I have encountered a myriad of difficulty trying to wrap my head around how to appropriately and best describe the music stylings of Pool of Frogs; a caffeinated, uber-energetic band of rockers setting out to do justice to all walks of the rock and roll. Essentially, I am incapable of doing so. This is because there is no way to best describe them and there is certainly no one music genre they fit into. They are able to shift back and forth between a hardcore and punkish feel yet in the same song break it down to a simpler and smaller head bobbing feel. (Yes, I am attempting to explain their style of music by assessing how extravagantly a listener would move his or her head to the music, so just roll with me.)

Pool of Frogs features 5 tracks on their Myspace Page, providing a nice sampler of what they are capable of. They are great at mixing up the rifts and vocals during each song, keeping you on the edge of your seat as you can’t be sure what might happen during every song. (We’ll be holding a drawing for everyone to guess how many of the tunes that Pool of Frogs will play at the Superstarcastival will effectively jump between styles of rock. Just like guess how many M&Ms are in the jar. The winner gets a high five from me, a highly coveted prize not to be dismissed lightly.)

“Lover” and “Extrasolar Planets” are the two featured tracks on their page while they give you “Lover,” ‘Be What I Want,” “King of Catholic Church” and “Blackriver” as feeds via Youtube. These videos showcase their unparalleled energy levels while performing live as well as their creative potential in producing humorous and almost anecdotal music videos. “King of Catholic Church” is a mixture of Tenacious D and They Might Be Giants in terms of combining off-the-beaten path music with varying vocal demeanors. “Be What I Want” is a nice change of pace as they bring a keyboard and some previously unheard harmony into the mix, more things to add to their flowing list of musical capabilities.

The one thing that Pool of Frogs promises to deliver in a musical performance, besides innovation and energy, is a consistent usage of expletives in a loud, raucous manner. How could you not want to see them Sat, June 2nd at the Beat Kitchen? I’ll be there, armed and ready to hand out that elusive high five. Until then, check out their answers to our infamous 5 Questions:

1. When historians listen to your most recent CD 1000 years from now, what will they say?
hmmmm……

2. If you could play a show w/ any band/musician living or dead, whom would you pick and why?
Dinosaur Jr. because for a brief moment, not too long ago, we thought we were going to open up for them when they come to town soon.

3. What is the strangest band-related dream you have had?
hey! sex dreams with band members reflects how connected we are through the music!

4. What do your fans look like?
All hot chicks, dude. Absolutely nothing but hot chicks.

5. What bullshit do you run into at most every show that makes you think, “Man, this Bullshit again?”
Honestly, shoddy sound engineers.

Bonus Question: Why won’t you forget to tip your bartender?
Because his name is Marko and he’s huge and angry

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