NEW LIBERTY Review of Show at Troc in Philadelphia at December 30, 2008

The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA hosted an excellent close out to the 2008 year that included two outstanding performances from Phantasm and New Liberty. I was there to cover the band New Liberty since I missed their performance at Risqué in Philadelphia, this that review.

NEW LIBERTY made themselves very available and accessible to their fans and the press, and while mixing professional and the carefree rockers mentality into the fray, has they supported other performers by watching and cheering them on for their shows. This immediately showed their showmanship even before they would take the stage.

As the night's final performer, took the stage there was a calmness on the stage was they hurried to set-up and a buzz starting in the audience awaiting this talent to swarm all over the Troc's balcony. The first song to open the night was "Shake Shake" that was raunchy and yet true party atmosphere, which showed off and introduced the audience to accomplished musicians in the band, with straightforward shot. The set continued with like a rocket ready to rained glaring show of tasty riffs and killer tracks that would make the most depressed person in the area to become involved in the show. New Liberty immediately showed them talents and gave a great way to close out the year, and welcome a new year.

The driving force came with Blue 42, which had many in the audience wanting to play this song in their car, as they would cruise the streets on the prowl to grind down with liquor and women. A line in the song was "not done with New Jersey", and that got a vocal crowd even more intense as this song highlighted a positive aspect of Jersey and showed off Niko Marz's talents on guitar.

The performance was tight and energy packed, New Liberty was presenting them as the face of rock-n-roll, and still had a trace of metal in the songs, that makes them ready to replace, Motley Crue, without the ego-obsessed façade. The band has the right personnel that will make them strive forward, only limited their own goals. Shane Mac, the lead singer, was excellent with the crowd, and the set control, and even when one person stormed the stage to sing a long, Shane, just went along with the show.

The last three songs of the night really sharpen then talons of this band, as it started "STG" that was raunchy and yet tastefully perform to the all-ages crowd, which contained even a few parents with their children. This though was no 'boy-band' it is a cut-down bare bones, rock-n-roll band in the vein of no one, their sound has influences of each member but united it is unique. Willi Love Love (Bass) and Doppler Diesel Bottoms (Drums) gave each of the songs a steady flow, as they crashed into "Criminal" the final song of their set, that crowd on hand was thumping, grinding, and jumping, however it was not complete until a mosh pit started.

The audience was the key to get an encore though they chanted for a Drum Solo, and Diesel gave them what they wanted, with a variation that briefly, reference showed the influence of the song 'Moby Dick' (Led Zeppelin) and a style of late Randy Castillo.

The encore song was, Ain't No Fool, and no was one at this show, New Liberty's knows how to close out a show, leaving all wasted and yet wanton for more. This was rock-n-roll that that viciously suffocated the audience leaving them to remember the moment and the enjoyment.

New Liberty is a crazy all-nighter rock-metal band that brings the party, which everyone craves!