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In a way, debuting so early was the best and worst thing that could have happened to Eve 6. The band signed their first major label record deal when every member was still in high school, and while that gives you a fast track to genuine success and a shot at having a decades long career right off the bat, it also means growing up in public. In all seriousness, who wants to do that? Originally named Eleventeen, the band signed to RCA soon after their very first concert at the North Hollywood rock club Eagle’s Coffee Pub in 1995. Within a year, the band had changed their name to Eve 6 (a reference to the sci-fi TV show The X-Files, which the band’s drummer was a big fan of), and in 1998, the band released their self-titled debut album. The record was a platinum sellling success, helped massively by its lead single “Inside Out” hurtling into the Billboard Modern Rock charts at number one and eventually climbing into the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100.
The band were comfortably on top of the world, and stayed there once the 2000 release of their second album “Horrorscope” came along. Their sophomore effort was a Gold-ceritified success with another mainstream hit single in the form of high school graduation standard “Here’s To The Night”. However, cracks had begun to show in the band and by the release of their third album “It’s All In Your Head”, singer Max Collins’ drinking had spiralled out of control and the sales of their newest effort were slow enough to get them released from their RCA contract in 2003. The following year, the band went on hiatus, citing a need to grow up a little more away from the public eye. Even though they’d been performing together for just under a decade, the average age of the band was still 26.
Three years later, after some low-key solo efforts from the band members, singer Collins and drummer Tony Fagenson came back together in 2007 for a few eagerly awaited live shows. The band resumed business properly in 2008, touring the world, writing new material and generally reconnecting themselves to their fan-base. Wisely, they waited until they felt truly ready to release anything and their first album since reconvening, “Speak In Code”, was released in April 2012. The record ended up getting the best reviews of their entire career, and ever since then, the band have enjoyed one of the most succesful career renaissance’s of any reunited band of today. For that, Eve 6 come highly recommended.
Born and bread in the American south, friends and bandmates Tony Scalzo, Miles Zuniga, and Joey Shuffield hall all previously played in the rock group Big Car. Scalzo, Zuniga, and Shuffield subsequently decided to form their own group, which despite being unable to decide on a moniker, developed a devoted following in and around Austin. In 1996, after signing with Hollywood Records, the band settled on the name Fastball, and issued their debut album “Make Your Mama Proud”. The record went on to win the “Best Pop Band” award at the Austin Music Awards and spawned the radio single “Are You Ready For the Fallout?”.
Whilst still working day jobs in January 1998, by April, Fastball had appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” to promote their sophomore album “All the Pain Money Can Buy”. Earning a string of positive reviews and platinum certification, the record was led by the singles “The Way”, “Fire Escape”, and “Out of My Head”, the former of which topped Billboard’s Modern Rock chart for seven weeks. The following year the record was nominated for two Grammy Awards, “Best Rock Performance” and “Best Long Form Video” (This Way”, and was supported by an extensive tour alongside Marcy Playground and Everclear.
The band’s third full-length, “The Harsh Light of Day”, arrived in September 2000 produced by Julian Raymond. Led by the single “You’re an Ocean”, the record features the likes of Billy Preston, Brian Setzer, and Michael Ward, and was again supported by generous touring. The studio album “Keep Your Wig On” followed in 2004, as did the full-length “Little White Lies” in 2009.
As perhaps one of the more easily forgotten rock bands to have emerged from California in the late 1990s, Eve 6 are still pack a punch and put on a fantastic show. After having reunited with all three original member in 2011, the trio have been touring and releasing new material, such as their 2012 album ‘Speak In Code’- although they are still best known for their multi-platinum selling singles like the singalong classic, ‘Inside Out’, and the riff-tastic ‘Leech’, both off their self-titled 1998 debut. As far as the tricky world of reunion albums goes though, it’s safe to say that Eve 6 are still true to their pop-punk origins, and as a live act they certainly don’t disappoint. I caught the band last year on Fremont Street, Las Vegas- so let’s face it; the night was always going to be party. Eve 6 definitely wowed the crowd though, and bassist and frontman Max Collins seemed very excited to be playing inn Vegas, with constant shout-outs to the crowd in between songs. They played a solid mix of dancefloor-filling rock and their more punky, sing-all-the-words singles such as ‘Inside Out’ and the party tune ‘Here’s To The Night’, as well as a surprise cover of Ace Of Base’s ‘All That She Wants’, which had the party-going crowd jumping around and screaming for more. A fun-filled show from a fun-loving band!
Fastball has been steadily touring for their entire career, riding on the seemingly endless high from 1998 when 'All the Pain Money Can Buy' went platinum. They've played venues large and small and seem to have finally hit their middle ground in the last several years. I had the chance to catch Tony Scalzo and the band a few years ago at a hole in the wall venue in St. Louis called Two Cents Plain (now The Crack Fox). I wasn't sure what to expect from the show, and was only moderately familiar with a few of their pop-charts songs like 'The Way' and 'Fire Escape.'
I was blown away with the professionalism and quality these guys continue to put out in their live sets. The crowd was full, but not uncomfortable, and there was a definite feel of nostalgia in the air for the guys that had, arguably, one of the biggest hits of the late 90's with 'The Way.' The band was really upbeat, and you can tell in the way they perform and interact with the crowd that they still love what they do, and haven't lost any of the passion that got them to the big time.
This is a fantastic, laid-back show for anyone who wants to knock back a couple of beers and hear some good alternative-rock, and get taken back to the hey-day of the alternative/pop scene.
Que Blessid Union of Souls, the alternative rock band from Ohio, United States who have been honing their craft for the last twenty years or so, securing recording contracts with EMI Records and V2 Records. They also met, being Ozzy Osbourne’s touring band. Tonight’s performance is going to showcase their career thus far, demonstrating the brilliance and complexity that is their music. They are due to perform songs from their six studio albums, snippets of all of them. They launch straight into “Let Me Be the One” the international hit that became an international hit in Canada and the UK as well as U.S.A. Their musicality knows no bound, with a high caliber being demonstrated on each instrument. “I Wanna Be There” sets the party off, with everyone in the audience waving their rock horns about to each syllable of the chorus, giving the band the energy that they need to get through this fantastic set. “Rev It Up (Nascar Rocks)” is probably one of the most rowdy crowds I think I’ve ever experienced.
Energetic. Captivating. Inspiring. These are just three words that could be used to describe a live performance from The Click Five. Starting as a college band playing at nearby venues, the boys soon found themselves recording demos and touring locally when they caught the eye of a talent scout. In 2005, the band released their debut album, not knowing that this would be the first of three albums they would see materialise within the next five years. Their most successful single, “Just The Girl”, was featured in the well-known movie “John Tucker Must Die”, starring Brittany Snow and Sophia Bush, and maintained its spot as the No. 1 most-downloaded song on iTunes for over two weeks. Standing in a crowd of screaming fans, the first thing to catch the attention of any viewer’s eye is their smart suit and tie ensemble, complete with matching mop-top haircuts. But this sharp visual image is quickly altered when Kyle Patrick races to the front of the stage, throwing himself into a vigorous guitar solo, while Joey Zehr strikes his drum kit and flips his hair like there’s no tomorrow. I felt my stomach spin with excitement as the wave of fans I was now a part of rose and fell with the band as they jumped to the blaring beat of “Jenny”. As the night ended and they gave one last strum of their guitars and a wave goodbye, I stood for a moment, taking in the thrilling atmosphere and knowing there weren’t many artists that could match a night like that.