Show Review/Free Download: The Great Socio

When I saw The Great Socio's return to The Grape Room on April 13, I was very impressed with the new material. It is substantially funkier, fully living up to the "groove rock" description that keeps getting thrown around. The new drummer holds it down behind the kit, fulfilling the promise he showed at the Bong Hits for Jesus jam at Dobbs a while back. Alberto and the boys are poised for some serious business, and you should probably grab this free download and tell all your friends about it. I did, and then I played it at a bar, and people liked it.

As far as the show, it peaked when Supreem from Da Rezarekt and Alberto from The Great Socio dropped a verse and a trumpet solo, respectively, on a song from headliners Love Panther. Thereafter everyone stumbled out into the night, headed for the obligatory afters at the TGS house. They're going to be all over the place for the next few months. I plan to catch them at MOJO in Newark, DE June 20th, and they'll be back at The Grape Room July 28th. That gives you plenty of time to learn all the lyrics to this and their many other excellent jams.