RockWatch:RS041904

A Monday evening at the Red Sea with two young friendly energetic bands from the St Cloud area which is just north of the Twin Cities. Two four member bands 'Likwid Blü' and 'Allies in Chaos . Both bands may fit the general music description of a melodic rock sound but each with their individual style and approach as brought together by the energy and emotional impact of each band member. Good examples of their music can be found with the song 'Your Window' by Allies in Chaos and by Likwid Blü the song 'Echoes' . Allias in Chaos are Jacob Champlin with vocals, Zak Roth on bass, Logan Cheney with guitar, and Adam Kiesling on drums. Likwid Blü band members are Vince Beaman with vocals, Jodi Detomaso on drums, Justin Crandall on guitar and Mike Harris on bass. They both put forth a solid youthful good time effort with a serious musical intent and lively stage performance. Here one will find contrasting singers with Jacob and Vince, energetic guitar and bass action and strong crisp percussion delivery by Jodi Detomaso and Adam Kiesling. Observation time; all members of Likwid Blü wore white socks, two baseball caps, a great shade of red for Jodi, hard to tell which guitarist had the slickest moves or which bass player had the most bounce, and one of the bands had an intro about a twisted sister. Catch the bands live to hear what that intro was all about. Both bands are working on new songs and one can find more information on the bands and their upcoming shows at their websites.