Tong po3/30/2024 ![]() ![]() For some context, here’s a picture of my own band at a Juneteenth festival petting zoo in Davenport immediately after trying out some local beers: It’s a pleasant place to visit, with a history of coming back from economic adversity. For those of you who have limited familiarity with the Midwest, that’s a region of Northwest Illinois and Southeastern Iowa that includes Moline and Rock Island on the one side, Davenport and Bettendorf on the other. I don’t think I’ve met Seth, who more recently joined on second guitar, but I’m betting he would give JCVD a warm handshake rather than kicking him into a crowd. In my experience, Metro, who plays bass and sings, Jason, who plays guitar and also sings, and Shawn, who drums, are all a lot nicer than that. The good news is, Tong Po the band probably won’t murder your brother to get you motivated. His namesake is a band that similarly drives headlong into battle with crusty intensity, battering you from all sides while landing some killer hooks. In the 1989 Jean-Claude Van Damme classic, Kickboxer, Tong Po is the antagonist, a Thai fighter who does brutal combat without regard for rules, mercy, or hollow symbols of victory. A taste of Quad Cities hardcore fury just for you. ![]()
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