So every once in a while you get a surprise and 8/22/15 at the Empire in Portland, Maine was one of them. Local Portland musicians put on their 2nd rendition of a Led Zeppelin cover band and blew the assembled away

Pretty much nailing every song they performed, the crowd danced and drank  the night away to celebrate yet another turn of the calendar to Saturday night in the city. With summer in the northlands coming soon to it’s regrettable conclusion this was a chance to get down and dirty in 70’s fashion with portland’s finest before the leaves start to turn. Held together by the rhythm section of Jason Ingalls on drums and Jon Blake on bass, smiles spread from the stage to the floor as John Bonham and John Paul Jones were reincarnated for this brief moment in time. It was hard to belief that this was only the second time this outfit has performed together..and they also changed their line up in the interim… I can’t attest to the first line up, but I doubt that the guitarists of Masa Takahashi and John Nels Blanchette could be improved upon.

Rounding out the extensive supporting cast was David Pollack  on keys and keyguitar, which might have gathered a chuckle or two….Oh and before I forget cause I’m drunk… there were some pleasantly great guest  performances from the likes of Ryan Halliburton, Eric Bettencourt, John Nels Blanchette, Susanne Gerry, Conor Tubbs, Amanda Tubbs.
We also got Matt Day, Matt Kennedy, Matt Legarde and Emma Stanley on horns..which u all can see below if i can get my tech ass together……

(this is shitty iphone quality..imagine it live f@ckers)

that leaves one Ms. Jya Marie… channeling the Plant with wig, weirdly sexy goatee, and other various artificial apengi which may have made it’s way around the crowd. Yeah she’s a star, so get it while you can…there are future plans for her which apparently include janet jackson…check that craziness out..

…and jesus fucktard allmighty there better be a next time if these folks know what’s good for them and us! Rumor has it zepheads traveled as far as ny to check this shit out so there just might be a following……before i bid adieu i will do my rant…which i intended to stretch out into a diatribe, or even an harangue… but alas i’m not that capable. So fuck here it is:

no wait:

Support your local music scene fucksticks!!

There u go…blakeout

Ps. eat at 555 if u have the dough before u go