Starting off your Thursday with another brand new edition of Artist Spotlight! Today, we take a look at an up and coming Boston band by the name of Vending Machetes. The band consists of Abe Kimball on guitar and vocals, Ryan Schwartzel on bass and vocals, Pat Hanlin on drums and vocals, and SG Roman on guitars and vocals. The band has a raw, distorted garage rock feel similar in the vein of At the Drive In and Piebald with an edgy, melodic sensibility to them that makes them real and authentic, and also makes them stand out prominently from the other crop of local Beantown acts. I really enjoyed the band's approach to crafting diverse and funky tunes that took influences from genres all over the map, and the great thing about them is that they can't be confined to one genre, and sometimes that can be frustrating for bands and fans alike to classify what genre they belong to, but the classification doesn't really matter as it's local, old-fashioned rock and roll with a strong musical component attached to it that listeners will really take a shine to. A terrific local act that deserves to pushed a little further up the musical pole. Some recommended tracks for you to take a listen at include "The Place Where No One Waits" and "Hindu Cows".
For more information on the guys in Vending Machetes, head on over to their Facebook page
here and see what they're all about musically. The band can also be followed on Twitter from this location
here and find out if the band will be playing again in the Boston area sometime soon! Their latest album "Good Grief" is now available for purchase on iTunes, and also available on their Bandcamp page at this address right
here.
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