Another Saturday night in Seattle and I have the esteemed privilege of seeing our very own Hollowpoints play the new Funhouse location with some phenomenal supporting acts to boot.
The band just preceding The Hollowpoints were so wild I almost saw sparks fly off the stage. Besides being really adorable, this punk rock quartet churned out raw, unadulterated punk and barely stood in one place for more than a few seconds. There was so much energy in this band they were all dripping with sweat by the time the second song was finished. It was hard to decipher who worked up more of a sweat, the audience with their non-stop dancing or the band. My money is on the band. Any punk fan must check out the Hollowpoints. I’m just sorry I waited this long to do so. The Hollowpoints are, Matty-Vocals, Guitar, Will-Guitar, Vocals, Benny-Bass, Vocals, and Dan-Drums.
Another Seattle band, The Kings, performed just prior to The Hollowpoints. I was amazed the tiny stage could fit six musicians and their instruments. I was even more amazed at how they all moved about so energetically on said tiny stage. I was most amazed by their performance over all. They blew me away!
At one pint the bass player donned a wolf man mask,then flitted back and forth, intermittently sharing a mic with other members to sing harmonies, never missing a lick on his bass. Then, not to be upstaged, for the finale the guitar player dropped to his back and writhed about like a fish out of water, knocking over the keyboard. The keyboard player, then picked up said keyboard and began playing it like a guitar. Did I mention The Kings were amazing? Besides, keys, bass drums and guitar, the Kings also includes a three-piece horn section. Do check them out. The Kings are, Ryan – Lead Singer/Keyboard, Jens- Guitar, Jack- Drummer, Zi Ko- Trombone, Herschell- Trumpet, Dan- Saxophone and Andrew- Bass.
Preceding The Kings was yet another Seattle band, a trio calling themselves Hellgod. Though they looked more like ZZ Top with long hair and long beards, their similarities ended there. These guys were pretty hard core grungy punk all the way with grinding guitars, growling, sneering voices and slamming drums. As I scanned the audience, I noticed quite a few slam dancers in the small but enthusiastic crowd.
Starting the whole evening off was Phasers On Kill. This Tacoma quartet played a hard core pop punk with catchy guitar riffs and melodic tunes — sort of New Found Glory on steroids. They’re definitely worth checking out.
Seattle once again put on a fun night of punk rock.
– These photos of the Hollowpoints are property of Holly Homan, all rights reserved.
