It had been a while since I had heard the She Wants Revenge song, "Tear You Apart." Not until the jukebox at the bowling alley (of all places) played it a few weeks ago. I really only knew that song and was unfamiliar with the rest of the band's catalog. A visit to the She Wants Revenge MySpace page later revealed that they were going to be in town the following week. And the other tracks had potential, or were at least palatable. So I called Justin and asked about reviewing the show, and he got back to me and said the label told me to be there before 6pm. It's that easy. "It feels like we just woke up" Thats what Switches said when they took the stage. There is something distinctly odd about starting a show at 6pm to a venue that is still mostly empty. And it did feel like we did just wake up. When the music started (promptly at 6pm!) the crowd consisted primarily of 17-year-old girls. I hung out with the other four people of drinking age in the bar area. Anyway, I wasn't very familiar with this band heading in and had only given a quick listen to a couple of their tracks. The show starts, and for a moment I thought this was a different band. Live, they come across with more power and the songs they played weren't as delicate. Yeah, the melodies are still intact in there, but they're seasoned with just enough fuzz and crunch to make it interesting. Add in just a smidge of attitude and swagger, and it was a fun set to watch. Switc ...
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It had been a while since I had heard the She Wants Revenge song, "Tear You Apart." Not until the jukebox at the bowling alley (of all places) played it a few weeks ago. I really only knew that song and was unfamiliar with the rest of the band's catalog. A visit to the She Wants Revenge MySpace page later revealed that they were going to be in town the following week. And the other tracks had potential, or were at least palatable. So I called Justin and asked about reviewing the show, and he got back to me and said the label told me to be there before 6pm. It's that easy. "It feels like we just woke up" Thats what Switches said when they took the stage. There is something distinctly odd about starting a show at 6pm to a venue that is still mostly empty. And it did feel like we did just wake up. When the music started (promptly at 6pm!) the crowd consisted primarily of 17-year-old girls. I hung out with the other four people of drinking age in the bar area. Anyway, I wasn't very familiar with this band heading in and had only given a quick listen to a couple of their tracks. The show starts, and for a moment I thought this was a different band. Live, they come across with more power and the songs they played weren't as delicate. Yeah, the melodies are still intact in there, but they're seasoned with just enough fuzz and crunch to make it interesting. Add in just a smidge of attitude and swagger, and it was a fun set to watch. Switc ...