Sunday, January 13, 2008

Surfing on Distortion


(Jason Smith photo)

Johnny Utah, a Virginia Beach hard rock band, is preparing to release a new EP. The group, which includes at least one former member of 65Filmshow as well as my friend Jeff Smith on guitar, makes loud melodic guitar rock which reminds me of Everclear. Of the songs posted on the band's MySpace page, my favorite is "No Hallmark Stores ..." which sounds like the lament of a soldier serving in Afghanistan or Iraq. The band is supposedly set to play a show at The Taphouse in Norfolk, but the show isn't listed yet.

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