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By Ben Hansen
October 6, 2008 | Catchy name. Classic look.
Good music. Who knew?
The band Pop Evil opened up for Tesla on Wednesday
night at The Depot club in SLC, in support of
the band's new album Lipstick on the Mirror.
Although a sparse few people in the packed club
had heard the band's just-released single Hero,
no one really knew what to expect when the band
was introduced.
The band immediately started wowing the crowd
with solid metal riffs. Guitarists Dave Grahs
and Tony Greve delivered a solid, straightforward
performance in blending along with blistering
solos, delivering a great 1-2 tandem in really
driving the music.
Lead singer Leigh Kakaty carried a commanding
stage presence, and carried kept the crowd involved
and into the set during his well animated and
emotional actions, while coming through the mike
sounding like John Bush in his prime.
By the end of the set, the audience was well
into the band, as was I -- impressed enough to
pick up Pop Evil's latest CD, and continue to
enjoy it after the show. Pop Evil may be on the
verge of something big. . . .
Check the band out for yourself at www.popevil.com,
or on their
Myspace page. |
Tony Greve / Photo by Ben
Hansen |
