More Rock & Roll!
What an amazing night of More Rock & Roll from Detroit’s own Dismantle, where I’m surprised any one made it out alive with all the Smokin’& Drinkin’ that was going down inside New York, New York this past Saturday night! Presented by Locked & Loaded Productions along with Wrif & Detroit Rock Review, Ny, Ny was damn near filled to capacity by the time we ourselves arrived at 9pm! Sour Mash was up first, playing their classic infused style of rock to an ever building crowd that was quickly filling up with members of some of Detroit’s best bands. A quick game of Musical Chairs done to Kid Rock’s All Summer Long had the crowd in stitches before crowning a winner who walked away with the $20 Grand Prize. No Justus hit the stage next. The guy's were a bit on edge since tonight's set would be done with one less guitarist than they usually have. Everyy time we see Ronnie Mower (vox, guitar) perform he raises the bar a bit higher. True to form, No Justus, playing an extended set, actually stepping it up. Not only did they raise the bar, they pushed it right on up to the top, blending Mower’s southern-rock styled vocals with just the right amount of twang to catch everyone’s attention, especially Dr2 & Crew, putting on an amazing set that was an absolute perfect segue into tonight’s headliners! During most breaks at a rock show, things get turned down a bit while 
everyone sits around and watches the bands load in/out. Not Tonight. Tonight was crowd participation night as another contest took center stage. This time it as a play on the old SNL skit called “More Cowbell”! Each contestant took their turn up front with a supersized cowbell and drum stick, turning what was a semi-mild crowd, into a rip roaring mob as the contestants danced, pranced, and in some cases, gyrated their god given gifts all in the name of fun. It’s always cool to see what bands do show up in support of the night’s band and tonight we had a good number of them as Dr2 spotted members of Tyranny, Hell Rides North, Lies Unknown, Critical Bill, even MUEN Magazine was repping! In fact we had a chance to talk it up with Shane (vox) of Sypher who informed us they’re nearing completion of their first release and expect it to be ready sometime this fall so keep your ears right here at Dr2 for more info! 
With all the commotion going on inside Ny, Ny we never noticed that the curtain in front of the stage was lowered during the break until we noticed the swelling crowd in front of the stage signaling it was just about time for things to kick into high gear! If you haven’t been to Ny, Ny recently, they’ve made some huge changes to the venue, including the aforementioned curtain, they’ve also raised the stage, added sound reinforcements, and one of the biggest improvements is the lighting, giving the place a “real” concert venue feel! As the opening chords of More Rock & Roll wallowed through the PA, the curtain began to slowly rise, bringing into view tonight’s headliners, Dismantle in full light as the front of the stage was now crammed to the hilt, what an entrance! Rolling right into Two Timing before giving us a preview of some of their newer material that included Meet Me In The Middle, Backwoods, Ride Home & Accelerator, Dr2 can’t wait for a new disc from Dismantle and you can rest assured that we’ll have it here for you first! One of the coolest points of the night came midway through Dismantle’s set when they actually stopped to host a Beer Bong contest on stage that featured a 3 way drink off that 
went 2 rounds before naming the “driest” winner for the night! Justin and gang were at the top of their game with their set punctuated by a thundering solo by Eric "the Crusher" Brodzik on drums and a screaming guitar solo from Glynn Somma during which he broke into the national antherm, ala Jimi Hendrix!! Twice during the night Dismantle had Ronnie Mower (No Justus) join them up on stage singing backup on Ramblin' Man and playing keys as they finished out the night with an impromptu jam that featured the classic Freebird! Dismantle approached this show as if were at the Fox Theater, and from what we witnessed, they pulled it off in tremendous fashion, see for yourself inside the Dr2 Photo Gallery page and keep checking the Dr2 Video Gallery as we’ll be posting some of our video from the night soon! Look for these guys to continue playing some high profile shows in the near future as Dismantle takes over The Dawghouse on November 1st with, get this now, The Muggs (as openers, get there early!) and Universal Temple Of Divine Power! Don’t miss this one folks as Dr2 is sure we’ll have that place filled to over-capacity clear out to Groesbeck Highway! Check out Dismantle for your self by finding them in the Dr2 Links or head on over to the Dr2 MySpace page where you’ll find them listed in our Top Friends. Remember, Detroit Rock Review is the only place to find Local Music News & Reviews!