The Prescription
The Prescription
Jensen Beach, a popular destination for sea turtles and home to a happening Pineapple Festival is more than just a sleepy community in northeastern Martin County with a quaint welcome arch on Dixie. “Jensen Beach has a very small and tightly knit scene of musicians,” explains Billy Doom. “Very eclectic in fact. Many of us have known each other since grade school or shortly after. Seeing as it’s so small, our community has to work together closely to get things done.” Doom, the guitarist and vocalist for Jensen outfit The Prescription, cuts an impressive figure onstage – a wiry frame made astringent by a maniacal glare and nasally punk rock sneer.
The band, described as a “modern rock” trio takes its cues from the realm of punk and hardcore with Doom further expounding, “we use the newest information, methods, and technology available to make innovative rock music. We all know what guitar, bass, and drums sound like. Let’s make those things do something else,” which further emphasizes the punk rock ethos. The band, rounded out by the rhythm section of Keith Peters and Anthony Martone on bass/vocals and drums respectively, will fall into any of the “post” categories.
Which is fine because the band seems a little unfazed by getting pigeon-holed into a category. They’re humble but they’re no pushovers – the kind of balls you grow when you’ve been nurtured by a community that’s got your back. Speaking of Jensen, so as there’s no question of it, Doom states, “we’ve seen a rise in venues wanting to showcase more diverse local talent, helping the visibility of the scene, which in turn gets new people involved and creates a flourishing environment for artists.”
Now with a freshly-minted debut album, Between Sight & Sound, physically available at shows or online at theprescription.bigcartel.com, and through digital sources like Spotify and iTunes, the band’s looking to hit the road this whole year in support. The old-school way but keeping a running catalogue of new work which they’ll be looking to release before the second quarter of 2017.
Ambitious and ballsy; hallmarks of rock and roll, The Prescription has a bright future in aural pharmaceuticals. Doom’s a believer in their better living through chemistry, “our concept of creating a musical vessel that disperses the thoughts and ideas that we think are the real panacea or ‘prescription’ for the human condition. We specifically hand pick the subject matter that we write about to fit this mission statement.” Whether they achieve their goals or not, will be a matter of time. For now, their racket is righteous enough for a good time.
The Prescription with Eterna, Ether, and Falseta at 8pm on Saturday, April 16 at Respectable Street Cafe, 518 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach. 21+, $5. RSVP
~ Abel Folgar
