October 17, 2021 – The Stone Pony, Asbury Park NJ
Review by Chris Yates \\ Photos by Estelle Massry
Former Skid Row front man Sebastian Bach is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the band’s second album, “Slave To The Grind”, touring through the U.S. this fall. Each show will be the recipient of the LP in its entirety throughout the tour, which kicked off in September. Touring with Sebastian Bach and his band are Detroit based “Kaleido. Front woman Cristina Chris possesses powerful Detroit city rock vocals backed by the high energy stage presence of Drew Johnson on lead guitar, Joey Fava on drums, and Cody Morales on bass. The band set the stage for a triumphant return of Sebastian.
On Sunday, October 16th Sebastian returned to the Stone Pony throwing the music soaked Asbury Park, NJ back to the late 80’s and early 90’s, hair band, glam rock days and Sebastian didn’t disappoint. The moment Sebastian took the stage and before vocalizing a single note, he “head banged” with the crowd setting the tone for what was to be a night of great music. There was a sense of homecoming as not only had Sebastian played The Stone Pony before, but this album was a collaborative effort I 1991 between the band members where the songs were written in their basements and rehearsal rooms in New Jersey!
Sebastian was noticeably happy to be back, telling stories between songs and reminiscing about NJ and the Skid Row days engaging with the audience, tossing water bottles, giving fist bumps, and holding signs handed to him from the front row. Sebastians vocals were strong and on point with zero help from any auto tune technology (which he was proud to inform the crowd). Not only did he play Slave to The Ground in it’s entirety, but mixed in Skid Row favorites as well as a few covers. Yes…if you’re still wondering his golden locks of long hair are still flowing.
Sebastian’s band consists of Brent Woods on guitar, Rob Deluca on bass and Jeremy Colson on drums.
FALL 2021 US TOUR DATES
09/25 – Waterloo, NY @ The Vine at Del Lago Casino
10/01 – Grapevine, TX @ Glass Cactus
10/03 – Cedar Park, TX @ Haute Spot
10/05 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
10/07 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
10/09 – San Antonio, TX @ Tierra Sagrada Rockfest
10/12 – Hopewell, VA @ Beacon
10/13 – Bristol, TN @ Paramount Center
10/15 – New York, NY @ Sony Hall
10/16 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
10/17 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony
10/19 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
10/20 – Middletown, NY @ Orange County Fair Speedway Arena
10/22 – Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
10/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
10/25 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Elevation 27
10/26 – Greensburg, PA @ Palace Theatre
10/29 – Miami, FL @ KISS KRUISE
11/06 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
11/07 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
11/09 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
11/10 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
11/12 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
11/13 – Cleveland, OH @ MGM Northfield
11/14 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
11/17 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
11/18 – Ft. Wayne, IN @ The Clyde
11/19 – Detroit, MI @ Harpos
11/21 – Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre
11/27 – Denver, CO @ Gothic
11/29 – Billings, MT @ Pub Station-Ballroom
11/30 – Great Falls, MT @ The Newberry
12/02 – Suquamish, WA @ Clearwater Casino
12/03 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin
12/06 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
12/11 – Blue Lake, CA @ Blue Lake Casino
12/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda
12/17 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
