I first saw Colour Revolt last month at the South by Southwest music festival where they played at Spiro's Amphitheater. They delivered a really strong/passionate performance despite the lack of a stage. At one point I couldn't even see one of the guitar players; he was hidden behind a stack of amps. Their soon to be released album "Plunder, Beg, and Curse" was available at the merch booth so I bought a copy. Since the music festival, I've listened to it about 5 or 6 times. I like it...a lot. So, needless to say, when I saw they were coming to San Diego it was a no brainer.

Well, this concert was even better than the SXSW gig. The band came out and nailed it. All the pieces came together nicely. The drummer was a mad man. That guy wailed away like no one's business. The sound at Canes was far superior to Spiro's. Although, the "light show" was lacking, this is a downside to being an opening band. (They seem to save all the good shit for the headliner.) It certainly didn't take away from the performance.

The crowd was receptive and gave ample applause during the show I just wished they could have played to the house when it was almost full like during the Breeders set. Maybe in a year or two they will be the headliner playing to a full house. Hell, I'm pulling for you.

I picked up their self titled EP after the show and listened to a few songs this afternoon. It feels a little different than Plunder so far, not in a bad way, but I need several complete rotations before having a real opinion. It's funny cause while Plunder was just released, I'm already looking forward to their next album.

If you like Rock music then check out Colour Revolt. They're on tour now.

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