Radio Moscow

As a big lover of psychedelic rock music, I just can't help but love Radio Moscow. Front man Parker Griggs is one phenomenal guitar player and reminds me of Eddie Hazel during the 1960s/70s working with Funkadelic. Griggs started off the band following a solo career and originally teamed up with bass player Serana Anderson, but since then the group has evolved into a trio now containing bassist Anthony Meier and Paul Marrone on drums, all of whom are phenomenally good at capturing the true funk spirit.

The band played a show in Munich in the autumn of 2013, an extended set where one was able to listen to 17 of classic Radio Moscow tracks. Seeing Parker Griggs live confirmed to me how talented he is at finger dancing up and down the fretboard and creating the most amazing guitar solos. Their opening track 'Just Don't Know' was a good example of this. Although the lyrical content was sparse, the guitar, drum and bass work was so good that you never wanted the instrumentals to end. Other highlights include 'Broke Down', which had more indie influence and sounded rather White Stripes-esque, except with many more kick-ass solos. Griggs also displayed his talent as a singer as well; how he manages to sing in such a raw and brilliant tone whilst simultaneously playing complex guitar solos I will never comprehend.

The whole set was brilliant from start to finish and anyone who has ever picked up a guitar can appreciate how amazing and powerful the music of Radio Moscow is.

Psychedelic blues rockers Radio Moscow are a band to be seen by anyone who enjoys seeing proficient and talented musicians working in unison onstage. Currently promoting their latest release, 'Magical Dirt', the three piece from Iowa have always heavily relied on the power of those 70's style riffs and piercing solo to prolong their tracks and when performing live they expand them even further.
Although they are not the most exciting band onstage, what the boys lack in showmanship they make up for in sheer musical talent. They can tear through any track from their now six album strong discography with ease and all three musicians are completely in sync whilst playing onstage.
For anyone yearning for some classical 70's blues rock, this act is definitely worth seeing, as they have been often compared to the likes of Cream & Blue Cheer. Tracks such as 'Frustrating Sound' from the debut sound perfect alongside the new selections such as 'So Alone' and 'Death of a Queen', due to the fact the formula hasn't really changed over the years for the boys, despite the line up altering.