rademacher & the fay wrays at zapps park

tonight I had my first chance to see the new rademacher line up, or the rademacher b team as malcolm called. first thought, they're not quite polished yet. some little guitar flubs, some slight timing issues. second thought, for as little as this new line up has been together they are really good. the rademacher sound is still there and kicking. in fact, it may be a little more notched up. it's different, but very good. third thought, malcolm is a very good musician. i already thought this, but i'm impressed toale the switch to bass. it's tough to play bass lines and provide main vocals and he does it well. i'm excited to see these guys build on this.

what can be said about the fay wrays? they are everything they advertise themselves as: loud, hard and fast. and great at it. i love the mix of loud guitar that resonates under the vocals. and, eli tears it up on the drums, filling every gap just as it should be. there is no way to go to a fay wrays show without feeling the intensity of the music and leave without your ears ringing. they're not just thrash loud either. it's melodic heavy body blows.

as for zapps park, it's decent. the music gets a little mushy in such a small space, especially louder bands. it's still decent, but it's not the premier fresno music venue but alright to see a show at.

update: here are some photos of eli i took. he came from a wedding, and played both sets in a dress shirt, slacks & a tie. nice.