January 4th, 2007 (Somerville, MA) - Though an overbooking error put The Lights Out on stage early tonight, the room is cheerily full by 8:30 and there’s a palpable festive energy. When this trio starts their set, all I know of this band is what I’ve heard on Myspace and the fact that the members were formerly involved with such crowd-pleasers as Ms. Pigeon, The Halogens, Moki and Sparkola. By the end, I also know that this supergroup hammers out unapologetic, big happy rock, and if tonight’s Skybar crowd is any indication, the people are digging The Lights Out big time.
Mining the same brash, dynamic hard pop gold as That Petrol Emotion or 20/20 (or, am I allowed to go all the way back to L.A. Guns for reference?) these guys play fleshed-out rock with spiraling, repeating melody lines, big drums and soaring guitar lines. Add intense vocals from frontman Rish Green (tonight wearing a non-ironic Dio T-shirt) and overall good looks, and the appeal factor of The Lights Out is a given. Standouts are “Hollow You” with its repeating call-and-response chorus, “New Gets Old” and “Pink and Purple.”
(Photo by Sooz)
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