Blast Off: On Blast Vanquishes the Viper

Our final MUSEXPO 2009 artist is Long Beach-based collective On Blast, providing a one-two California punch to close out the conference. They're one of the first signings to the legendary Jerry Heller's new Streetlife Records and it's readily apparent why: their hypnotic grooves and marvelous musicianship are generating a great response from the Viper Room audience, who are crowding the stage and swaying in time to the sumptuous strains of "Nothing Goes My Way." The vocalist conveys something of the whimsy embodied by the late, great Andrew Wood of the tragically underrated Seattle band Mother Love Bone and has inspired a horde of hand-clapping enthusiasts to storm toward the stage, reveling in the crowd-pleasing concoctions of On Blast...a great way to close out the conference!