Beautiful Lies at The Real School of Music

Beautiful Lies was the featured band at The Real School of Music tonight. These four guys met at Berklee College of Music and play some very good original music. Phil on bass and Dave on drums lay down a heavy bass beat that you can feel in your chest. Brothers Zach and Nick play guitars and sing. They closed their set with "Save Yourself" and the guitars were screaming.

My photos of Beautiful Lies were blurry, so you'll have to make do with this photo of the bass player's cool shoes.

It was another fun, fun concert in a small space with excellent acoustics. Afterward we chatted with the band and learned a bit about how they write songs; they also signed their CD for us. If you live near Burlington, MA you should really check out the concerts at The Real School of Music. Sometime soon (probably May) Enter the Haggis will be returning for a concert with The XXX Brothers. The brothers' name isn't XXX; I just don't remember what it is. But you should remember to come to the concert.

And Architecture opened. Good luck in the Battle of the Bands.

The opening band tonight was And Architecture, four boys from Winchester High School. They got a chance to play at The Real School because they are finalists in the Winchester Battle of the Bands. The lead singer / drummer is my friend's son. I used to babysit this guy when he was a toddler; now he's playing in a band and writing songs. Cool!

I took some photos and a couple of videos, but the quality is embarrassingly poor. Groupies and parents can find the photos here, and the videos here(AA#1), here(AA#2), here(BL#1), and here(BL#2). If you want better photos, chip in for a Digital SLR camera to replace my Sony Cyber-shot and I'll try to get some better shots next time. Or you could check out the band's web site at BeautifulLies.net to hear their music and watch their videos.

To compensate for my crappy photos, I'm inserting the info about tonight's concert from The Real School's promo. It has good photos and interesting information about the band.

Berklee-Born Alternative Rock Band, Beautiful Lies, visits Real School to Launch New Full Length CD!

Friday, March 27
7:00 - 9:00 PM

With over 100 shows in 1 1/2 years, the band makes live performance a high priority. Brothers Nick & Zach McLean have been writing and performing their brand of melodic alternative rock since a very young age. Working with a revolving lineup of musicians and band names, they have seen multiple album releases and tours, and have worked with many talented and experienced people. Beautiful Lies was formed after drummer David Widaman and bassist Phil Crayton met at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. The band has since released three records, toured 8 countries, and embarked on two US tours.

"Fans of alternative pop should check these guys out."
The Noise, Boston

* Opening will be Winchester Battle of the Bands Finalist *
"And Architecture"