Swami & the Bed of Nails

It’s not every day that you get a front row seat to a local legend, comfortable as can be on home turf, firing off his freshest songs with an unhinged ferocity only a live show can hang in its musty air… or is it??? Lucky for you, dear viewers, we have done the undoable: with our mikes and cameras we’ve captured, like time in a bottle, a ripping set by Swami and The Bed of Nails at the Soda Bar! The newest project fronted by John Reis is as phenomenal as one would expect from a guy with as extensive a resume as he has; that signature, unstoppable chugging of chords that make his playing so recognizable and makes us all thrash around still drives these songs right through every light on the road with no desire to slow down. You are in for such a wild ride. Every turn is hiding healthy doses of spiraling synth sounds, rubber-burning rhythms, and just perfectly unleashed onslaughts of RIFFS. You can tell that this is Swami taking a look from the top of the musical mountain that he has formed over years of bringing iconic music to San Diego and beyond, and just continuing to climb even higher, having more fun than ever along the way.