After the rush of holiday celebrations, things finally slowed back down again at the Replay. A cozy crowd gathered to watch local darlings Elevator Action play along with Sour Boy, Bitter Girl and Grizzly J Berry.

Grizzly J Berry is a band from Kansas City, and this was their first show in Lawrence. But you could’ve fooled me. They sounded like they fit right in. I was particularly fond of the drummer, he made it look effortless, and the band constantly changed the tempo to keep the crowd invested.

Sour Boy, Bitter Girl were also very good. I took a liking to the fact that they had two keyboards on stage. If you want to check out some of their great songwriting and folky background, click here.

When Elevator Action took the stage I couldn’t help but chuckle. The singer was donning a sweet Mortal Kombat shirt. While the guys in the band are a little lighthearted and fun, their music is pretty dramatic.

I always tend to favor their beautiful instrumentals over the songs with vocals, but the singer has a set of pipes, and continuously roars over a chorus of guitars.

It was a relatively short set, but you’ll have another chance to see them (along with a host of other amazing Lawrence musicians) this weekend when they play Stimpac 5 at the Granada.