking heavy duty mitts meant for handling barbed wire — on the floor of the club. So, naturally, we decided to make some art with them. About an hour after I took this photo, a gruff looking old guy came over and was so relieved to retrieve his gloves. I didn’t have the heart to tell him his gloves were a hit as an opening act.
