The Re-redemption-ing: Part 2 of The Fishwives @ The Opera House

The Fishwives hit the stage with a vengeance, storming the set with their new hit song, Out of Your Way. The track was hot and well received by their young die hard fans, faintly falling back on the synth-heavy Rum & Band-Aids. It was a strong start for a band that just got on its feet for the summer. The next song on the set list was Sunspots & Signalfires. Lead by the soothing then brash, up and down vocals of Brandon the audience had to keep up with the eccentric singer. Not only was the singer bringing but the rest of the guys. A very funky and rockadelic bassline, accompanied with the harmonic keyboard/guitar combo and upbeat and entertaining drumline filled out what turned out to be the band's longest song of 3:52. (check out the rest of the blog for the lyrics to all of the Fishwives' songs, to be fully completed and updated soon). The young quartet brought their local and loyal fanbase back to planet Earth with a pair of songs of the Fishwives' EP "No Time For Swordplay". Shrug and Rum & Band-Aids gave the crowd what they wanted to hear with some familiarity, even though this blogger couldn't get over the band's new stuff. Before you knew it, in came Carapace, the mellow rock side of the new fishwives material we were looking for. The soft guitar intro led into the total unexpected; Caleb Mitchell playing the glockenspiel. DJ Ding Dong gives his approval. Anyways, the track continued on, coming to a climax that gave way for a glock solo full band rockout, eventually calming down to the refrain. The Opera House was brought to new highs that night. As the song ended, there was a sense amongst the band's fans that there is a good chance these guys will make it one day along the road. After the Fishwives played Before It Spreads, the band prepared for their last song of the night, and many say they saved the best for last. Devil's Daughter. On what we can assume to be the remaining song Caleb will sing for the band (after disarming Disarmed from their foreseeable setlist), we're all glad that we stuck around past midnight at the House. Who knew that a simple guitar riff and a snare drum could carry a song for more than a minute. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the rainstick, jinglebell and shaker excellence of James and Brandon to go along. Along with the pounding drumming of Atticus Mitchell, the band came together as one in a prismatic performance for the ages. The Fishwives left the stage with the crowd begging for more. And in the subsequent weeks after the show, including performances at Ranch Relaxo, The Great Escape Bookstore, The Silver Dollar Room and Mullen's Pub, the band gave the crowd what they wanted. Hopefully these young men, "the next heartthrobs" as one haggard drunkard so put it, can please the crowd for years to come.

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