OK here’s the show I’ve been waiting for almost two years now. I saw Airbourne back in Boston at a small club and holy crap what a good time that was. For a quick description, you could call them AC/DC’s crazy young nephews, although there’s a bit more metal in their sound, and the frontman plays both Angus and Bon Scott’s role. ( No offense to Brian!)
Before the show I saw the frontman, Joel, talking animatedly and gesturing wildly to the bartender in the back of the room about something. Mid-show I found out what he was up to. First, he started playing a solo as he walked through the crowd, back to the bar, where he got a drink, THAT HE DRANK, while still soloing, and then he strutted back to the stage, cup in mouth, to finish the song. Pretty damn cool and it wasn’t just a gimmick, the music rocked. Here’s a video of him pulling similar hijinks at a bigger venue more recently, for your video sixty seconds of heaven:
Anyway, they haven’t played Cleveland or Akron so far on this tour, so I’m making a road trip to Detroit to catch them at the Fillmore in Detroit this Sunday, and I highly suggest you do the same. Yeah, it’s six hours round-trip, and they’re opening for Bullet for my Valentine, so they’ll probably only play an hour. Screw it, it’s a holiday weekend anyway, and it’ll be the best hour of your week, so make the trip, sissy!
Here’s my favorite song from them in a full-length clip from their debut album; there’s also a brand new record called “No Guts, No Glory,” which I’m currently playing over and over again.
