EMMIE Magazine Spring 2012

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orphan bloom & tiger clutch release show

For one of the most memorable nights in for local music in )-'+0(;#='(#R+8'#T""%#J)0""%#-),#!'(#.",!#6)<@(&#!')!#HI/(# (/(*#,((%#+!#7"*#!'(#b*6')%#M0"".#)%&#=+8(*#C05!<'#)0>5.# release show. I posit that it was due to the amount of excited 7)%,#-)+!+%8#!"#8(!#!'(+*#$%8(*,#"%#!'(#0)!(,!#*(0(),(,9#L)@(# no mistake that these fans were only here to hear new Orphan Bloom and Tiger Clutch music, the room was just as full of Colorphase fans ready to belt out a chorus along with lead ,+%8(*#Eai9#='(,(#6("60(#-(*(#+%#7"*#)#!*()!9#='+,#0+%(S56#')&# enough energy to bring the house down and the stir in the eagerly waiting crowd pulled about the same. To get the show 8"+%8;#C"0"*6'),(#>(8)%#!'(#6*"/(*>+)0#!()*+%8#&"-%#"7#!'(# house. ?,#C"0"*6'),(#(%!(*(&#!'(#,!)8(;#!'(#<*"-&#')&#)0*()&K#*""!(&# itself in the closest proximity. The instant they began playing, the crowd burst into dancing, and for good reason! Bassist Lexi Steinweg was slapping the funk right out of her strings, -'+0(#-'+66+%8#)>"5!#'(*#-)+,!#0(%8!'#&*()&,#0+@(#)#2)+0+%8# morningstar. Those who weren’t taking part in dance were busy .(0!+%8#!"#!'(#2""*#)!#!'(#,(*(%)&(#"7#0()&#,+%8(*#aI,#6"-(*750# /"+<(9#C"0"*6'),(,I#,!K0(#<)%#>(#*(0)!(&#&+*(<!0K#!"#!'(+*#%).(3# )0.",!#+%$%+!(#6",,+>+0+!K#&(6(%&+%8#"%#-')!#.""&#"*#,!K0(#!'(K# feel. One of the crowd pleasers Colorphase ripped through is called EA()!',!)*9i#='+,#')*&S'+!!+%8#!5%(#>(8+%,#-+!'#,!*)+8'!7"*-)*&# *"<@#*'K!'.,#7*".#()<'#+%,!*5.(%!)0+,!#>(7"*(#85+!)*+,!#BB#*+6,# +%!"#)#,'*(&&+%8#0()&9#='(#/(*,(#"7#!'+,#,"%8#,0"-,#&"-%#!'(# >()!#)#>+!#!"#)%#+**(850)*#,!)<<)!"#,!K0(#-+!'#5%+$(&#)<<(%!,#7*".# each member I think that I enjoyed listening to it as much as Colorphase appeared to enjoy playing it. ?7!(*#C"0"*6'),(#')&#<0()*(&#!'(#,!)8(#)%&#*(."/(&#!'(+*#8()*;# H#')&#"%(#"7#!'(#,!*)%8(,!#(N6(*+(%<(,#(/(*9#='(#=+8(*#C05!<'# road crew was setting up and performing sound check, and I <"50&I/(#,-"*%#H#'()*&#!'(#,"5%&#"7#)#<'"66(*#"/(*'()&9#H#')&# >((%#60)K+%8#)#>+!#"7#C)00#"7#A5!K#!')!#-((@;#,"#+!#-),#(%!+*(0K# 6",,+>0(#!')!#H#-),#F5,!#')/+%8#)%"!'(*#E2),'>)<@9i#:'(%#H# !'"58'!#!')!#H#.+8'!I/(#>((%#"%#!'(#>*+%@#"7#0",+%8#+!;#!'(#*")&# <*(-#)%%"5%<(&#!')!;#+%#7)<!;#=+8(*#C05!<'#')&#F5,!#)**+/(&s"%# the High Noon Saloon Helipad! I’m entirely sane after all! Tiger Clutch hit the stage like a sack of bricks to your face. Wait, maybe beers since they really are into partying. Yeah, a sack of beer to your face! It’s kind of weird if you aren’t familiar with Tiger Clutch. They basically dominated the globe throughout their many world stadium tours. We should feel thankful and rewarded that such a band of this prominence would dare to take a middle spot at )#/(%5(#0+@(#='(#R+8'#T""%#J)0""%9#?%K'"-;#=+8(*#C05!<'#+,# >),+<)00K#!'(#>+88(,!#6)*!K#>)%&#+%#!'(#-"*0&9#U"5#,((#?%&*(-# :9^9#-"*@+%I#!'(#6)*!K#"5!#!'(*(3#[bRg[#!'+%@#!'(K#!'*"-#)#6*(!!K# bumpin’ kegger. These parties pale in comparison to the parties

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