{"id":840,"date":"2012-05-05T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T22:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=840"},"modified":"2015-10-13T17:44:42","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T17:44:42","slug":"soul-in-tension-cabo-clear-lake-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2012\/05\/05\/soul-in-tension-cabo-clear-lake-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Soul in Tension – Cabo – Clear Lake, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Marc McKinney <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 05, 2012 at 10:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"Definition of Cinco de Mayo: (Spanish for “fifth of May”) is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated mostly by Mexican people in some parts of the United States.\u00a0 The date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.\u00a0 In the state of Puebla (Mexico), the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.<\/p>\n

Definition in Texas: Another reason to party!<\/p>\n

Many establishments in the Clear Lake area held Cinco de Mayo celebrations; Cabo Clear Lake had their annual large event with several bands; I went to hang out with the guys from SOUL IN TENSION.<\/p>\n

Soul in Tension is a local band of 4 high energy guys: Jacob Kitchens (Lead Vocals) is a young good-looking guy with not an ounce of fat on him. He mostly performs without a shirt on, drawing all the girls to the front of the stage, Mike Carroll (Lead \/ Rhythm Guitar) has excellent picking skills; he is a natural guitarist with smooth riffs, Alex Robertson (Bass) With a U.K. punk-rock look, has a rhythm ability on bass that is fantastic and Chris Paxton (Drums) looks as if he\u2019s been lifting weights since he was 10 years old.\u00a0 Born in South Africa, Paxton is a talented percussionist with an ever-changing polyrhythm.<\/p>\n

Only recently formed in January 2011, you would think these guys have been playing together for many years.\u00a0 A very tight group with superior musical playing skills, these young fellas can rock!\u00a0 Just like the last two times I saw them play, when they hit the stage, a large crowd gathers.<\/p>\n

They open the show with cool intro, and then migrated to a newer song, \u201cNever Again\u201d; anyone at Cabo that\u2019s never seen these guys before just got their mind blown with that song.\u00a0 If that didn\u2019t do it, when they went straight into their more popular hit \u201cGhost in a Shell\u201d, the crowd was ranting.<\/p>\n

Although it\u2019s difficult to place them in a specific genre, it closely matches Rock \/ Alternative; regardless of what type it is, these guys know how to work that crowd.<\/p>\n

As they moved into their other rocking hits like \u201cHalong Bay\u201d and \u201cChanges\u201d, their musical talents really start showing why they have such a following.\u00a0 \u201cSeven Story Life\u201d brought the crowd to their feet; Kitchens walked off the stage and into the crowd \u2013 Every girl had to touch him; one tried to dance on him like he was a stripper pole.\u00a0 Closing the set with a new song, \u201cThe Finisher\u201d, the locals got what they came for, high energy rock from a very talented group of musicians.<\/p>\n

S.I.T. has opened up shows for national bands like The Hunger and Saliva, not bad for a new-comer on the street.\u00a0 This upcoming weekend they\u2019ll be opening for Trapt at the Scout Bar in Clear Lake.\u00a0 I highly recommend you check these guys out; they\u2019ll get you on your feet rocking.<\/p>\n

Cabo Clear Lake is a pretty cool bar on the inter-coastal water located in Seabrook, Tx.\u00a0 They have two levels; both include decks with spectacular views of the bay.\u00a0 The downstairs deck has a stage for live music or it can be set up for local DJ\u2019s to come lay down their beats.\u00a0 Upstairs, has a deck for just mingling or you can go inside where they have a full service bar and a larger stage live music.\u00a0 They have a menu to order hot snacks from.\u00a0 Pricing was very reasonable for both the food and beer.\u00a0 Nice place to hang-out and listen to awesome music if you ever get down to Seabrook.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Marc McKinney May 05, 2012 at 10:00 PM Definition of Cinco de Mayo: (Spanish for “fifth of May”) is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated mostly by Mexican people in some parts of the United States.\u00a0 The date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage… <\/p>\n

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