RockWatch:RS121804

A Saturday night can be more than alright in the Red Sea green room as the band 'Sunspot' on tour from Madison, Wisc joined 'Ugly Fat Kids' and 'Kid Knuckle' for an evening of power pop alternative punk mix. With a short set 'Kid Knuckle' kicked things off and warmed up the room on this rather cold windy night in Mpls. The band members that are 'Sunspot' survived the previous night with 'Thought Cloud' at the Terminal Bar and the after bar action at the local musician hangout known as Area 52 where they took part in a jam session. 'Sunspot' is Mike Huberty with vocals and bass, Wendy Staats on Drums and vocals along with Ben Jaeger on guitar and vocals. They are a power pop trio with a twist of good time punk attitude - a spunk attack on the senses. Their latest CD is called 'Loser of the Year' with the songs 'Prozac Girl' and 'When the Revolution Comes' making for good examples of their work. No one in the crowd got sunburnt or needed sunglasses for their performance even with the many bright moments in their music and the hot spirited energy that heated up the action in the crowd. Two festive gals in the crowd dug into their music and joined them on stage towards the end of the set. The band also did a sunny side up well done version of 'Ring of Fire'. The evening closed out with the solid punk action of 'Ugy Fat Kids' which is another band that stirrs things up well for scene fans.