The Growlers

    Who are these smelly looking guys?
I am so excited to be talking about this band! The Growlers have been a personal favorite of mine for over 2 years now and I have been privileged enough to see them live 3 times and meet them in person. It is kind of hard to explain what type of music they are so I'll let you decide with this music video.

They like to define their sound as being beach goth, but I think it's best described as surf rock with a little bit of acid on the side. The Growlers are based in Orange County, California and have been constantly touring all over the world for the past few years. The main hombre of the group is the old man sounding sexual deviant Brooks Nielsen who has a peculiar but appealing voice. On bass is Anthony Perry nicknamed "Anstonio69" for his excessive amounts of marijuana smoking. Matt Taylor has his smooth riffs on guitar and Scott Montoya leads the beats on drums. Lastly on rhythm guitar and keyboards is Kyle Straka. The band has released three albums, my personal favorite being Are You in or Out?, which is the first album they made. The Growlers are a very unique band that will most definitely get you dancing or moshing like crazy with all the fellow fans at their shows!

    Personal experiences with The Growlers

Above is a photo of when my friends and I met Brooks(the lead singer) at their show in Bakersfield. The bassist Anthony took the picture for us and they were all so friendly and chill. My friends and I spontaneously took the four hour drive to see The Growlers one day when we really didn't have much else to do. I already had seen The Growlers at Coachella and it was nice to see them play a more intimate smaller gig. On another note, if you ever have the opportunity to go to the Coachella music festival by all means you must go, it will be the greatest three days of your life. Anyways getting back to the story, as we made it to the small bar they were playing at we were trying to find parking and I noticed two dudes chilling by an old station wagon and quickly we all recognized them as The Growlers. We were all nervous to approach them but after a bit we said what's up and chilled with them for a little while. Their show was really interesting for a multitude of reasons, from their crazy antics on stage and a fight that broke out in the crowd that resulted in my friend getting punched in the face it was a great night. To elaborate more, a short man was dancing a little too rowdy and started fighting with some guy next to him. The short man started singing wildly all around and hit my friend in the face right in front of us which was pretty funny but still unchill at the same time. Police eventually came and arrested him and we all gave him a piece of our mind while he was in the squad car! After the show we talked to the group and then had a 6 hour ride home because of road construction, still completely worth it.

    Album reviews
The Growlers album Are You in or Out? is a personal favorite of mine and I can easily listen to it all day without getting bored of it. At 18 tracks long the album will keep you busy. Their first album is extremely funky and is perfect dancing music. For all the people who read my blog posts, never be afraid to dance! Whenever I play music I love to dance around and sing, I'm not good at either but it really puts you in the best mood. The best part about dancing and singing is that they are best done with other people as well! Don't ever be too shy! Back to the album, my three favorite songs are "Old Cold River", "Acid Rain" and lastly "Something Someone Jr.". Old Cold River was the first Growlers song I listened to and gets you swaying around and singing along quite easily. Acid Rain is actually a song my friends and I cover whenever we jam, it's pretty easy to play and sounds sexy! Something Someone Jr. will have you jumping around and has a perfect beat behind it. It would take too long to talk about all of their albums so I will post my all time favorite Growlers song from their latest album "Hung at Heart". The music video alone is pretty weird(in the best kind of way) but the song simply puts me in the best mood and makes me extremely happy.

    How much do I really like this band?
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE GROWLERS! They are such a unique and feel good band that I can listen to at anytime to put me in the best mood. Besides the fact that their music is amazing, they are also extremely friendly and will happily greet their fans. One of the many goals in my life is to party with the band and my friends and I tried really hard to do that when they played at SFSU but sadly it didn't happen. I will easily give them a 10/10 and will always recommend them to anyone trying to find some new music! Hopefully you will love them as much as me! Listen to the videos I posted and let me know what you think of them!