Friday, November 1, 2019

Aftershock 2019: Highly Suspect (and MCID, out now!)

Johnny Stevens, vocals and guitar, Highly Suspect
Johnny Stevens, Highly Suspect, Aftershock 2019
Highly Suspect were the first band at Aftershock 2019 to walk on stage with a dog. Don't worry, the pup didn't stay once the music started... but it was lovely to see the band accompanied on tour by their fur friends.

Highly Suspect
Highly Suspect, Aftershock 2019
I was introduced to this band several years ago, 2015, probably through SiriusXM Octane... (yes, I'm still upset that Octane is not available in the UK) we were driving down to Santa Cruz from Sacramento for a weekend by the sea, and this voice... this voice, this sound, came through the airwaves to us somewhere on that long drive, there and back, and that was it: hooked.

Ryan Meyer, drums, Highly Suspect
Ryan Meyer, Highly Suspect, Aftershock 2019
Whether they are playing to a huge festival crowd or a tiny venue (the Boardwalk in Orangevale, CA, comes to mind) they give their all; dates for European shows sold out seemingly in minutes (they have added more UK and European dates recently for early next year).

Rich Meyer, bass, Highly Suspect
Rich Meyer, Highly Suspect, Aftershock 2019
Highly Suspect's latest album, MCID, was released today, November 1st. Take a listen: well worth adding to your collection.

Matt Kofos, guitar, Highly Suspect
Matt Kofos, Highly Suspect, Aftershock 2019
Setlist from Highly Suspect's Aftershock 2019 performance, click here.

Johnny Stevens, vocals and guitar, Highly Suspect
Johnny Stevens, Highly Suspect, Aftershock 2019, Sacramento California
More photos from Highly Suspect's performance at this year's Aftershock in the photo gallery.

For earlier photo galleries, click here.

Previous reviews: Serotonia, Aftershock 2015, Orangevale 2016, Aftershock 2017

Johnny Stevens, vocals and guitar, Highly Suspect
Highly Suspect, Aftershock 2019

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