One To Watch

Greetings. Every now and again we get the customary request to bypass dinner or a trip to the gym so we can do the showcase thing. Usually a rehearsal space or half empty club where even the assistants of assistants need bullying to show and once there start looking at their watches to figure how quickly they can go.
So with that in mind and even worse, a friend managing the band in question, I traipsed over to the Bowery Ballroom Friday night for the ever so early set at 8pm featuring The Trews.
Well not only was it not empty, but the college aged crowd was totally into them from the get go.
When you see a good old fashioned 4 piece rock band and they so exceed your expectations, you automatically wax nostalgic for old world media-radio, magazines w/ cred and videos on tv to spread the word.
In it's absence all one can do is hope for the word of mouth that makes success of too few.
This band channels Humble Pie by way of the Black Crowes and Kings of Leon. They are young. They are a polished live act and they are basically free of any baggage. And in my opinion, oustanding.
For any or all of us that still have clout, or dream of breaking a band worldwide, this is one to consider.