The 5th Gear LIVE

This Saturday at The Main Street Cafe is going to be a good old fashioned rock show. The 5th Gear, a group of friends dedicated to churning out hard rock music, will be filling the air with powerhouse vocals and shredding solos.

What started out as five teenagers participating in Bandland's Rock Camp in the summer of 2013 grew to be an era-spanning rock band.

Although the five friends were in different groups at the camp, they knew each other. Three-fifths of the band are siblings.

Brothers Dylan, Riki and Franky teamed up with Kelsey Jeffries and Brandon Kennedy after the camp had ended to begin their own music venture.

Since the band's inception, it has been all speed ahead for The 5th Gear.

"We have played every month since we have formed," said Jeffries.

The band has performed in front of nearly 1000 people at the Court House Plaza for a Trick or Treat Bash, and headlined at Schmitt's Saloon, among other shows.

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If you close your eyes and listen to this group, you probably wouldn't expect them to all be in their teens.

Jeffries, 19, is the oldest member of the band, while Franky is just 12 years old. But don't let their age fool you, this group has a heart for rock and roll.

[caption id="attachment_235" align="alignleft" width="300"] (From left to right) Dylan, Franky, Brandon, Kelsey, and Riki make up The 5th Gear. Photo courtesy of their Facebook page.[/caption]

"I think each of us has a different era(s) we like and we just collaborated all of them together in making the set list and song choices," said Jeffries.

You can see what she means. Their set in the past has contained everything from Led Zeppelin to My Chemical Romance. They just want to perform music that people can rock out to.

So what can you expect this Saturday?

"You can expect to be ROCKED," Franky said, "We may be teenagers but are very serious about our music. We are not a kid band."

The quintet of rockers are confident in their ability to get a crowd moving. To see for yourself, stop by The Main Street Cafe this Saturday, March 22.

This is another free and all ages show, and it starts at 7 p.m.