Show #168: The Treats

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted but I recently moved and life has been busy.

About a year ago I reviewed the sophomore album by local power trio The Treats. Shortly after that I attended the CD release party at the now-defunct King Club. Although it's taken some time, I have finally cajoled a live gig from the band.



As I noted at my reviews, The Treats start from a bluesy hard rock base but eventually find themselves meandering out of the garage to destinations of all sorts. It's a great mix and, despite this being an audience recording, the energy of their live performance manages to come through. The opener, "Better Things to Do" sounds like an Exile on Main Street outtake here with a bit of that Stones swagger and sway while "Cuchillo" and "Eve's Playground" are noisy and always threatening to career out of control. But that's rock'n'roll. And this will probably be the first time you've heard a Peter Gabriel/Mungo Jerry medley.





The performance this week was recorded at the Crystal Corner this past spring on 12 April.

Setlist:

Better Things to Do
Second Hand Reserve
Paint Your Blood
Digging in the Dirt
Swimming With Sharks
Cuchillo
Come Around
Feral Ground
Cut Me Straight to the Bone
Chantilly Lace
Gaberdine
Eve's Playground
EBGTG
Ever Been Down
Highway 61 Revisited
I Want You (She's So Heavy)

Download show

The Treats