Live Review  The Insiders at the Black Finn


    I saw The Insiders at the Black Finn Friday Night Live show.  The parking lot was packed.   The Band was ripping it up with an Intro as front man and lead singer Robert Sykes  steped in with a "flashbang" wall of sound and energy leading the crowd into ZEPP'S "Immigrant Song" forcing an immediate response by whomever was ring side.  Next up Jen Gaither took the next two songs "I Hate Myself For Loving You" and "Voices Carry".  Way to go Jen!  These songs are like night is to day it takes a real singer to pull off  these songs much less do it very well . Not only the tone but nuaunces as well .  Jennifer and Robert shared the stage all night taking turns pulling of hits like "Since You've Been Gone", "White Rabbit", "Somebody To Love", "Me and Bobby McGee", and six voices rang out "We're An American Band" which was a show stopper!  In the middle of the first set, the band pulled off one of the few live local performances I've heard of "Dark Side of the Moon".  It was awesome!  "I'll see you on the dark side of the moon."
  
    With two dynamic lead vocalists in Robert Sykes and Jen Gaither, The Insiders are loaded with industry professionals and veterans of music scenes from Austin to LA. The versatility of The Insiders means that each performance features a wide range of material for everyone, and this band is as much fun to watch as they are to hear.

    The Insiders were launched on the Dallas scene in 2007, and since then they have established themselves as one of DFW's premier cover bands. The Insiders play anything - and everything - from the 60s to the 90s, and all points in between. As the saying goes, The Insiders play what they like, and like what they play.

Check out the song list at www.insidersrock.com, or better yet, go to the next Insiders show and see what the buzz is all about!

Darin Wakeley
dallasmusic.com