Beat Alley

3/29/11 – Pre-Show review of BOLDTYPE, and interview….

Hey all you crazy music lovers out there!!

As Beat Alley is having technical issues posting an interview we did on Tuesday night, I wanted to give you the insight as to what we are up to. I know a lot of you are going to be checking out QOTSA on Friday night, there are also a lot of you that missed out on tickets. For those people, oh boy, do I have something for you to check out.

BOLDTYPE is playing at the Marquis Theatre. What's that you say, you aren't quite sure who BOLDTYPE is? Well, sit back and let me tell you about them. BOLDTYPE consists of Mike on lead vocals, Jeff on guitar and vocals, Drew on bass and vocals, Chris on guitar and vocals, and Manny on Drums and vocals and his P90X. BOLDTYPE has been around since 2002, they have had some player changes throughout the past few years, but if you haven't heard or seen them, NOW is your chance.

I spent a few hours interviewing them, drinking with them, and laughing so hard I thought I was going to wet myself many times. What an amazing group of guys. I attached the interview, but since we were sitting on the patio of the Walnut Room, the background noise was too much on the recording. So, I owe them another interview in a QUIET setting. Sorry guys!

I did get an early copy of their upcoming CD. Their CD release party is FRIDAY, APRIL 8 at the Marquis Theatre. I just fell in love with this CD. It has that early Bad Religion sound among other bold influences. I am so hooked on Raise the Dead, what a great tune. Amazing guitar, superb lyrics, and Manny is no slack on the drums; I guess that P90X actually works. 3 Cheers has me wanting a beer no matter what time of day I listen to this song. The vocals just resonate through you.

So get your slackin' asses to this show on Friday April 8. They are dropping this CD; oh did I mention this already? You won't be disappointed. I wasn't. I plan on making it to as many of their shows as I can. I am including a review from Josh P. Jones, as it says so much about this band. Hope to see ya'll out there.

It requires a bold type of person with initiative to take control of one's own life. That's exactly what this five-member punk band from Denver, CO has done. I was blown away when I heard them play live at the Bluebird. It was amazing how talented and polished each of the guys come across. You can tell they're really dedicated to their craft. A band full of good guys who work normal jobs, love the music they play, and fucking rock on stage. It's hard to believe there are any bands out there who work harder than Boldtype, that's why we're happy to work with them to achieve future success.   --Josh P Jones, www.PrivilegeFilms.com

Oh and if you forget to turn the music off after 3 Cheers, at about the 6 1/2 minute mark you get to hear something that sounds like a cross between a motor engine and Mr. Ed. It scared the shit out of me the first time I heard it. It was quite for a few minutes, and then you get that noise. I am assuming it was Mike, but it almost sounded like Jeff. Hmmmmm, someone needs to tell me who it was. I thought I would be nice and tell you its coming.

So attached is the interview, again horrible sound, I will get with these guys and do another interview soon, so you can experience what I did last Tuesday. And a special thanks to BOLDTYPE for making my night, what fun, let's do it again SOON!!