Bouncing Souls show takes East Coast music out west
By Daily Bruin Staff
Nov. 12, 2001 9:00 p.m.
 KELSEY RETTING Bryan Kienlen of The
Bouncing Souls plays to the crowd at The Glass House in Pomona
Saturday night.
By Michelle V. Gonzales
Daily Bruin Contributor
True believers of the West Coast met their East Coast punk rock
inspiration The Bouncing Souls at Pomona’s Glass House
Saturday night. What is known as “East Coast punk” made
its way to the west with the accompaniment of several other
non-east bands.
Flogging Molly, One Man Army, from San Francisco, and Los
Angeles’ Madcap joined the Bouncing Souls for the
Souls’ “True Believers” Tour. Madcap and One Man
Army amazed fans with the sheer energy emanating from their
respected performances. Both bands rocked with tremendous sound and
ignited the crowd’s energy for the night.
Flogging Molly’s distinct, Irish-influenced sound kept
spirits high with their songs “Devil’s Dance
Floor,” “Selfish Man” and “Worst Day Since
Yesterday.” The band made its name in the punk rock realm
with its incorporation of unique instrumentation, which include an
accordion, violin and mandolin. Yet it seemed that the crowd
didn’t mind, it just made the party better.
The Bouncing Souls set included songs “Hopeless
Romantic,” “Private Radio,” “That
Song” and “Kate is Great” but did not perform the
Warped Tour favorite chant “Ole.” The band’s
sound is often known within the genres of punk as “East
Coast,” being more or less emotional in lyrics backed by the
quick beats and chords of traditional punk rock.
The show ended with the supporting vocals of the audience. Lead
singer Greg Attonito called upon the crowd to join him and the rest
of the band onstage for their final song “True
Believers.”
The Bouncing Souls album “How I Spent my Summer
Vacation” from the infamous punk rock martyrs Epitaph Records
is out in stores near you.
