{"id":2738,"date":"2016-01-26T20:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T20:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=2738"},"modified":"2016-02-11T11:51:55","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T11:51:55","slug":"el-grande-trio-main-street-crossing-tomball-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/26\/el-grande-trio-main-street-crossing-tomball-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"El Grande Trio – Main Street Crossing – Tomball , TX"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Eddie Ferranti<\/p>\n

\"egt1a\"<\/a>It is very rare these days when performers \u201ccollaborate\u201d on a musical project and take it out on the road for a test spin.\u00a0\u00a0 One such treat came in the form of The El Grande\u2019 Trio to the splendid confines of Main Street Crossing in Tomball, Texas.\u00a0 The talented line-up consisted of John Evans on bass, Mike Stinson on drums and Jesse Dayton on electric guitar.\u00a0 All three of these fellows are holding their own quite nicely these days with their respective bands and it was beyond interesting to go see what this would sound like as a trio.<\/p>\n

I got a chance to chat with Stinson before the show and they had three gigs under their belt to date in Houston and Austin that were received warmly.\u00a0 In fact he said he\u2019d never seen McGonigel\u2019s Mucky Duck so packed and rowdy when they played there.\u00a0 I also caught Evans and his statement to me was: \u201cYou\u2019re gonna dig this son!\u201d<\/p>\n

Well it did not take long to get a feel for the night when they stormed into Stinson\u2019s \u201cMay Have To Do It\u201d and woke up the building!\u00a0 Evans on animated bass was a gas and MS can really handle the skins to mashing perfection, but the unsung hero was the electric scorching that Dayton displayed not just on this tune but all night long. The tone was set for a night of raunchy on fire rock for the most part and it was awesome.<\/p>\n

The show was handled in a song swap arrangement and each song took on a life of its own with a slant to the harder side that did not hurt my feelings.\u00a0 Combining these three deranged in a good way cats really meshed well on stage with funny jabs being tossed out all night!\u00a0 Even the song selection resonated that theme with Dayton\u2019s \u201cDaddy Was a Bad Ass\u201d, JE\u2019s \u201cWhiskey Woman Delta High\u201d and red hot crescendo of energy on Stinson\u2019s \u201cFast & Loose\u201d rippin\u2019 the joint up.<\/p>\n

\"egt2a\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0More song highlights included JE\u2019s \u201cThe World is Breaking Up With Me\u201d, epic Dayton on \u201cIm Out Gettin\u2019 Hammered (While She\u2019s Out Gettin\u2019 Nailed)\u201d, plus song they wrote together on the way to Louisiana titled \u201cChampagne & Ribs\u201d which they dead panned must be an advertisement for the Catholic church!\u00a0 Classic.<\/p>\n

They veered off for a short set on acoustic where they \u201clet the drummer\u201d stand up and Evans\u2019 \u201cMy Profession Left Me Drinking Whiskey\u201d, \u201cJD on \u201cLike a Possum Ran Over My Grave\u201d and \u201cBeautiful Thang\u201d were sweet.\u00a0\u00a0 Comical flash back Stinson told me was he found out early on he could not hang with the hard liquor \u201ctalents\u201d of his two band mates!\u00a0 Epic.<\/p>\n

But there was no doubt that the reason this gig was even happening was to showcase the rockin\u2019 prowess of this trio.\u00a0 When you can turn Stinson\u2019s \u201cBox I Take to Work\u201d into a hard shredding bombastic song you\u2019re doin\u2019 somethin\u2019 I mean to tell ya.\u00a0 Dayton just mashed the pedal to the floor roaring thru \u201cTall Walking Texas Trash\u201d and a fitting tribute to the recently departed David Bowie with a spine tingling version of\u00a0 \u201cSuffragette City\u201d which left the audience with a WTF just happened look on their faces!\u00a0 This get together definitely gathered some traction and I\u2019d love to see if it comes together more often down the road.\u00a0 For one night it was beyond worth it to kick out the jams with three very talented wild and crazy guys\u2026\u2026\u2026.bring it back!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Eddie Ferranti It is very rare these days when performers \u201ccollaborate\u201d on a musical project and take it out on the road for a test spin.\u00a0\u00a0 One such treat came in the form of The El Grande\u2019 Trio to the splendid confines of Main Street Crossing in Tomball, Texas.\u00a0 The talented line-up consisted… <\/p>\n

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