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| Chris Jericho of Fozzy @ the Great American Music Hall (Photo: Kevin Keating) |
Hard work defines Chris Jericho. Yes, Chris Jericho the wrestler who spent years training and working his way to the top of the wrestling world -- that Chris Jericho. And since the early 2000's, Chris has turned his rockin' wrestling persona into the real deal using the same formula that made him one of wrestling's elite... hard work. Formed in 1999, Fozzy Osborne originally started out as a pseudo joke metal cover band, but since 2005, Fozzy has focused on original material and with each new album, the band has gotten better and better. Their most recent release, Boombox, has continued their streak of Top 20 singles and features not one, but three! An incredible feat considering the album was only released a few days ago! And lucky for us, Fozzy stopped by the Great American Music Hall this past Sunday night for a special rockin' Mothers Day show that was a total blast.
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| Billy Grey of Fozzy @ the Great American Music Hall (Photo: Kevin Keating) |
In addition to Jericho on vocal duty, the band is made up of Rich Ward (guitar, vocals), Billy Grey (guitar), PJ Farley (bass), and Grant Brooks (Drums) and all these guys define todays modern hard rock. Before I continue, I've also got to tip my hat to the three openers of the night: GFM, KrashKarma, and The Nocturnal Affair all were amazing.
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| Chris Jericho of Fozzy @ the Great American Music Hall (Photo: Kevin Keating) |
As far as Fozzy go though, when they finally came onstage at about 9:30pm, the set-up was reminiscent of their recent video for "Nowhere to Run" and featured a giant TV screen directly behind Brooks' drum kit. They kicked off with their hit "Sane" which was a surprising opener but definitely started the set off on the right foot and continued with an impressive light display and columns of smoke that shot from either side of the drum kit. For those of you who haven't already heard Fozzy, they remind me of a modern take on some of the best hair-metal bands of the late '80s and early '90s, so think of Motley Crüe and Poison. Essentially, super catchy power chord rock combined with band members who just want to have fun.
I give all of the bands on the bill a lot of credit for putting on the show that they did. It was a Sunday night on Mother's Day no less, and the venue could have been a lot more crowded than it was, but for those of us in the audience, we were treated to an intimate concert by some of the best up-and-coming modern rock bands on the scene today.
There's only a handful of dates left on the tour, so if you're reading this outside the Bay Area, be sure to check the Fozzy site for the remaining dates. Thanks for reading and be sure to follow us across our social channels here: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter.
