Rival Sons Rock Irving Plaza With The Help Of Monster Truck

DSC_3914
Monster Truck
and Rival Sons are on tour together in support of their most recent albums Furiosity and Great Western Valkyrie. Irving Plaza was their stop this past Friday night(10/3), where they performed to a venue full of anxious fans. Monster Truck who has recently come off a couple of shows including Heavy Montreal, Download Festival and being the opening act for Alice In Chains, are really hitting the big time. Now back in NYC for the first time since opening up for Alter Bridge (April), all fans seemed to have just as much love for Monster Truck as they did for Rival Sons.

DSC_3909
The band opened their set with the first track off of Furiosity “Old Train”, which proves to be a crowd favorite time and time again. Working their way through most of their album, they filled the venue with bluesy guitar riffs and the great country styled vocals of lead singer Jon Harvey. Seemed as though no better two bands could be put together.

DSC_4099
Fans were all warmed up by the time Rival Sons came out on stage. Playing the bluesy “Electric Man,” had everyone singing back to lead singer Jay Buchanan. The amazing guitar skills and bluesy riffs by guitarist Scott Holiday made everyone in the venue cheer with admiration. Jay Buchanan’s soaring vocals also gave everyone chills, especially while performing the angelic song, “Jordan.” Such a perfect show was performed by both bands who left their bluesy, southern rock riffs in the minds of NYC fans.

Monster Truck:
DSC_3923 DSC_3972
DSC_4000DSC_3983 DSC_4055 DSC_4066

 Rival Sons:
DSC_4151 DSC_4127 DSC_4119 DSC_4183 DSC_4179
DSC_4099DSC_4228

Mayra Ramales
Mayra Ramales
Mayra Ramales founded The Sound Live in 2014, with the goal of highlighting underground talent. By creating a media platform, she aimed to expand accessibility to music journalist for up-and-coming writers and media creators. She completed her undergraduate degree at NYU and a dual masters at the University of Texas at Austin. She hopes to maintain The Sound Live as a DIY hub for everyday creatives.