concert review IAMDYNAMITE July 7th Philadelphia PA - 104.5 Summer Block Party Series at The Piazza!

Earlier, this spring, I was turned onto SUPERMEGAFANTASTIC and I loved it the first time I heard it.

The interwebs say the sounds is "Exploding with thunderous beats and crunching power chords, IAMDYNAMITE establish themselves as a two-piece rock and roll force to be reckoned with on their debut LP SUPERMEGAFANTASTIC. Armed with a single guitar, a basic drum kit and locked-in harmonies, the energy from the duo burns through speakers and electrifies off the stage whenever IAMDYNAMITE unleashes their unprecedented brand of noise."

I gave my two cents back in March, when I gave the FREE MUSIC ALERT out to the Root Down In The Shadow readers. I loved the album then, and it still is finding a happy home in my steady rotation, despite new songs coming in every week.

I just missed their Philly date in early June by one day as I was coming back from a vacation, but when I saw the notice of the the Radio 104.5 Summer Block Party Series at The Piazza with The Dirty Heads & Steppin' Razor, I was pumped!

Steppin' Razor got the crowd moving despite the incredible heat. The unexpected Tool 'Sober'
cover from the Groove driven reggae/rock band was a perfect cap to prepare for IAMDYNAMITE

Coming out at 100degrees, IAMDYNAMITE had the crowd going from the very first song. The Detroit based band did their best to provide a great facsimile of the album quality despite the sweltering heat Chris & Chris teased of actually playing 'Free Bird' for "that guy", but stuck the album + an impromptu Happy Birthday. 'OEO' was crisp, and set capper 'Ms. Jones' was had a killer bass pedal stomp, drum solos, extra guitar riffs for an all out extreme rock out.

Set List - IAMDYNAMITE
July 7th, Philadelphia, Pa

1. Where Will We Go
2.   Riot In The Neon Light
3.   Hi Lo..
4.   Carolina
5.   Stereo
6.   OEO... Crisp..
7.   Hey Girl
8.   Ms. Jones.

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