This was my first time seeing these guys play together. The handful of salutatory covers they play I'd never heard before, and I thought they were original, and that they were awesome. The Stovebolts' energy and intensity is infectious. Each of the four (Stovebolts? :) - though it's hard to downplay the influence of Vayda - injects something unique and potent into the mix, and it is just fucking fun.

(Amateur recording of a couple of songs the 'bolts played at this show. Note to self: don't stand 2 feet in front of Jamie Vayda's face when trying to record Stovebolts. Go sit in the back and be a geek with your phone.

This was just a test, and mostly a failure - obviously the tool I was using wasn't up to the task, even with a limiter and software functions to compensate, the microphone apertures are too small to handle something so loud so close. Luckily they've got an album.)


rsackler