We celebrated a very special birthday party two weeks ago at Thunder’s Tavern. It was none other than the very original butt pirate,
Spaz, who was throwing down with his friends in Pascagoula. The night started off with a few shots and just turned into one hell of a party from there.
The bands Rise Down,
Deadsun, and
Vysion were set to perform. Unfortunately, Vysion never made it to the show and burned some bridges with the venue. So if you are a Vysion fan on the coast, you won’t be watching them at Thunder’s Tavern anytime in the future.
Rise Down is a newly formed cover band consisting of lead singer and rhythm guitar player Ryan Pique, Ron Yates on lead guitar, James Coleman on bass, and Mike Batia on the drums. These guys remind me a lot of Split 6 when they first started. The singer is very good and the rest of the band is getting their act together. We wanted them to play more songs but the bass player could only play 12 songs at the time. With due time and some more practice, these guys will be one the next party cover bands on the coast. You can check them out most Thursday night at Thunder’s Tavern in Pascagoula.
Deadsun ended up being the headliner due to a no show. This band hails from Nashville and was recently awarded the “Listener’s Choice” award from 102.9 The Buzz. These guys reminded me a lot of Drowning Pool with the fast chunky riffs followed by mellow vocals that lead into some majoring heart pounding screams. These guys definitely made up for the lack of one of the bands. I don’t think anyone even noticed that Vysion wasn’t there.
All in all, this was a great show put on by
S&M Entertainment.
You can check out pictures here.
Special thanks to Jessica for helping out with the pictures as always.