The Moss brothers, Reuben and Evan are just 12 and 15 years old but good friends of Jason Newsted and he is playing bass on their latest album out soon. He has also played several gigs with them, the latest on April the 1st. encycmet.com visitor Ninette Freitas was at the concert and reports:

Excellent gig. I was surprised and impressed with the talent of these kids. There were approx. 350+ people there. Small venue it was a local bar in Berkley Ca. The Moss bothers Reuben and Evan took the stage first and played one song. Then Reuben introduced Jason... (by just his first name) ..there were many other metallifolks there some wearing 'tallica t-shirts and other tallica items.

But it was obvious from the start that Jason wanted it to be all about the kids. There were several "individuals" up front that after the first song were yelling his name and trying to talk to him. He just pointed at them and then at the kids (moss brothers)... as if to say "Hey it is about them not me" ..

I will say I was impressed with the skill of these kids... some of the songs were a little corny ( after all they are written by a 12 year old and his world) but the music was outstanding. the drumming excellent and complex and the Guitar work by 12 year old Reuben was just damn impressive. I mean some of the licks were truly heavy and carried an awesome beat.

In talking with the kids dad..Jason did not give the kids any slack.. he gave them a list of things that need to be done before and after the concert and what to do on stage.. make sure that they were as professional as possible.

And well what can I say.. JASON ROCKED.. as always you can tell that the man loves music. He was very much into what he was doing and the bass line was well AWESOME.. you could feel it in your chest taking over the beat or your heart. He prompted the kids on a few things and even at one point when the crowd would not die down he yelled "SHUT-UP" which got everyone's attention. But mostly he just played and played hard and heavy .. Yes I said heavy ..

Over all it was great to see Jason on stage again. When someone loves something that much it shows and it showed today. To the best of my knowledge Jason did not come out after the gig.

We waited for quiet awhile afterwards, but my best bet was that he wanted the kids to get the attention not him. I am sure he came out eventually just not while I was there.

So there you have it. Over all good concert, I enjoyed the music very much. Enjoyed the crowd everyone was really friendly and a good since of camaraderie. It was AWESOME to see Jason with a bass in hand and head banging. Excellent job to everyone.