Holy White Hounds at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (12 July 2016)

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Des Moines, Iowa natives Holy White Hounds made a stop at 7th Street Entry on Tuesday night. These guys recently found fame with their single ‘Switchblade’ which is off of their debut album Sparkle Sparkle.

 

Tabah is a five-piece electric ensemble that began in 2013, although their first year was described as “unique, aggressive, and difficult experience”. Currently the band features singer/guitarist Cecelia Erholtz, bassist Charlie Bruber, guitarist Jeff Ley, keyboardist Andrew Seitz, and drummer Murphy Janssen.

 

The Whiskey Rock N Roll Club is from right here in the Twin Cities. The trio (Andy, Mark, Taylor) lived up to their proud tradition of being in a band with the “word whiskey superfluously in their names”, such as Whiskey Myers, Whiskey Shivers, Whiskey Pete, Whiskey D, Poor Man’s Whiskey, and about 70 other bands listed here.

 

The non-local opener of the night was The Unlikely Candidates from Fort Worth, TX. Much like the set of Holy White Hounds, these guys were high energy. Within minutes, the crowd started moving and grooving to their almost bluesy, southern rock sounds. Singer Kyle Morris had a way about that screamed dirty but when matched with the music, I had never heard or seen anything so clean. Their new single Your Love Could Start a War is out now on most digital platforms.

Holy White Hounds is Brenton Dean (vocals/guitar), Ambrose Lupercal (bass), James Manson (guitar), and Seth Luloff (drums). Dean had a way of commanding the crowd as they played through their, all too quick, fifty-five minute set. To say that these guys were fun would be an understatement. Dean commanded the crowd into a little pushing and shoving without even saying anything. Just his presence made you want to move around the small, but mostly full, venue.

Watching these guys play was hilarious. The banter between band members was electric and the banter between band was audience was perfect. Everyone got involved in the show whether they only knew the one hit song or other various songs from the lifespan of this band. The energy was electric and absolutely everything you would want from a concert of an up and coming band that is about to make their big break.