The four member band seems to be as bare bones as you can get; twin brothers Ben and Steve Tegel picked up their bassist and drummer at open mics and they all look like they could use a decent meal. The brothers, lead singer Ben and guitarist Steve, are hobbit-tall and child-thin, but they are undoubtedly an up and coming rock band. All sweat, leather, and resale, they sell their shows on hook-heavy tracks and throw-back guitar riffs. Already bearing the weight of a reputation for onstage antics The Vacation had much to live up to for a mid-week show at Schuba’s early this month, and still they managed to surpass all expectation.

The band’s image was in danger of succumbing to their physical stature when their set opened anemically, but on their second song “White Noise”, the first single of their upcoming album, all questions were put aside. With a confidence that overrode any cliché Ben Tegel took control of the set and was crawling off the stage and literally climbing the walls by the third song. Stomping the stage and spitting gasping lyrics into the microphone The Vacation gave justification to all the rumor surrounding their live performances.

They worked without a set list, tearing through choice songs with hardly a breath or a solo to interrupt the steady stream of egocentric story pushed out of every song in front of amped up bass and dirty reverberating power chords.

With the songs “Destitute Prostitute” and “Make Up Your Mind” The Vacation shows they have more than one single’s worth of material on their upcoming major label debut. And if things go as planned, the guys who are already creating waves as must-see live performers should be coming back soon. One can only wonder and wait to see what Ben Tegel and The Vacation can do with a bigger stage.

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