Opening Weekend of The Who’s Tommy at the Blue Room, Chico CA
Posted on 09. Feb, 2009 by spencer in Chico, Music
Last Thursday marked the premier of The Who’s Tommy in Chico, CA. Staged in the 100-seat Blue Room Theatre (which back in its day provided space for rock concerts including The Dismemberment Plan, Karate and The Makeup and other 90s independent rock luminaries) the production had a decent opening weekend — as a member of the production, I qualify “decent” as not falling flat on our faces…actually, it was pretty good. Sure, some of the older folks in the audience complained that the music was too loud (despite the free [...]
Synthesis Band You’ve Never Heard Of Band Of The Day: Ohshin
Posted on 10. Jun, 2008 by spencer in Band of the Day
Today we bring you Oshin, a New York indie rock four-piece that’s been in our inbox for a few months now. It seems that every time I went to blog about a new Band of The Day I’d listen to Ohshin and then fail to have anything of interest to write about them, or else get distracted by an office fire or a a pretty butterfly. But now I’m ready for their fretboard-tapping antics, sway-worthy musical vibe, Sunny Day Real Estate meets Dismemberment Plan songcraft and vaguely Thom York-esque vocal [...]
At The Drive-In to ear-pummel Mars Volta Fans via Guitar Hero IV
Posted on 08. May, 2008 by spencer in Music
No, I didn’t actually see At The Drive In live when I had the chance. All my friends raved about them, but I was too busy being a hippy to take much notice. Hell, I was still figuring out the Dismemberment Plan, and all ATDI’s wiry guitars confused and scared me just a little bit. My brain wasn’t ready for their epic assault until a month before they broke up and splintered into Sparta (yay!) and Mars Volta (blech). Then did I actually sit down and check out what all [...]
