Joyous Wolf and Buckcherry
As many shows as I have seen and even seeing some bands more than once I still love going to check out a live show. This past Saturday night April 13, I headed to downtown St. Pete to check out Buckcherry and Joyous Wolf. I have seen Buckcherry a few times before and they always put on a great show. I will admit I haven’t spent a lot of time with their new album, but Black Butterfly is my favorite record of theirs.
After drinking a few Jack’s and sitting through some god awful sound work, it was time for Joyous Wolf to hit the stage. A friend hit me up a few weeks ago and sent me their music, and I liked their stuff. Not to mention they do a pretty badass version of Mountain’s Mississippi Queen
First I will mention the sound improved a lot, so at least they sounded much better than the first 3 bands. Joyous Wolf has a pretty crazy energy with their show. The band is made up by vocalist Nick Reese, drummer Robert Sodaro, bassist Greg Braccio, and guitarist Blake Allard. The singer starts off doing some flips and splits and crazy dancing. Think James Brown. You’re instantly thinking.. What in the hell? Yet you can’t help but love it. And without missing a beat he starts singing and you’re hooked. The band has some cool riffs and a vintage sound. Nick can sing his ass off and has a great stage presence. A great opening act to get the crowd ready for Buckcherry. The guys have inked a deal with Roadrunner Records and a new full length album should be out this year. I spoke with Blake after their set and was a super nice dude.
Buckcherry came out shortly after and kicked off their set with their cover of Head Like a Hole from Nine Inch Nails. Throughout the set they played songs from their latest release War Paint, and songs from early in their career including Lit Up and Porno Star. They also threw in a cover of Eddie Money’s Two Tickets to Paradise (That one threw me off, but it sounded great) They wrapped up the show with Crazy Bitch. These guys should have been bigger, but Buckcherry did not disappoint and never do.
I also got to hand it to Buckcherry for keeping their merchandise prices low. Where KISS is charging $70 for a t-shirt, Buckcherry shirts were $25. Kudos to them for not trying to overcharge their fans.
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