Credit: Courtesy of Blacklister
Recorded and mixed locally by the Promise Hero’s Bobby Vaughn at Rock and Roll City Studios, Blacklister’s debut album, La Fin Du Monde, features snotty vocals and catchy pop-punk harmonies. Album opener “Locked Out” includes a meaty guitar riff and comes off as a cross between Green Day and Blink 182. Another highlight, the stuttering “Thug Mansion” features rousing call-and-response vocals and dynamic guitar work.

The local band that’s led by Vaughn’s brother Justin Vaughn recently played with like-minded acts such as the Alkaline Trio/Lawrence Arms project the Falcon, Digger, Worship This! and Lawskof.

The group, which also includes guitarist Steve Sherman, bassist Tommy O’Brien and drummer Joe Willis (formerly of Anti-Flag’s A-F Records band All Dinosaurs), will celebrate the album’s release with a Feb. 26 show at the Grog Shop.

New York-based Iron Chic will also perform. The show starts at 9 p.m., and tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door.

This article appears in Feb 14-20, 2018.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.

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