Patriot and Mailman at The Chat Room, 9 March 2013

Two awesome local bands played here in Fort Worth, Texas, last Saturday at The Chat Room (Twitter).

“Shake Me” by Patriot

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When I first met Jake Paleschic, the leader and songwriter of Patriot, he was reading Flannery O’Connor, whose tough short stories say life is serious. Patriot is just as real. Gritty, not unlike James McMurtry, Jake’s music makes you care. He and his band play, everyone stops to listen. With his classical-guitar right hand, Austin on bass gives each note its own personality. Tyler’s fills on lead guitar sing, thoughtful. Where so many drummers bang away mindlessly, Peter’s playing feels personal. I always want to listen to these guys.

Patriot (Bandcamp; Facebook):

• Jake Paleschic — guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Tyler Brown — lead guitar
• Austin Kroll — bass
• Peter Wiernga — drums

Jake Paleschic

Tyler Brown

Austin Kroll

Peter Wiernga

Set list:

• Bullet
• Ballad of Joey Gorman
• Speak Momma
• Shake Me
• Long May I Sleep
• Day Moon
• Slow Love
• Brimstone Blues

“Seth Met a Girl” by Mailman

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Mailman is really fun. Austin has free range for his talent, and Jon sings from his heart. I’m eager to get “Suburban Angst” recorded, one of their catchiest songs. Read more about Mailman on the excellent site FortLive.

Mailman (Facebook):

• Jon Phillips — guitar, vocals
• Austin Kroll — guitar, vocals
• Reece Presson — bass
• Robby Rux — drums

Mailman

Set list:

• Nevermind (It’s Not So Bad)
• Working
• Suburban Angst
• Seth Met a Girl
• Slug
• Black Dress
• Terrible People
• Hard Way

Ralph White also played solo that night, as did someone else — if you know this other person’s name, leave it in the comments. And if you know the name of the original artist for the song “Hard Way,” leave that in the comments.

(Thanks to Fernando Ochoa for help with some of the photos.)

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