Barbarian Overlords Rocked the House of Blues Sunset 9/17/2012

I was first made aware of Brandon Kachel as he started gaining recognition for his drumming (and love for John Bonham) when he landed an appearance in a Bonzo tribute gig with The Moby Dicks.   Brandon is such a Bonzo devotee that he has wrestled professionally under the name “Brandon Bonham”.  How cool is that?

Brandon plays in the Barbarian Overlords, a four piece rock n roll band.  After seeing them perform on YouTube, I made the trek out to the House of Blues to see them open for Steel Panther.   What a good call that was. 

From the moment they started playing, I didn’t exactly feel like it was 2012 and that was a good thing.  

The band tore through a killer 30 minute set of great, original tunes.  They’re high energy blues-based rock that really delivers.    The crowd…