Poison Control Center
There are bands that spend a lot of time looking too cool to be playing a small show or too focused on trying to achieve perfection to really look comfortable on stage. Then there’s Poison Control Center. These guys are far more interested in getting really into their jams and making sure everyone is having a good time. During their gig at the M Room last week they brought nothing but their best to every song. Every member vibrated with such energy during the performance of their slightly maniacal music that it literally burst out of them. They interrupted nearly every single one of their songs with summersaults and shoulder stands, all without ever loosing the flow of the music. The band is made up of veteran performers, all capable of puching themselves just enough in terms of stage presence without allowing the arrangements crumble into chaos.
The Poison Control Center sound they were there to display is brash, catchy and energizing. As I was expecting there was a freshness in their live set that gets polished out of the recorded versions and it was exhilarating to see an entire band uniformly bliss out on stage. All the elements of their sound -punk, rock & roll, pop, psych rock – came together on that stage leaving me feeling incredibly satisfied by their awesomeness. PCC is in a van criss crossing the country for what appears to be the rest of the year so each and every one of you should have a chance to catch them. Do NOT miss out.
Catchy tune!