{"id":25774,"date":"2016-12-30T19:05:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T00:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=25774"},"modified":"2016-12-30T19:05:46","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T00:05:46","slug":"clutch-heats-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=25774","title":{"rendered":"CLUTCH HEATS UP THE NIGHT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.df-foto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Story &amp; Photographs by Diane Fleischman<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">The early winter temperature may have been cold Thursday night, but it was a heat scorcher inside The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandseventcenter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sands Event Center <\/a>as Clutch rocked the venue with two opening bands.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">The audience warmed up to The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mikedillonvibes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Dillon Band<\/a>, who performed everything from punk to jazz influenced songs.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Mike Dillon, originally from Texas, currently residing Louisiana, brought the southern heat as he won the crowd over with an extraordinary performance of the vibraphone early in the set.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<div id=\"su_carousel_69f413608b97f\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-yes su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"2\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4042r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4042r.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_4042r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4060r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4060r.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_4060r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4186r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4186r.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_4186r\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Hailing from Los Angeles, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebronxxx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Bronx Band <\/a>was next on stage, performing as Mariachi El Bronx.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Mariachi music stretches further beyond music itself, it represents a social revolution, fully cast with horns, a violinist, and several guitars.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">The Bronx Band, punk by nature, were donned in charro suits as the enveloped the music, and had a great time in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<div id=\"su_carousel_69f41360b9732\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-yes su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"2\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4203r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4203r.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_4203r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4209r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4209r.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_4209r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4230r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4230r.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_4230r\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">A little after ten o\u2019clock, the crowd cheered as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-rock.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Clutch <\/a>took the stage.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Out on the road supporting the last few shows of their Psychic Warfare tour, perhaps, subtitled their \u201cHoliday Run\u201d shows, Clutch kicked it into overdrive as the crowd rocked hard to the beat.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<div id=\"su_carousel_69f41360e9b85\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-yes su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"2\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4632r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4632r.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_4632r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4608r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4608r.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_4608r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4540r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4540r.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_4540r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4515r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4515r.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_4515r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4500r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4500r.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_4500r\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Their set opened with \u201cCyborg Bette\u201d, followed by \u201cDecapitation Blues\u201d, and things only got hotter from there.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Other favorites included, \u201cThe Mob Goes Wild\u201d,<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u201cEarth Rocker\u201d, \u201cSucker for the Witch\u201d, and \u201cThe Yedi\u201d, as one of two songs that Mike Dillon joined Clutch onstage.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There were two songs in the encore,<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cElectric Worry\u201d, and \u201cX-Ray Visions\u201d which left the audience satisfied, ready to face the cold night weather with a fiery blaze fueled by Clutch.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; 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