Zamza at the Middle East Club in Cambridge, MA

On Monday October the 18th. Zamza for the first time performed at The Middle East Club in Cambridge, MA The concert intitanally  started with a small crowd that grew as time progressed. The first band to perform was Typherus (which hails from Boston) who had to urge the small crowd closer. Followers may have noticed that this time their were only three members so some in the crowd had doubts. Their set consisted of their old and well known songs. With only a guitar, acoustic guitar, drums and sometimes a piano solo (both their vocalist and guitarist played) their old songs took on a interesting and new feel. For example a favorite of mine Dark Athena's usually hard rock sound took on a Spanishy smooth jazz vibe. They ended their set with a new song and then left the stage to go to their merch booth and spoke with their fans.
After a bit of down time (mike check, equipment check) the band of the night Zamza came onto the stage with their larger than life presence. The first song was reminiscent of a  high energy 80s rock song (which I'm a big fan) Zinc (the vocalist) came onto the stage with high energy dancing, striking poses (even the Ryu ken or Kai ma ha mai ha pose! lol) and interacting with the audience. Despite the length of their set Zinc never stopped moving nor broke a sweat nor did any of the members. I have heard some Zamza songs before but hearing the songs live in person was a very different experience, the live version has waaay more energy than the recorded version.
After Zamza's set ended and they went to their merch booth to signed items and talk to fans. The last band of the evening Noirceur after a sound check arrived on stage. Being a female fronted band gave a Noicuer a diffrent sound from a the all male bands of the evening, but Noirceur however rocked just as hard. Noireur gave us a combo of heavy rock and slower (make u smile/ slightly sad) songs it was a good way to wind down the show as a whole. near the end Noirceur had many in the crowd holding hands and waving them in the air. After their set ended the show was officially over. Though the show ended many people stayed around buying merch, talking to friends and talking to members of all the bands.

*Special note
What I liked alot about this concert was the feeling of closeness, it was a small venue with a small crowd which gave it an intimate feel. members from Typherus and Zamza walked among the crowd at times and at times I found myself standing next to a member from either band. Unlike some other concerts I have attended (even one's with not so famous bands) the bands (and staff) do not associate at all with the crowd (talk to them, take photos with them) let alone stand amongst them. Even the owner of the record label that brought Zamza over was very friendly and spoke to me and other concert goers.  Because of this it made the concert much more enjoyable.