Friday, Jan. 14: Roman Holiday

Liberty Theater

By Matt Driscoll on January 12, 2011

The Volcano has sung the praises of Roman Holiday plenty of times before. With a local brand of seemingly arena-ready pop rock, the band -  led by longtime friends Shane Lance (lead vocals, guitar) and Emerson Shotwell (drums) - has been rocking hard and looking good doing it in these parts since 2008. There's nothing mysterious about what Roman Holiday accomplishes - indeed, the act is no stranger to Kings of Leon comparisons or skinny jeans - but the precision with which this band struts its stuff is definitely something worth noticing. Unless you're some sort of music snob, you'll probably find something agreeable in Roman Holiday's mix. Saturday, the band will take to the Liberty Theater stage in Puyallup on a bill that also includes the über-talented Ben Union.

[Liberty Theater, with Ben Union, Painted Grey, 8 p.m., all ages, $10, 116 W Main St., Puyallup, 253.864.8116]