We had the pleasure this weekend of seeing our first live Wasabi show at Rams Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland. One thing became obvious right away. When you go to a Wasabi show, you are going to have a good time. The three brothers exude energy on stage and leave little doubt that they are having a great time.
Their stage presence reminds me a lot of New York rockers ZO2, who we love. They are so clearly enjoying themselves that you find yourself smiling in the crowd. Wasabi is musically solid and the set we saw featured a mixture of original tunes combined with a pretty diverse selection of cover tunes including a rocking version of "99 Red Balloons" and a nice cover version of "Crazy Train".
The brothers unabashedly claim an influence from Kiss and cite the iconic band as being an inspiration to them when they were as young as 8 years old. Baltimore music fans may recognize them from their occasional appearances on Baltimore's rock station 98 Rock, where they are notorius for bringing in Japanese food.
The band's original tunes are very strong. and each one seems to have a personal story behind it. The band's opening tune "Booty Rockin" got thigs started featuring not only a great rock tune, but some cool stage effects as well. The emotional tune "Coming Home" was a great song in the middle of the set and was dedicated to U.S. military personnel about whom it was written. It is the band's newest tune.
I don't want to give away too much more about the band yet, since they will be the featured band on Episode 7 of Mid-Atlantic Rock Reviews Behind the Bands, which is being edited right now. I will tell you that you won't want to miss the interview. The guys are entertaining both on and off stage.
Here is the opening song from the set we saw at Ram's Head Live on 9/23/11. You can see the entire set on our YouTube Channel at the same link.
Read the article on Mid-Atlantic Rock Review's website here: http://midatlanticrockreviews.com/page10.php
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