Weekly Volcano

Ride them at Bob's

By weeklyvolcano on May 9, 2009

NIKKI TALOTTA: TO THE WAVES AT JAVA JIVE TONIGHT >>>

To-The-Waves Listening to To The Waves as I write this, I’m seriously having flashbacks to high school, my radio cranked all the way up, the wonderful sounds of alternative ’90s rock controlling the cadence of my make-out sessions.

To the Waves is a Latin translation meaning “To Hell” and knowing this, I gladly climb in for the ride. I hang tight as they build a crescendo of sometimes heavy sometimes light, delicious indie rock. Each song seems to envelop a mix of their own heat and flavor, spiced with likeness to Fugazi and Drive Like Jehu.

With members from Seaweed, Polecat, Leuko and Pipefitter, no wonder listening to the catchy riffs and well-executed vocals makes me feel like putting on lip gloss and puckering up.

[Bob’s Java Jive, with With A Bullet, Pilots And Passengers, The Purps, Saturday, May 9, 8 p.m., $5, 2102 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma, 253.475.9843.]