Suite 88

Raptor Guitars’ 2nd Anniversary Bash

April 2, 2009

by David Svendsen

Fresh out of the gates with their first-ever live performance was a last minute entry, Suite 88. The Jeff Keith-esque vocals coming from singer Mike Gunns shined bright on such original tunes as the anthem Ten Shots, Ten Minutes and Sleazy Susan. Cover tunes King Nothing (Metallica) and Little Wing (Hendrix/SRV) proved diversity of the band’s skillset as well.

The “trio of twenty year olds” (Gunns, guitarist Kolton Lee and drummer Jesse Clutch) are rounded out by veteran bassist Max Wolf (who suspiciously looks like the guy in Dinonicus). They have more tunes and a CD that can be purchased off their MySpace page and are playing shows around the Phoenix area starting April 4th at the Red Owl. A very solid unit that Arizona can expect to see a lot more of.

Published in: All-Access Magazine
Link to article: http://www.allaccessmagazine.com/vol7/issue04/raptor_guitars.html