Jaded Reviews
A jaded view of music, movies and whatever else I desire.
A New Bone to the Sauce, or New Sauce for the Bone?
Oct 25th
- BoneSauce
Move over Trent Ash, here comes something meaner, meatier, and saucier!
BoneSauce fans got a treat last night as BoneSauce brought out their newest front man, Mike Postin from Cuba, Illinois. He was loud, proud and playin’ to the crowd last night! I believe he is the exact opposite of former front man Trent and has the potential to bring a needed ingredient to this bone rockin’ band.
Once I’d heard there was going to be a change in the band, I began to get itchily nervous for their future. Selfishly, I began to wonder if I was even going to like them as much, as I am not a big “change” lovin’ kind of gal. Waiting for last night’s BoneSauce appearance at Crossroads was the longest wait I think I’d ever experienced in my life. I was not patient about it either.
I arrived in the middle of their first set. I like to time my arrivals around there because I figure they should just about be warmed up, losing the beginning jitters and really starting to rock the joint. Of course, all bands are most relaxed and fluid by the second set, however, I like to see a little bit of that unease that comes along with the first set. Seeing a group grappling for that comfort level, feeling out the crowd, warming up their voices and finding their groove speaks volumes to me about not only how the band is going to perform the rest of the night, but how they meld as group as a whole.
It seems the chemistry in this sauce is just right. There wasn’t any kind of awkward “new guy” tension that you might expect from a new front man finding his way within a new band. At least none that I picked up on mind you. Mike came across as professional, yet approachable, and most importantly, at complete ease standing before a live crowd performing.
While I didn’t notice the range in Mike that Trent had, I do think that Mike’s voice lends an edge to the group that they desperately needed. I liked his sound and I am anxious to hear him after he’s had more time to rehearse, feels more comfortable with the play lists and really lets loose. I see all kinds of potential in his performance and the air that he brings to BoneSauce. You could feel it in the other band members too. They are so pumped with Mike’s ability it literally oozed from them when I spoke with them regarding their newest member. Of course, I really didn’t expect otherwise. I mean, if they didn’t feel confident in their pick, they wouldn’t have picked him, right?
Their play list kept the crowd jumping, even dancing away, something that I didn’t see happen at their last show. Was it the electricity in the air over the excitement of the addition of Mike? Was it Mike’s stage presence? Possibly both. I recall a certain tension in the air from the band themselves when Trent was the front man. Being on the sidelines I am not willing to guess at where that tension came from, but I can say it was felt all around. It was splendid not feeling that tension in the air last night.
All in all it was another great show put on by a great band whose potential has just been stepped up a giant notch. I look forward to catching them at their next performance at Crossroads! Maybe I will be able to get me a new necklace/swag since mine broke last night while I was dancing my little big ass off! 
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She Swings, She Sways
Jul 19th
She Swings, She Sways @ Balloons Over the Mississippi
***WARNING*** Click the following link at your own risk. It contains auto-play muzack. I hate that! Don’t say I didn’t warn you…..
She Swings, She Sways was the house band on hand at the 7th Annual Balloons Over the Mississippi celebration on July 18th. They touted themselves as Americana/Pop/Folk and I believe that to be the perfect description of their sound.
An odd compilation of characters, this band included a stand up Bass player, an accordion, a trumpet and a mandolin. At any given point you weren’t sure exactly what you were going to get. The three front men wore flannel shirts and jeans while the drummer and the rhythm guitar player wore t-shirts and baseball caps. The one female of the group played keyboard and the trumpet was dressed up, albeit tastelessly. The awkward way that she used a huge sparkly purple scarf to cover up the front her “over the top” of a bolero style black jacket was distracting. A beautiful girl, with a fantastic voice, really needs a personal stylist. Or, follow in the footsteps of the front men. Don a cute flannel top, a pair of jeans and high heels.
Their music was quite melancholy. I didn’t realize that Americana/Pop/Folk had to be so depressing.
If they had removed a few members of the band, I could see them fitting in quite nicely performing at some high end yuppie-style coffee shop between poetry readings in Chicago. It wasn’t until they began doing covers, such as 4 Non Blonds “What’s Up” that they began to grab my attention. Their original music (of which you can purchase at their website) did not whet my pallet on any level. Their commentary between songs was supposed to be humorous and down to earth I believe, however, once again they missed their mark. It was borderline idiotic rambling that got annoying pretty quickly. Their inside jokes that anyone not living in their “band house” wouldn’t get isn’t something that a general audience is going to bite and run with and really should be saved for nights of beer drinking around their table together.
However, the did have swag and plenty of it. From cd’s to t-shirts to buttons. They even had a sheet to sign up for their mailing list.
They are trying. Maybe we’ll see them around sometime. I would be interested to see if they grow or if this band is stagnant in their sway.
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