{"id":3436,"date":"2017-10-27T14:32:28","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T21:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ribshots43.com\/?p=3436"},"modified":"2017-10-27T14:47:59","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T21:47:59","slug":"this-machine-destroys-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ribshots43.com\/?p=3436","title":{"rendered":"This Machine Destroys Borders"},"content":{"rendered":"

4 bands on a Sunday night? What in the hell are people thinking? Sitting through a 4-band bill on a weekend night usually requires arriving late and missing the opener or standing outside smoking cigars for a good chunk of the night, likely both \u2026 And still leaving early. Grumpy old guy at the rockshow? Yep, that\u2019s me.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, October 22 at the Observatory was a little different \u2026 Yes, it was a 4-band bill on a Sunday night, but tonight, all 4 bands held my attention. The bands were different enough that they didn\u2019t get in each other\u2019s way but similar enough to all belong on the same bill.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Interrupters are on a co-headliner tour with SWMRS but since the Interrupters are an LA band and the gig was near LA, they were the headliners tonight. I\u2019ve seen The Interrupters several times. They seem to be on every festival bill that comes through (Warped, It\u2019s Not Dead 1&2) \u2026 They are very good at what they do. A well-oiled machine who\u2019s seemingly always on the road. I get confused when you\u2019re talking about the different \u201cwaves\u201d of ska, but I think they are considered 3rd<\/span><\/sup> wave? Who knows? Who cares? Just know that they are a ska band.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With identical twins as their rhythm section and their brother playing guitar, not only do the musicians dress the same (white shirts, black pants, black Docs, red socks, braces and #1 crops) but they look the same too. And they create a perfect backdrop for Aimee Interrupter to shine. She can sing and dance, she\u2019s charismatic and always smiling, she\u2019s just a great front-woman. The Interrupters check all the boxes for the \u201cnext big thing\u201d sweepstakes: Great Stage show: CHECK, Great Look: CHECK, Catchy Songs: CHECK, Engaging Singer: CHECK.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But for some reason their set left me feeling a little flat tonight. Maybe it was because they were the 4th<\/span><\/sup> band of the night. Maybe I need a little time away from them to appreciate them again. Maybe it was that I knew every song they played, and it felt to me that they were just going through the motions. Maybe it was the strength of the bands before them. I\u2019m not sure, but they are still great and I still recommend them.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n