{"id":4583,"date":"2015-06-01T14:55:16","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T21:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/venturarocks.com\/blog\/?p=4583"},"modified":"2015-08-22T15:25:43","modified_gmt":"2015-08-22T22:25:43","slug":"album-review-the-navanax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/venturarocks.com\/blog\/album-review-the-navanax\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: The NaVaNaX"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NaVaNaX<\/em>
\nThe NaVaNax
\nReview by Pam Baumgardner
\nJune 2015<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>Alrighty, they’re a tad bit obnoxious, they’re tenacious, they’re funnier than shit, and I adore them. \u00a0They are The NaVaNaX. \u00a0Yeah, capital N, little a, capital V, little a, capital N, little a, capital X (hence a tad bit obnoxious); they’re all about networking, promoting and social media (hence tenacious); and technically speaking, the band’s name means sea slug (so you know, they’re\u00a0funnier than shit).<\/p>\n

One evening recently over\u00a0margaritas at Casa de Soria, I sat down with Shayne, Mike, Jerry and Scott to talk about the band. \u00a0Each comes to the table with a family of their own, they’re productive members of society, but each with an itch to scratch, that itch being music and performing and the adrenaline that comes with creating the music they love, punk. I’ve caught several of their lives shows and these guys deliver the goods. Raw energy, an unabridged drive, intensity, commitment to the moment, attitude. The guys know how to burn off steam and they reproduce that ambition in their first self-titled release, The NaVaNaX.<\/p>\n

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The CD is full of tunes about their\u00a0observations of\u00a0people in their lives, which it turns out, are people pretty much in all our lives; case in point, the opening track, “Let it Go”,\u00a0is a\u00a0tribute to those assholes in your life, you know the ones who are always trying to one-up you; always pointing out your failures. \u00a0“Deranged” is about Paris Hilton and people’s fascination with the\u00a0celebrities. “Can’t See” reflects on Shayne’s uncle who committed suicide and how it’s hard for him to understand how he could not see another day. “Divisions” is about two sides of politics and humanity.<\/p>\n

The band’s inspiration comes from all facets of life, and I have to admit my favorite is called “Dishes”\u00a0\u00a0where the song is about Shayne’s wife who is yelling at him about doing…well, the dishes! \u00a0He refers to\u00a0it as the age old battle and is stoked he got his musically talented wife, Laura to sing on it.<\/p>\n

If you get punk, you’ll get The NaVaNaX, a band that\u00a0proves growing up doesn’t mean you have to get boring, mundane or monotonous, they are everything but.<\/p>\n

www.TheNaVaNaX.com
\nwww.Facebook.com\/TheNaVaNaX
\nTo book: \u00a0band@TheNaVaNaX.com<\/p>\n

The guys are getting the CD placed in stores around town, but you can pick one up at their CD release party on Friday, June 19th at Bombay’s.<\/p>\n

Surf Rodeo promo (notice Shayne’s t-shirt):
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