LONG LIVE THE PARLOR MOB!

Hey all!  Welcome back to the bones where we attempt to inject a little badass into bloggery every day.  (Trust me, it’s difficult even for our leading scientists!)

A while back, probably about a year now, an awesome band from New Jersey managed to make their way to the Machine Shop.  The band was called The Parlor Mob and I haven’t heard about them since.  If you get the chance to see them, jump on it!  The band just echoes Led Zep, and unlike a lot of other bands, they do it well.  I’m not talking about cover songs or anything crazy like that, I mean that this band has some amazing vibes.  The lead singer actually sounds a lot like Robert Plant.  One of the best draws to this band, apart from the singer whom I could go on and on about, is actually their drummer.  Right?  A band with an impressive drummer?  How cool.  When I saw them they opened for Theory of a Deadman and these guys blew the pants off of the band that they were opening for.  Yeah, I’ve spoken to a lot of Theory fans and I know how tenacious they are, but I kid you not, had they been there even they would have admitted that The Parlor Mob put on a way better show than Theory this time around.  It’s a pleasure to watch this group and I’d love to see them around Michigan again!  Do yourselves a favor and give them a listen!

I’d also like to take a couple of seconds to thank all of you who messaged me about that annoying man on the CMU campus that I talked about yesterday.  Brought a smile to my face to know that I’m not the only one ranting about him.

                I’m Costello VonHumbolt III.

                                You stay classy, Internet.

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                Loyal followers!  COME!  GATHER ROUND!  Let papa Costello tell you about some new sounds.  Guaranteed to blow your mind so high they won’t come down!  (Huh?  Seventies Reference?  YEAH :D )  The Bones is gearing up for the new season, so c’mon down, let’s have some fun!

                Well summer is nigh upon us and with it the summer concert season!  I figured today I’d give a shout out to a band that I’ve been following for the past year or so. 

                It’s not every day that you can find a local band that actually has a halfway decent sound to them, but hey, here they are.  The Hangers On are a small band from out of the Flint area with a powerful sound.  If Wolfmother had some sort of illegitimate love child somewhere, these guys would be it.  They have a pretty heavy seventies/eighties sound to them with a modern day flair.  They’re pulling the whole bassist is the lead singer thing that a few bands of note have been doing lately and honestly it works for them. 

                Honestly, the thing that I really like most about these guys is they, and by they I largely mean their guitarist, actually strive to put on a real SHOW.  It’s not every day you can go to a concert and see a band actually actively try to make it worth what you paid.  The Hangers On actually deliver on that.  So in all seriousness, half your ticket goes to music and half of it goes to watching these guys be fskin crazy!  (In a good way)

                I generally catch their shows at a place called The Machine Shop.  (GREAT place to catch smaller to upper midsize bands)  The venue is pretty small and when it gets packed with people it’s actually a really good time.  Lots of fans, lots of booze, lots of fun.  Speaking of fun, their fans are pretty fanatical.  I’ve actually wormed my way into the tight group of people that follow these guys pretty religiously and they’re pretty out of sight.  It doesn’t really matter how small of a turnout there is, these fans will get up and jump around.  Literally.  I’ve seen people pogo at these shows before.  It’s pretty freaking sweet.

                On the subject of fans, this band is actually still small enough to care about who follows them.  It’s not uncommon for them to actually be on speaking terms with a lot of them.  It’s cool to see a group that hasn’t really let it go to their head that they’ve made that first step out of the garage.

                Tickets for the shows that they play usually max out at like ten bucks.  What do you have to lose?  Give these dudes a listen, you will thank me for it later.

                That’s it for me tonight, hope I turned a few of you onto some good music.

                PEACE!

                                -Costello