ARCHERS OF LOAF at the Phoenix on Saturday, June 16. Rating: NNNN
The irony wasn’t lost when the crowd chanted along to Archers of Loaf’s Nostalgia. It’s a song that targets people’s fondness for the 60s, and was written back in 1995.
When it came on at this show, men pushing 50 were feeling the sentiment, moshing with crowdsurfing twentysomethings.
But for singer Eric Bachmann, there was no reminiscing. His band plowed through indie rock hits like Web In Front and Wrong. With minimal chatter and only a couple of slow songs, they infused the Phoenix with pure rock ‘n’ roll energy.