Wax Poets careen through a set like a skilled stunt driver behind the wheel of a hot sports car, blindfolded.
Laughter erupts as they pause to catch their breath. Breathe deeply. And quickly. Here comes the next tune.
As soon as this fab foursome got together - Conrad Walz, Randy Hutchings, Cameron Purvis and Paul Bennett - the déjà vu feeling of having played together before was hard to shake. But that's not the only thing shaking. Singers, songwriters, and accomplished players, all four have been the backbone of different successful projects and bands, ranging in name and diversity from Straw Dogs, Honeygun, Skirt, Swamp Donkey, The Shotgunn Symphony, New Madrid, Black Momba, Red Square, the Wrecking Ball, and the Michael Bennett Band.
Describing Wax Poets' sound is as complex a task as identifying the band's many multi layered influences. The natural harmonies and powerful lyrics are one thing, but at the heart of their sound is rock and roll, in all its ragged glory, that reaches out and grabs the audience by the belt buckle.
From a straight ahead homage to "all the things radio should be" (Rock and Roll Radio) to a rollicking ode to personal confusion (Sometimes), the depth and diversity of Wax Poets' original material is as compelling as their instant on stage chemistry. Another soon to be classic, "Can't Slow Down&quo …
Wax Poets careen through a set like a skilled stunt driver behind the wheel of a hot sports car, blindfolded.
Laughter erupts as they pause to catch their breath. Breathe deeply. And quickly. Here comes the next tune.
As soon as this fab foursome got together - Conrad Walz, Randy Hutchings, Cameron Purvis and Paul Bennett - the déjà vu feeling of having played together before was hard to shake. But that's not the only thing shaking. Singers, songwriters, and accomplished players, all four have been the backbone of different successful projects and bands, ranging in name and diversity from Straw Dogs, Honeygun, Skirt, Swamp Donkey, The Shotgunn Symphony, New Madrid, Black Momba, Red Square, the Wrecking Ball, and the Michael Bennett Band.
Describing Wax Poets' sound is as complex a task as identifying the band's many multi layered influences. The natural harmonies and powerful lyrics are one thing, but at the heart of their sound is rock and roll, in all its ragged glory, that reaches out and grabs the audience by the belt buckle.
From a straight ahead homage to "all the things radio should be" (Rock and Roll Radio) to a rollicking ode to personal confusion (Sometimes), the depth and diversity of Wax Poets' original material is as compelling as their instant on stage chemistry. Another soon to be classic, "Can't Slow Down", is a fitting metaphor for Wax Poets' trajectory toward success: pop sensibilities tucked tightly into a spring loaded song about the frantic search for meaning.
"Twisted means to scattered ends / I burn the candle at both ends / But hear me wax poetic friends / I think I mean it / I think I really mean it."
Yes they definitely mean it.
