Their bio on The Stranger's Bands Page makes it clear: Eastern Grip are "just rock." Their songs are strong and played with plenty of talent, but their guitar-heavy sound is delivered without fancy flourishes. They're not unmemorable. The drumming is sharp and hard, the guitars are sometimes jarring, and the bass and vocals both have a little bit of raw, post-hardcore edge. But that's about all there is to it, and that's okay. Sometimes that's all you want to do—without shticks or gimmicks, sometimes you want to "just rock."

Log on to The Stranger's Bands Page at www.thestranger.com/bands to hear Eastern Grip.