Sunhead & The Strange: Fuck Adults, The Kids Have It Covered

It's Friday evening, just past dinner time, and the kids have come to rock and roll. 

Sometimes it takes a bunch of kids to entertain a bunch of kids, as kids know kids better than adults do. Unless you're one of those adults that remembers what it's like to be a kid with no place to go on a Friday night except Trouble Town. So what better way to gather up the youths for an evening of fun than by pumping into their brains live rock and roll created by their peers and classmates with high school prog rockers Sunhead and pop rockers The Strange?

​Youth shows in Marin are few and far between, a sad reality, as young folks really like music as much as us old farts. Supporting kids with the music they create is something we often overlook as grownups, but luckily around these parts kids are go-getters and know how to take shit into their own hands.
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In conjunction with Revolution 9's Huda al-Jamal and The Strange front woman Devon Harvey, this fun teen-friendly event had a life of its own and it rocked hard. With both bands playing for well over an hour, local teens moshed, danced, head banged, and sang along to music created by their friends. And might I say that these bands are GOOD; there ain't no bobby-sox kid bands, no, no no, not at all. 

​Sunhead shook me senseless with the maturity of their music. We are talking a conglomerate of David Bowie, Genesis circa 1974, Wagner, and maybe a sprinkle of Slayer, and they are probably not more than 18. 

The Strange is a great rock with a power pop edge. Harvey's band takes on mostly original songs with a few pop covers. All members are ridiculously talented young adults bringing forth music that is full of depth and spunk.​​​

Keeping kids safe and in an environment that is conducive to them being themselves is a fine-edged sword. Giving them space to play and have a good time without us grownups cramping their style should be the norm in any community.