Billings, MT Show Review

Bump at Bones
By Jaci
Feb 19th, 2009 in Music
Tags: Bones Brewery, Bump
Photo by Casey Riffe of the Gazette staff


Five minutes into Bump’s second set Wednesday night at Bones Brewery, the lead vocalist asked the audience if they were up for some space rock. The Detroit rock band had already blown through most of the songs off their new CD “Forward” and now they were digging into 8 years worth of original tunes to fill out the night. They’d already shown us some stellar three-part harmonies and what fine players they are, but this second set was incredible.


Whether it was a mood swing or a reflective moment for Bump, the four-piece band spouted this other-wordly experimental rock that the crowd (I use this term loosely since there were only 25 or 30 people there) pretty much went nuts for. It was an abrupt shift from the melodic pop sound of their new songs and it showed where Bump’s roots are. Eventually the 10-minute jam turned into the Who’s “Baba O’Reilly.” Earlier in the evening, they did an amazing cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Good Times, Bad Times” that fit right in with their jam-band vibe. The band annnounced that Zeppelin is their favorite band to cover — a Herculean task that these guys managed to pull off.


Next stop for Bump: Missoula’s Elk’s Lodge tonight at the after-party for Girl Talk. If you’re up that way, check them out, they’re worth an hour or two of your time.