![]() ![]() ![]() And even better was the band’s love for the audience. The band, consisting of vocalist Glam (Åge Sten Nilsen), guitarist Teeny (Trond Holter), bassist Flash (Bernt Jansen) and drummer Sporty (Øystein Andersen) have remained consistent over the last twenty two years (pretty impressive), and seemed to have a strong general camaraderie and love for each other. When the headliners came out, the room had filled and the crowd was ready to have a good time. Raspy songs like “Choke” and the ending shout-along “Louder” were popular with the crowd, and the band also did its part to get the crowd ready and riled for their country-mates Wig Wam. He had incredible stage presence, and the bassist is one of the few I’ve seen who makes playing bass look cool. While their songs were not the type of music I would generally listen to, it was impossible not to enjoy and appreciate the skill of their performance and the sheer fun of it. When the singer arrived in a formal white suit with a dapper red shirt, he quickly conquered the stage with his theatrics and powerful voice. As these three jammed, it was clear the rock energy was returning to the venue. Joining them was a purple-haired pixie of a bass player. Starting on the stage were the drummer and guitarist, who wore a black bar of make-up across his eyes. The Norwegian metal/industrial group were masterful performers. Still, credit to the audience for their patience and kindness, and to Greenleaf who I’m sure knew he was an odd choice for the line-up, but played on with grace and professionalism.Ī much better fit was The Roadkill. They were certainly good, with accompaniment from a very chill percussionist, but they simply didn’t fit the vibe of the evening. His songs, a mix of soft-rock and mellow folk, were more in the vein of artists like James Taylor and Peter Frampton. ![]() While clearly an adept musician and writer, Greenleaf was an ill-fit for that night’s bill. With a bit more time working on her comfort on stage and fine-tuning her originals, it’ll be great to see how she grows as an artist and performer.įollowing Harlac was singer-songwriter Jeff Greenleaf. It could possibly be strengthened by some background vocals and harmonies to give it even greater scope. Of her originals, the second one was the strongest, showing a lot of promise with it’s power pop-leaning chorus and chunky riffs. ![]() Luckily she was backed by an ace band to bring a bigger stage presence to the set. She looked to be having the most fun when banging out the Ramones covers, and was concentrating harder when doing her originals. Playing a mix of choice covers (“Detroit Rock City”, “I Wanna Be Sedated”, “Anarchy in the U.K.”, “Last Caress”, “Blitzkrieg Bop”) and a few originals, the singer is clearly still finding her voice as a live performer. Opening the night was young Argentinian songwriter and bass player Leila Harlac. This led to a resurgence that brought the band finally to the United States. But this early success waned until the beginning of 2022, when HBO Max’s show Peacemaker used the band’s 2010 song “Do Ya Wanna Taste It” as the opening theme, paired with a unique choreographed dance that soon went viral. Formed in 2001, Wig Wam initially found big success in their home country and around Europe, with their song “In My Dreams” placing ninth at Eurovision and their lives shows bringing them a sizable following of Wig Wamaniacs. ![]()
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