{"id":3604,"date":"2017-02-16T20:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T20:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=3604"},"modified":"2017-03-16T12:02:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T12:02:53","slug":"american-aquarium-main-street-crossing-tomball-tx-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/16\/american-aquarium-main-street-crossing-tomball-tx-review\/","title":{"rendered":"American Aquarium – Main Street Crossing – Tomball, TX Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Eddie Ferranti<\/p>\n

\"AA<\/a>One the most asked questions I get when I\u2019m going to cover a show is \u201cWhat do they sound like?\u201d It is natural for people to ask that, but really not fair to the band in question.\u00a0 The performers this night have suffered from this sort of thing big time.\u00a0 American Aquarium out of North Carolina took its name from a Wilco song and has been compared to the sound of Drive-by Truckers and Lucero or whomever along the way. What AA sounds like is a bad ass raw, honest, creative and attention getting tight band.\u00a0 So there.\u00a0 Got that out of the way!<\/p>\n

Lead by off-the-wall singer\/songwriter BJ Barham, guitarists Ryan Johnson and Colin Dimeo, bassist Bill Corbin, drummer Kevin McClain and Whit Wright on keys\/pedal-steel guitar they are a clever mix of straight up rock mixed with tongue in cheek country if you will. Barham does not really give a sheet about anything\u00a0 and it enhances his delivery and performance.\u00a0 To this reviewer he actually sounds like a southern version of Bruce Springsteen with the balls of an elephant.\u00a0 Dude had me rolling with lines like: \u201cYou can\u2019t make any money writing about sobriety. I\u2019ve been sober for 28 months and surprisingly nothing goes to shit!\u201d\u00a0 Just one of the gems he spouted off at this gig. He made a point to say that most of his tunes are sad and even his \u201cone\u201d love song, \u201cMan I\u2019m Supposed to Be\u201d, made his wife cry saying it was the saddest love song she ever heard!<\/p>\n

\"AA<\/a>Burning thru songs from stellar albums \u201cBurn.Flicker.Die. and Wolves\u201d, AA made you think on \u201cLonely Ain\u2019t Kind\u201d, \u201cFamily Problems\u201d, title cut to first album which was supposed to be their last,and \u201cHurricane\u201d. Then they can shift gears out of balladry to jam your butt off with trade off leads all around the stage on \u201cWichita Falls\u201d, epic \u201closing Side of Twenty-Five\u201d, jam fused \u201cCasualties\u201dand \u201cNortheast Texas Women\u201d! BB champions the struggles of the working class trying to make it day to day wondering whether or not they can survive in his songwriting.<\/p>\n

In closing, bands like these are beyond refreshing to hear especially in the happening confines of Main Street Crossing. I\u2019ve seen these cats before in bars where hard booze is sold and it has a lot more sing along and swagger, but a venue like this made one pay attention more to the passionate feel coming from the stage.\u00a0 Barham expressed sincere appreciation to the loyal crowd (on a Monday!) for supporting independent bands who tour endlessly to make a name for themselves.\u00a0 Eleven years they have been at it and they stand out in today\u2019s jib jab short attention span of \u201cwhatever they sound like\u201d music scene.\u00a0 To this reviewer being real matters and here\u2019s hoping that elusive big stardom comes their way soon\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026Peace and get off your duff and support some stuff with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Eddie Ferranti One the most asked questions I get when I\u2019m going to cover a show is \u201cWhat do they sound like?\u201d It is natural for people to ask that, but really not fair to the band in question.\u00a0 The performers this night have suffered from this sort of thing big time.\u00a0 American… <\/p>\n

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