Midnight High (high-energy power trio) Announce Show at Slake NYC on June 21st

Midnight High is a high energy rock band from Astoria, NY. Live performance is their forte, with a strong take-no-prisoners attitude on stage . The music is heavy, but with a distinct groove. All three guys are heavily influenced by classic rock, as well as 90's metal and grunge. They bring the best of both worlds, the old, and the new, and their sound has been compared to Pink Floyd and Alice In Chains simultaneously.

The band released their debut CD earlier this year which RevolutionThreeSixty.Com described as drawing "inspiration from classic rock n' roll, reggae and urban hip-hop". Midnight High are curating and headlining a show next Saturday night at Slake NYC (251 W. 30th Street) and hand-picked the lineup of Sadek (7:15PM) - rapid fire hip hop artist, Sibling (8PM) - Jazz meets hip hop, Saint Rocco (8:45PM) - lyric focused groove punk and Miladic MC (9:30PM) - cerebral hip hop artist.

Midnight High goes on at 10:15PM and tickets are $10.



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Midnight High

The Workhorse III - Self-Titled CD Review (DRP Records)

The Workhorse III is a punk-rock power trio out of Philadelphia who released their self-titled debut CD earlier this summer. The band is fronted by long-time scene veteran guitarist/vocalist Lisa Lyne Flynn who had previously led the punk band LisaChristSuperstar (described in an older interview as playing "play gas guzzling action rock, 70's riff rockets sped to motorpunk velocity"). As The Workhorse III is rounded out by Brian "Blunker" Bloemke (x-Bad Luck 13 and LisaChristSupeerstar) and Eric Perfect (x-Limecell), it should come as no surprise that this new band plays loud, fast and scuzzy rock and roll.



The band crams twelve songs into just over thirty minutes and each of these songs are driven by Flynn's aggressive vocals and slashing guitar work. Musically, the tempos vary across this disc and range from sludgy My War style punk to Courtney Love/Babes in Toyland style alt-rock. While lyrics aren't included with this disc, it is hard to miss the bl*wjob ("Infect The Masses") and drug references ("War Machine" - which I think is a hold-over from LisaChristSuperstar days).

Cutting to the chase - this is balls-out rock and roll. The Workhorse III are touring around the Philadelphia area but the closest that they are coming to NYC is a gig in Asbury Park. Below are the upcoming tour dates:

Sept. 22, 2010 -- The North Star Bar w/ Valient Thorr, Philadelphia, PA
Sept. 29, 2010 -- Asbury Lanes (8PM), Asbury Park, NJ
Oct. 30, 2010 -- Tritone, Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 13 2010 -- The M-Room w/ The Jukebox Zeroes, Philadelphia, PA

Links:
The Workhorse III