The members of Berkshire County's Reason 837 hadn't performed together in over a year since their drummer, Mike, headed off to Burbank to work for the Walt Disney Studios. The idea for this special reunion was relatively last minute and it was fun to work on the details for this show. Local upstarts, Nice Try Kid, were personally asked by Reason 837 to share the stage with them and it was a great selection.
Nice Try Kid has the energy to make some pop/punk noise in the local music scene and their set was a good introduction for all in attendance. Many current bands of this genre fail to check their Blink-182 influence at the door and rely too much of mimicking rather than creating something fun. Nice Try Kid manage to keep it fun and lively.
After a short break, Damian, Justin, Mike and Brian took to the stage as if they hadn't broken up just over a year ago. Over the course of their inactivity, the members of Reason 837 moved across county, had a baby, got reprimanded at Target and created an award-winning computer game. Not too shabby, but we weren't here to hear about their non-musical accomplishments, we wanted Reason 837 and after a few nervous delays, they were ready!
Reason 837 played all of the favorites and had a great time while doing so. It was nice to hear these songs again by the guys live and you could tell that they were enjoying themselves. This was Cody's (Damian's son) first time seeing his father perform with his friends and it was a nice touch to this solid reunion concert.
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