The newly renovated Nob Hill Masonic Center, simply known now as The Masonic, opened it's doors in September with a schedule of great shows including Royal Blood and The Pixies on September 30th.
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| Royal Blood @ The Masonic 9/30/2014 Photo by Nikki DeMartini |
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| Royal Blood @ The Masonic 9/30/2014 Photo by Nikki DeMartini |
The spacious yet intimate room filled up quick with people arriving early to see the emerging rock band, Royal Blood open for The Pixies. Space in front of the stage was snatched fast by fans who were prepared to stand their ground throughout the show which got under way right on time at 8:00. Situated on either end of the stage, in front of The Pixies back-lined equipment the duo immediately immersed the venue in roaring, low-tempo rock n' roll. Their combined stage presence was humble in nature with a keen focus on their pristine performance and playing. The 23 year old front-man, Mike Kerr sounds very much like Jack White and between furious non-stop shredding of bass and drums it's easy to understand why Royal Blood is comparable to their influences: Queens of the Stone Age, The Black Keys and the White Stripes.
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| Royal Blood @ The Masonic 9/30/2014 Photo by Nikki DeMartini |
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| Royal Blood @ The Masonic 9/30/2014 Photo by Nikki DeMartini |
The two young Brits have an effortlessly profound, attention grabbing sound and their bluesy grit came across clean inside the "new" venue. Accustom to supporting highly acclaimed bands in the UK like Arctic Monkeys and Interpol, explains why Royal Blood is so comfortable on stage and they even took a second to share how honored they were to share be playing with The Pixies in San Francisco.
Dignified and unpretentious, Royal Blood exceeded expectations with their astounding capabilities, setting the stage for the great headlining act of the night like two pros.
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| Royal Blood @ The Masonic 9/30/2014 Photo by Nikki DeMartini |
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| The Pixies @ The Masonic 9/30/2014 Photo by Nikki DeMartini |
Praising the abundance of extreme rock that was just experienced, people in the crowd talked about the openers long after they left the stage. And justly so because most bands these days are made up of more than two members and they can't even compete with the likes of rising rock-stars, Royal Blood! I'm sure this band will be back on their own headlining tour soon!
They put out their debut EP, "Out Of The Black” earlier this year, but you can also check out Royal Blood's new, self-titled debut album which is out now!
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