Great band. Great sound. And dare i say, great beatles cover...??? yah you sluts heard me right this band covered "Come Together" (heard someone say cliche in the audience, obv. hipster) with enough zest to get something zesty or something. The classic beatles sound holding hands with the sounds of Clubs falsetto screams and harmonic dischords (possible?) gives the bands cover enough of the original to attract to die-hard beatles fans (i am one) and has enough originality so you know when you hear it, it's clubs, and not the fab four. The audience seemed to love this band (esp the Come Together cover which everyone began to stupidly dance to (not the bands fault)) They started their set off strong, although the first song was extremely loud musically which seemed to cause vocalist John Nichols' lyrics to seem strained or to simply fade from audibility. However, this apparently seemed to be the fault of the venue sound man because as song two approached, the EQ of the entire band fell perfectly together. Stand out song was song 4 (im told F(natural, not sharp, fran, you fuck) song?) this song had so much power in it that i got goosebumps, musical orgasm if you will. The power of Nichols' vocals backed by the harmonies of Alex Beggins' shrill scream gave this song all the necessary emotion. The band was however coaxed by friends in the audience, as well as members from within, to play a cover of Lit's "My Own Worst Enemy," much to the dismay of Nichols. They did play it though and did a job that i can only describe as "hilarious." I was totally convinced that F song was going to be their standout performance, but then they played their final song (slave?) and blew me, and judging by facial expressions every one else at the venue, out of the water. A strong performance from each member from the power vocals of Nichols to the harmonies of Beggins, to the roaring rhythm section comprised of bassist Foster Farmer and drummer Fran Aguera. Anyone living in central Texas shouldn't miss a chance to see this local gem.
4/5
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