Steel Notes Magazine
February 2017
I saw SUNSETS NORTH for the first time by accident . I was driving home on New Year ’ s Eve before midnight with a girlfriend so that I didn ’ t have to worry about five oh after midnight . On the way , we heard music coming out of the bar which is about two blocks from my house . Naturally , I wanted to stop and once I rationalized that we could walk home if necessary ( yeah , I don ’ t think I ’ d ever really have done that ) we agreed to stop . I was pleasantly surprised to see it was a live band in the bar and decided that I was staying .
That night the bar was filled and so was the dance floor so I didn ’ t get to see much of the band during their performance , but I could definitely hear them . They were doing a set of cover songs that was keeping everyone on their feet . Entertaining the audience is always a good thing , and even though I wasn ’ t officially working that night , I decided to pay attention anyway .
Sometime during the second set they played an original song and I was floored . During the break I remember talking to Trevor and telling him that the original song was by far better than the covers they were doing . He thanked me and in a slightly patronizing tone asked me how many gigs I thought they would book doing original music . Of course I said I understood and proceeded to explain that I wanted to keep in touch so that I could review their band at their next area performance .
I kept in touch with Warren North who , by the way , just released a solo named Café , with a video that you can see at https :// www . youtube . com / watch ? v = fOYR _ BkB23E . Between NYE and Jan 28th , when I reviewed their gig at Leather Corner Post , I had the opportunity to listen to Sunsets North original CD titled “ out _ of _ CTRL .” Its good …. really good . In fact , they were nominated for best original CD by the Lehigh Valley Music Awards . Now this puts me in a spot because my plan was to review them as a cover band . I decided to do that for now , and in a future issue , do a full interview with the band and review the CD – assuming the band is agreeable .
Their show at Leather Corner Post on Saturday 1 / 28 / 18 was stellar ! They played to a packed house and even though there wasn ’ t much of a dance floor , the fans found a way . I stayed for the first set and loved every song they did . I asked Warren if the set changed from last time and he told me it changes every few weeks . Apparently , that technique works for me !
The set included songs by Sublime , Spin Doctors , Kings of Leon , Tom Petty , Cage The Elephant , and Eve Six . Warren made sure to keep the crowd singing and clapping and Trevor would walk through the crowd playing his Les Paul during some songs , Bob , the drummer , was flawless and Derrick , the bassist , has phenomenal timing and was a sight to see during their rendition of Led Zeppelin ’ s “ good times , bad times ”. It felt like you had your friends , who were really great musicians , playing in your basement . I didn ’ t want to leave ! Luckily for me , I ’ ll get to go see them againand this time I ’ ll be sure I ’ m not working and able to stick around the entire evening . When I asked Warren what their future plans are he replied “ to take over the world of course !” Look for an interview with the band in next month ’ s issue-and before that , you owe it to yourself , to go and enjoy the show !
BAND NAME : SUNSETS NORTH GENRE : ROCK , POP VENUE : LEATHER CORNER POST OREFIELD , PA DATE : JAN . 28 , 2017
BAND MEMBERS WARREN NORTH – VOCALS
BOB BRADFORD – Evans DRUM KIT TREVOR VAUGHAN – Les Paul GUITAR
DERRIK STAIN – ESP BASS
Up Coming Gig : March 4th , 2017 Sam Adams Brewhouse 9:00pm - 12am 7736 Adrienne Dr Breinigsville , PA 18031
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