Review 2:
Date: Friday February 27th 2026
Venue: Phantom Power
City Town: Millersville, PA
Subjects: Butcher Babies, Eva Under Fire, LYLVC

Alyse Zavala of LYLVC Performs at Phantom Power on February 27th 2026

I think this was my first time going to Phantom Power that it wasn’t a 717 Entertainment show. Just going, seeing bands, hanging out and not having to stress about anything. I could get used to it. I arrived a bit after 6 and waited in line outside to get in. The show was running a bit late, or maybe it wasn’t but two different start times were being thrown around in the “people who know people” circles. It was great to see so many people at Phantom Power. Gregg and his crew do such a great job there. The venue is so neat too. It’s in such a weird location which makes it trickier to get people out. Not on this night though as it was pretty packed from the start. Bands all had real cool merch as well. Oddly enough headliner Jeris Johnson seemed to have the least. I’m going to plead my ignorance and admit I didn’t and still don’t know a whole lot about him though. Let’s get to the music though yeah.
The night started off at 7:00 on the dot as LYLVC took the stage to a nice little roar. LYLVC is a rap / rock / metal / hard rock band from North Carolina that has an absolute juggernaut of a lead vocalist in Alyse. Computer hacker by day and rocker by night. Look up her story sometime, you’ll be glad you did. Along with her counterpart on vocals Oscar, the duo does the Rap / Singing to a tee. They opened with a new track called “Barely Human”. The crowd was so into them and it’s so beautiful to see because they have come such a long way in a relatively short amount of time. Following up w/ the deeply personal “Crawl Space”. They then hit us with a brand new track that will be available on March 10th titled “Starless”. They will be pushing this new song hard so be sure you check it out when it hits.

Polishing off the set w/ their first ever single “Perfect Drug” and “Into Nothing” the band has a very unique way to connect with the audience. Oscar pulled up a young child and held her during one song. Alyse gets right in the front rows face and serenades them as though she’s singing just to that person for a moment. I cannot stress to you enough that you should go see this band perform. They’ll be at Rocklahoma in September and The MMRBQ in New Jersey in May. I’m hoping to attend that one.
Another band taking the scene by storm as of late is EVA UNDER FIRE. They really made waves with their cover of Journey’s “Separate Ways” but it’s their original work that is the focus. They burst onto the stage w/ newer single “Awakening”. Once again, we have a powerhouse frontwoman controlling the stage and crowd nowadays with ease as she’s as seasoned pro at this point. The band has a very Hard rock w/ powerful vocals sound; however, you can’t lump them with other bands as they are unique. They played a brand-new single entitled “Villainous” which should be dropping soon. Check out our calendar for updates. “Murder Scene” is the latest single from the band and it sounds better live then on cd as most of their stuff does. Eva Under Fire will be hitting the road on their biggest tour ever at the end of Summer when they open stadiums for Five Finger Death Punch. That tour will make a stop in Hershey at Hershey Park Stadium on Saturday July 25th.
The direct support act for the night and my headliner as I am a jerk and dipped out after them was THE BUTCHER BABIES. Recently the band split w/ Carla Harvey who was one half of the front women for the band. Carla went on to join Lords of Acid and formed her own band The Violent Hour. This was my first time seeing them w/out her and having Hiedi handle the vocal duties on her own. I love Carla but I must say it seems like a fine transition. Not that they are better or worse but that’s just it, they didn’t really lose any steam in my opinion. Right out of the gate they just floored the crowd with “Backstreets of Tennessee”, “Red Thunder” and the crowd pleasing “Monsters Ball”. The band demands some crowd participation and are one of those bands that does not stop moving on stage. She commands the stage and crowd from the get-go and as I mentioned just does not stop moving. Her growls cut deep and her smiles contrast her voice in a way that its almost surreal. At one point she split the crowd and came down to the pit. She stood in the middle w/ a little girl and had the rest of the crowd do a circle pit around them. It was quite the site. They then played a brand-new unreleased song “Lost in Your Touch”. The song will see a release on March 3rd. It’s a rawer track w/ more vocals and less screams than most BB songs and its beautiful. They closed out w/ another crowd favorite “Magnolia Blvd”. 100% leaving the crowd wanting more.
One real cool thing was that all bands were very accessible as LYLVC was hanging out back towards the merch all night long, Eva from Eva Under Fire could be seen all night as well. Heidi came out and was very social after their set. They all just love what they are doing and are grateful for the opportunity to share their art to people which is super refreshing to see.

SET LISTS
(Provided by Setlist.FM)

LYLVC

01. “Barely Human”
02. “Crawl Space”
03. “Starless”
04. “Perfect Drug”
05. “Into Nothing”

EVA UNDER FIRE

01. “Awakening”
02. “My Own Name”
03. “Heroin(e)”
04. “Villainous”
05. “Murder Scene”
06. “Coming For Blood”
07. “Blow”

BUTCHER BABIES

01. “Backstreets of Tennessee”
02. “Red Thunder”
03. “Monsters Ball”
04. “Sincerity”
05. “Beaver Cage”
06. “Spittin Teeth”
07. “Lost in Your Touch”
08. “Magnolia Blvd”