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Mike makes Right had to cancel due to technical difficulties
Mike Makes Right but I spoke with Jon Yankowy before the show . Jon said their music is inspired by bands like Nuclear Assault , Discharge , and Negative Approach . Jon said they love everything about aggressive music and sound . In the meantime , you can grab their disk on bandcamp to tide you over until they book locally again . Watch my Facebook page for updates . https :// www . facebook . com / Might-Makes-Right https :// mightmakesright1 . bandcamp . com
And finally ; the headliner of the afternoon , the Parasitix . And man , were they worth the wait ! Professional , entertaining , solid – just an amazing experience in quality punk rock music . Everything they did was polished . Lead singer , Paul Wilde , not only controlled the party in the pit , but lead the fan favorite sing alongs , drank a few beers , and made sure to keep the mic in one piece . If you have not ever seen a thrashing mob in a floor level pit , then you should know that the band ’ s secondary role to making music , is protecting their equipment . Who cares of the audience falls into each other ? Just be sure to keep them off the gear ! The skill level was stellar . Paul is charismatic , engaging and controlled . Steve on guitar was focused , on-tempo , and can shred like Hendrix on speed . Larry on bass was playing with the crowd while hitting some changes that would have been surprising in a traditional musical arrangement , so catching that on a warp speed song was pretty impressive . And Josiah , the drummer who was not only having his daily workout on a set of physically demanding songs , but was helping with vocals , and I swear I caught him doing some mixing mid-song , as well ! It ’ s easy to see these guys are serious players in the music game-I can ’ t wait to see them again .
February 2017
The set started with a sing along The guys were right on , with screaming guitars , rocket fast percussion and vocals that didn ’ t ’ skip a beat . They did a set of all original songs except for two - Anti Nowhere League ’ s “ So What ”, and “ Bodies ” by The Sex Pistols . I love the fact that 18-year-old fans know the words to a 1970 punk rock song ... I dare you to find an underage fan of rap that can do that ! I managed to get the guys together for a picture but no luck on the interview …. the matinee lasted a few hours longer than expected and we all had to head to our second night of the day .
The Parasitix
Paul Wilde : Vocals Larry : Bass Stevie : Guitar Josiah : Drums
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Next month , you can read more about the Alternative Gallery in Steel Notes magazine ; I will be doing a feature article on the location and the players !
Always listening , JOSiE
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