Hammer of the Broads

Venue: Paladino’s

City: Tarzana, CA

Set length: Around 45 minutes

Tonight’s Lineup:

Get Nervous @ 8:00 PM
Hour of Trower @ 9:00 PM
Hammer of the Broads @ 10:00 PM
Maiden LA @ 11:00 PM

Pre-show banter…
Made the trek out to The Valley to see a night of tribute bands that included an Iron Maiden tribute, a Led Zeppelin tribute, a Robin Trower tribute, and a Pat Benatar tribute. I contacted Hammer of the Broads ahead of time and got a response from Andrea (bass player), who was really nice and said it would be cool to photograph the band that night. Even though I got there around 8:45′ish I still managed to miss The Pat Benatar tribute. I walked in right as the singer was saying “Good Night!” Okay, here we go…

Venue Review…
I dig this place. The staff is friendly, the sound is good and it is fairly easy to maneuver around the stage. Also, unless you are being a complete douche-nozzle, the security just lets you have a good time – not many of these types of bars left these days. If you are in the area just drop by and mention my name… They won’t know who the hell you are talking about but it might be a good conversation-starter… hah!

Reviews, comments, and possible putdowns for Hammer of the Broads…
A Led Zeppelin tribute band that consisted of members of ThundHerStruck and Moby Chick (I think…) Anyway, their set was energetic and spot-on with hitting all the notes. I have seen quite a few other Zeppelin cover bands and this was by far the best! I know I also said the same about Hour of Trower but it is true. They (meaning Hammer of the Broads) were having a ton of fun and obviously have the music in their blood. My favorite moment was the “John Bonham Moby Dick, Dick, Dick…” version they played towards the end of the set. I was really hoping they would do No Quarter or Gallow’s Pole but maybe next time – Let that serve as a request! Hah…

If you like Led Zeppelin then you are doing yourself a disfavor if you don’t go check them out. Links are above.

Here is their setlist from this evening: