Before I begin the review just a word for the Electric Ballroom. It’s one of my favourite venues and I can’t remember a bad gig there recently. I understand that Friday nights are club nights at many of the capitals venues but a 9.30 curfew….. really. It wouldn’t be so bad if their social media team bothered to post revised door and stage times on Twitter but hey what a crazy use of social media that would be, to actually inform. Anyway thanks to both bands efforts we arrive at 7.00pm for the excellent Whiskey Myers.
I have been a fan of Whiskey Myers for some time so was really looking forward to seeing them live as I’m not sure they’ve been over here before. Whiskey Myers are a six piece southern country rock band from Texas. Visually they are mixed bag that includes cool lead singer with a hint of Eddie Vedder, super cool bass player who never misses a beat on his beautiful Rickenbacker , hippie lead guitarist, 80’s metal Axl Rose lookalike second lead but together they produce classic southern rock. I can’t give them any higher praise than they have a touch of Creedence about them
A good turnout for them as support at the ungodly hour of 7.00pm and they rattle through the forty minutes of their set to a great response from the knowledgeable crowd. Some great twin lead interplay between the guitarists showcase their abundant talents especially on my favourite ‘Home’ It’s all over too quickly and I hope they come back soon on their headline tour as I would welcome another hour of this great music.
Cadillac Three review below.
Lyrically they can be a little limited to whisky, the South and women but in the main they avoid being too derivative. Put them on a stage however and they just swallow you in with their energy and pure enjoyment at performing. There is a real warmth to the performance and this permeates into the crowd who seem to know all of the words to all of the songs.
It’s a non-stop juggernaut of noisy in your face southern rock. They may not have the subtleties of Whiskey Myers but that’s what makes this double bill work. There’s no bass in the band just lead, drums and pedal steel which is unfortunately lost in the mix occasionally.
Highlights tonight include ‘White Lightning’, ‘Down to the River’ and set closer ‘The South’. There’s a real resurgence in Southern rock at the moment and these guys are leading the charge. Not as polished as Blackberry Smoke (and that’s a good thing) and not quite as raw as Left Lane Cruiser they have managed to find the balance.
A great double bill and ears are ringing for quite a bit after this one.
Keep on rockin y’all. Peace, Love and Dixie.