LIVE PREFORMANCE REVIEWS
STYX is More Than Mr. Roboto
Matt Jameson
Styx? Who are they? This was my response when my wife first expressed her interest in seeing this show. It sounded to me like yet another 80’s hair-metal band in spandex tights, but she quickly re-assured me that is wasn’t. “You don’t know them by name but you’ll recognize a lot of their songs from the radio when we were pretty young”, she responded hoping to sell me on the idea of going. We had been able to score free tickets to a few shows and out of the list we could choose from I had already made my picks.
I agreed to go along, not knowing exactly what to expect but still remaining skeptical. After all I’ve always prided myself on knowing a vast library of useless knowledge such as album / band names. This meant that if I didn’t even remember a single song these guys had written, it must not be worth remembering. Turns out I was pleasantly surprised.
Everyone Loves a Little Cake
Matt Jameson
I just cant get enough of this band! Cake, one again, has thoroughly convinced me that they are in fact the masters of feel good summer music. Armed with two bottles of red wine, and reserved seating tickets I made my way through the crowd and took my seat. Having been a long-standing fan of Cake, I was completely amazed when I heard they were touring through the tiny town of Jacksonville Oregon. My excitement was only increased by the fact that I was literally seated thirty feet from the stage.
Although I have been a major fan of their music, I never really looked into the band much and thus was not even sure of how many members there were. With the scathing trumpet solos, astoundingly simple and catchy keyboards and unusual sound effects I assumed that Cake must have been at least a five-man band. To my surprise, the stage was set up for only four. Needless to say I was intrigued by how only four musicians could create such a fully accompanied sound.
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