Midnight Runners - Neck Tie Noose
I went to see the Midnight Runners play a headlining set for the Canadian Content Series at The Roxy last week. They are four guys that I went to high school with and they started the band near the end of our time there. After graduation they went their separate ways and put the band on hiatus until getting it back together recently, playing a few gigs around the Lower Mainland.
All four guys are great musicians, with Rhejis Wicks handling lead vocals and guitar, Joel Harrison on lead guitar, Andy Lee on bass and Jesse Harder keeping the beat behind those drums. Their half hour set was very tight musically, featuring mostly original songs plus covers of the Foo Fighters' "There Goes My Hero" and STP's "Interstate Love Song". These 2 covers describe their style quite well: guitar-heavy alt-rock with stellar songwriting and melodies. The crowd, comprised of many family and friends, was definitely digging it, especially during some of Joel's killer guitar solos. These guys seem well on their way but the one thing I believe they definitely need to work on is their stage banter mid-song. They seemed nervous up there and cracked cheap jokes or made awkward comments too often. But if this is all a new band needs to truly fix in their live set then these boys are well on their way. I can't wait to see what they do next and really hope a recorded album and ventures into the Fox Seeds or Peak Performance Project are on the horizon. Be sure to check out their page on Reverb Nation and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Midnight-Runners/297094140418014
The song "Neck Tie Noose" is a hard rocking foot stomper that is intensely sung and is a great example of the tightness of this band as they rumble their way through it with the fury of Spanish stampeding bulls. Download this track at the website listed above as well as their other stuff, especially the bluesy "There's No You In Us".
Some thoughts...
- Sure hope the Spurs can get it done tonight in game 7. Lebron and co. are gonna sure make them work for it though and either way it's gonna be one helluva game. By the end of it we may get to see one franchise (the Spurs) cement themselves as the best team of the 21st century and the Tim Duncan/Gregg Popovic duo go an unprecedented 5 for 5 in the NBA Finals. Or we may see one of the greatest players to ever grace the hard court (LBJ) add to his legacy with a 2nd title and a 2 for 4 record in the NBA Finals.
- You wanna know a great word, just say it out loud: Waldorf
- Kanye West realeased his highly anticipated Yeezus record this week. After a couple listens I'm still not quite sure what to think. His rapping and lyrics seem more ridiculous than ever but once again his production skills go unmatched and make for a great listen.
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