{"id":2799,"date":"2012-05-06T13:06:54","date_gmt":"2012-05-06T17:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/?p=2799"},"modified":"2012-05-06T13:16:06","modified_gmt":"2012-05-06T17:16:06","slug":"cusses-aurora-triathalon-and-homegrown-savannah-rock-and-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2012\/05\/06\/cusses-aurora-triathalon-and-homegrown-savannah-rock-and-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"Cusses, Aurora, Triathalon, and homegrown Savannah rock and roll (photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e26b170012445c56d240655bdd03f7bf\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5595881567027133\";\r\n\/* Medium Rectangle *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"8584504377\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last week I checked out one of the private parties organized by No Control, which has put on various all-ages events featuring a wide range of Savannah bands &#8212; mostly young ones &#8212; and some really good bands passing through town too. I wrote about the No Control Festival in<a href=\"http:\/\/savannahnow.com\/do\/2012-02-16\/man-about-town-no-control-festival-gives-rock-alternative-bigger-weekend-events#.T6avYnO2Uo8\" target=\"_blank\"> a Man About Town column<\/a> in Do in the SMN in February.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve mentioned before the DIY spirit of late in Savannah, and that energy was on full display.<\/p>\n<p>My main reason for going last week was to see two bands &#8212; Cusses and Triathalon &#8212; that I&#8217;ve already seen a few times, and I got to hear the excellent band Aurora for the first time. <\/p>\n<p>Cusses &#8212; a power trio of Angel Bond, Brian Lackey, and Bryan Harder &#8212;  is a fast-rising Savannah band whose video &#8220;Worst Enemy&#8221; was recently picked up by MTV:<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color:#000000;width:520px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:4px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:749911\/cp~artist%3D4126414%26vid%3D749911%26instance%3Dmtv%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A749911\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:4px;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;\">Get More: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/music\/artist\/cusses\/artist.jhtml\" style=\"color:#439CD8;\" target=\"_blank\">Cusses<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/videos\/cusses\/749911\/worst-enemy.jhtml#artist=4126414&amp;vid=749911\" style=\"color:#439CD8;\" target=\"_blank\">Worst Enemy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/music\/\" style=\"color:#439CD8;\" target=\"_blank\">Music<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/music\/video\/\" style=\"color:#439CD8;\" target=\"_blank\">More Music Videos<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed Cusses&#8217; set maybe more than any that I&#8217;ve seen before &#8212; the music was both more intense and more intimate in such a small setting. Simply put, lead singer Angel Bond has got it going on. Cusses will be playing at The Jinx <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/261810630572815\/\" target=\"_blank\">on May 31st<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hereisaurora\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora<\/a> started the night. The band consists of Jake Ellis (Vocals\/Guitar\/Synth), Dominic Vega (Guitar), Matthias Hungler (Bass), and Jeff O&#8217;Neal (Drums). Older folks like me will hear an 80s new wave edge to the music &#8212; so it was just about perfect when they covered the Eurythmics&#8217; &#8220;Sweet Dreams Are Made of This&#8221;. I&#8217;m honestly not sure how many in the all ages crowd knew the 1983 hit, although they probably know the much more recent Marilyn Manson cover.<\/p>\n<p>Triathalon (Chad Chilton, Adam Intrator, Michael Younker, Hunter Jayne) finished up the night with a great set &#8212; I just love the surf rock influences and the bold rock anthems. I&#8217;ve<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2012\/03\/16\/emerging-savannah-band-triathalon-gets-some-internet-love\/\" target=\"_blank\"> previously written<\/a> that they&#8217;re an emerging band worth watching. I&#8217;d suggest starting with &#8220;Teenager&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"100\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;\" src=\"http:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/album=1566544917\/size=venti\/bgcol=FFFFFF\/linkcol=4285BB\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/triathalon.bandcamp.com\/album\/relationchips-remastered\">Relationchips (REMASTERED) by Triathalon<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I took some photos. Tough spot, no sightlines, red and blue lights and little else, guests sometimes inches from the bands. I had to play with the saturation and other settings on all of these. 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