Show Review: The Great Socio

Around the time I got holiday busy and stopped posting, I caught one of The Great Socio's December residency shows at The Grape Room in Manayunk. The guitarless band, fronted by singer/trumpeter Alberto Munoz, throws down some serious rock'n'roll. Keys, bass, and drums round out the lineup for a full sound that almost physically impacted in the intimate space through a consistently entertaining set of originals and covers. I was most impressed by their excellent covers of songs with iconic guitar riffs rendered with keys or bass instead, like The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" and Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name". This year they are taking a brief break from playing shows to focus on recording, so we can look forward to new material in the near future.