*** South
*** Marquise Theater
*** 05.08.08
& South Music Giveaway

My buddy from Rockouts was able to attend this show, took some great shots, and was happy to contribute a review…. BTW, I have a signed poster and signed CD from the band (and yes, it’s the new CD Your Are Here) to the first person that emails me at [email protected] .

South-Tell Me [mp3]

I normally cringe anytime I see a line-up that includes more than one opener and three opening acts on a weeknight usually require some pretty heavy mathematics and formulas as I try and decide the precise time I need to arrive in order to arrive right before the headliner. Luckily South chose to play at the Marquis Theater (which I live very close to) and I chose to arrive nice and early because for the first time in a long time I saw three solid bands at a show where I wasn’t too familiar with any.

The full line-up was as follows:

Johnny Lloyd Rollins

Ki:Theory

The Silver State

South

I had heard South before and I had a decent idea what to expect. With Wilco drawing a large percentage of the music crowd out of Denver, there wasn’t a bad spot in the house. What resulted was a very intimate show that didn’t have the energy of a packed house, but was a great experience none the same. The guys from London put on a strong set and actually ended up exceeding my expectations. South’s most recent album, “You Are Here” came stateside on April 29^th and is worth a listen.

I was unaware of The Silver State prior to last week, but after the show I will be spending some time looking to hear more. They played a pretty quick set (just like all of the openers obviously since there were 3 of them) but it was very enjoyable and I imagine it won’t be too long before they are headlining their own show.

The biggest surprise of the evening came from a band from Richmond, Virginia. I walked into the Marquis with two songs left in Ki:Theory’s set and immediately liked what I heard. They were really into the show and seemed to project their energy into the room even though it was pretty empty at the time. They closed with “Kiss with Fists” and after the song had ended I walked over and bought one of their albums (which I don’t do very often). I would urge you to check these guys out, they have a style that is conducive to a lot of different audiences and I wouldn’t be surprised at all to learn that they were receiving radio play in the near future.