If It's Too Loud...

Lately I've been making more of an effort to see bands I've never seen before and bands I haven't seen in decades. Save Ferris are kind of both. Technically I did see them at the Warped Tour way back in 1998, but I was too snobby to appreciate the SoCol ska legends at the time. Plus, they played before the Deftones, and Deftones fans were extra meatheady that day. In recent years, I've grown to appreciate Save Ferris more and realized that the only reason they're more "mainstream" than their peers is because Monique Powell is a better singer than most other 90's ska bands. Once I saw that I could finally get a do-over up at Portsmouth at The Music Hall's outdoor stage, I jumped at the chance. Save Ferris opened up with their latest single, "Lights Out in the Reptile House." It can always be a bit dicey when a band that's been around for well over twenty years plays new songs, but "Lights Out at the Reptile House" is a solid ...