Proud Moms Have Bragging Rights!

My son's band just got its first real review! It is only the school paper, but still, it's a start. The review featured photos, including one of my son singing lead with his band.

Now to protect privacy, I've **** out the name of the school and I've not included anyone's last names.

A bragging mom can always find something to brag about, and I'm VERY proud of my kid. This gig featured three bands from his school, and AJ's band, Ocelot Slaughterhouse, opened.

"The Underground" music scene at B**** School
Rising musicians display their talents live

[from the school paper, written by the News Editor]

The dimly-lit Twin Cities Underground offered a welcoming shelter from the cold wind outside. It was Friday, October 28 at approximately 7 p.m., and B***** Night at the club. Just before 7, few people were there. Clusters of girls crowded together on couches arranged around a large wooden coffee table, and band members paced nervously. While three of the four bands set to perform that night were inside setting up their equipment for the much anticipated show, Joey R, Andrew C, and Andrew B, also known as Million Miles Away, searched their contact lists for a savior--in the form of the twenty-five dollar fee the band needed to play that night. Oops! But it was just a minor bump in the road, and not long after the scheduled start of the show, the first band began to play.

People were still streaming in to the Underground and taking seats or standing near the walls as OSH tuned their guitars and took the stage. OSH, a punk-screamo band mostly from our very own sophomore class, features AJ as its lead singer, along with Marjan on drums, Sam on guitar, a friend of the band, Amanda, on bass, and multitalented Zach on everything in between--including the trumpet. The act also included an impromptu guitar solo by a departed member of the class of '07, Matt T.

However, the most featured individual in their act was not AJ, or for that matter anyone on stage. OSH (or maybe just AJ) seems to have some kind of an obsession with Cooper, to whom nearly every song was dedicated. Well, to each his own. But whether it was the loving dedications or their unique sound, Ocelot had the crowd yelling for more by the end of their act.

.....stuff about the other bands....While OSH seemed more Anti-Flag/NOFX and MMA leaning towards the Blink 182/Boxcar Racer end of the spectrum, Flight Plan reminded those listening of a slightly more jagged-around-the edges Foo Fighters...

At the end of the show, I had to admit, I was impressed. Who would have guessed that our school had such an alive and growing music scene? For those who attended, I'd like to thank you on behalf of the performers. For those who didn't, shame on you! But no matter, there's talk of another show December 30th. Same time, same place, same people. Be there, because this isn't a show you'll want to miss a second time. As for a rating, call me biased, but I give it five stars.