We Start Wars @ The Whisky A Go-Go In Hollywood - 5/25/17

Alice Cooper's guitarist Nita Strauss set up We Start Wars for the first time in Hollywood to an enthusiastic crowd at the World Famous Whisky A Go-Go on the Sunset Strip.

The band was all business for this show. The night was filled with a sense of fresh enthusiasm. The powerhouse vocals by Seana were spot on. Guitar shredding 101 was provided by Strauss and Papastavrou. The duo was augmented by classically trained keyboardist Scarlett. The rhythm section of Vigil and Martin provide a formidable backing to help bring the songs to life

When asked by AXS.com about how the band got its start Nita said “I’ve wanted to start this band since I started playing guitar. Right away I saw a lack of serious musicianship represented in the majority of mainstream all female bands, and I always wanted to change that. So I started writing music with this project in mind in February of 2016, and shortly after started seeking out musicians in LA to be a part of it.”


Nicole recently told Guitar World when asked about their sound, “I’d say it is super melodic metal but also has a little bit of something for everyone. We wanted to broaden our audience not do anything too aggressive, but there’s still a little bit of heaviness in there.”


The band was all business for this show. The night was filled with a sense of fresh enthusiasm. The powerhouse vocals by Seana were spot on. Guitar shredding 101 was provided by Strauss and Papastavrou. The rhythm section of Vigil and Martin provide a formidable backing to help bring the songs to life.


Their 50 minute set debuted new songs to be included on a full length CD to be released in the near future. A beautiful tribute to Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell was also included.


They finished the night off with the recently released single “The Animal Inside”.  
Available at this link https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-animal-inside-single/id1230209051


Set List
Light
Sticks and Stones
Code Blue
Miss Soverign
For the Killing
Drum Solo
Blue Pill Society
Black Hole Sun (Chris Cornell Tribute)
The Animal Inside
 
Full album can be found here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jschaef00/albums/72157684203657236
 
All Images © Joe Schaeffer Photography