SXSW review @ La Zona Rosa

SXSW Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ La Zona Rosa

by: James Segerson | category: Article

Following what seems like a trend this year at SXSW, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club took the stage a little late to a full house of eager fans at La Zona Rosa and thoroughly rocked all in attendance. After a handful of songs warmed the crowd up, “Weapon of Choice” got them moving, and for the rest of the show, there was no turning back.






The set was a fantastic mix of sound and some of the best stage lighting experienced during this year’s SXSW. Leah Shapiro, the 2008-to-current drummer and replacement for the oft-troubled Nick Jago, destroyed the drums. I might be the only one, but I can’t help but think of Matt Belemy of Muse when Robert Levon Been is singing. That is definitely not a bad thing, especially when it’s mixed with raw jams that conjure up thoughts of The Rolling Stones, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre (the band guitarist/bassist/vocalist Peter Hayes left to create BRMC in 1998).







BRMC is touring through April in the US before beginning the European leg of their tour. If they’re stopping anywhere nearby, I suggest you check them out.