Rock band Prison Book Club to headline at 123

Prison Book Club is set to headline the 123 Pleasant Street stage tonight with opening acts M. Iafrate and Greg Lotus beginning at 10 p.m.

Prison Book Club features members of Shepherdstown garage-rock sensations The Demon Beat as well as members from "old-time string band" The Fox Hunt.

Both groups have performed in Morgantown and have taken the stage of 123 Pleasant Street numerous times.

This clash of styles comes together perfectly, and Prison Book Club is a fantastic blend of country and rock, with obvious southern influences. These are tunes to groove and to rock to, and that is exactly what they plan to do tonight for the Morgantown crowd.

Lead guitarist Adam Meisterhans, who is also the vocalist and lead guitarist for The Demon Beat, set the stage on fire at 123 Pleasant Street last week opening for JEFF the Brotherhood.

As a front-row spectator, I witnessed firsthand his energy, passion and technical skill on the guitar which are all elements he will undoubtedly bring tonight.

Last week, Meisterhans said, "It's always nice to play that club. Good people. Seemed like a lot of fresh faces, which is nice as well."

Meisterhans enjoyed playing the 123 Pleasant Street stage, and tonight his skills will again be on display for all the "fresh faces" to see.

Prison Book Club's sound has the feel of old-time classic rock and roll with a twist of southern rock and country rock influences.

It truly is unique and cannot easily be classified under a single genre. In a polluted world of "one-trick pony" bands, Prison Book Club is able to stand out with their combination of several sounds mixed expertly to form a sold, tight-knit band.

Also hitting the stage tonight at 123 will be Big Bullet Records' product Greg Loftus.

Loftus, of Boston, has been touring almost nonstop up and down the east coast behind his latest release "Heathens in Disguise."

Loftus' style is one of folk/Americana, and his songs are driven by emotion.

Each song of Loftus' is a story of differing topics, but he tells each with great skill and is able to convey not just the meaning, but the passion behind each tale.

One listen to Loftus' acoustic stylings will have you singing, swaying or, most of all, feeling.

Tonight's show at 123 Pleasant Street promises to exhibit the driving force behind nearly all music: passion.

On display will be three artists who are doing exactly what they love to do, and all are invited to come join the experience, to hear the stories, and to feed on the energy and emotion.