wax fang kicked off ear x-tacy’s 25th birthday celebration tonight with the first in-store performance in their new location (just 1 mile up bardstown road from their previous digs). while i loved the funky old place, the new one is coming along nicely and the permanant stage and much improved sound system is a nice step-up from the old joint.
as a show of support for local music, john timmons, the owner of ear x, personally selected wax fang as the premiere act to play in the new store. that show of faith was rewarded by a huge crowd, by in-store standards (i’m guessing 250-300), that was very appreciative supportive of both the band and the store. while they have been getting a lot of buzz lately, this was my first time seeing them play and i enjoyed their set a lot. they were recently chosen by my morning jacket to open their upcoming show in the new “yum center” (downtown arena) in november. i was mostly unfamiliar with their music, but to put it simply, these guys rock harfd and are a real “power trio,” they push out a lot of sound for a three piece band.
the band consists of; scott carney (on guitars, vocals), jake heustis (bass), kevin ratterman (drums), to get more info on them, check out: http://waxfang.com
more on ear x-tacy @: http://www.earx-tacy.com/
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what we need is music 