Nope, Dino, not Pech. I think they were decent, and rest in peace to Kurt. Keep guessing. What makes this slop cover band worse is that they are opening for some bigger names this summer. It’s a joke. Then again, if I were a national act, I’d want a sloppy band to play before me too so that I sound even better!!! Hee hee!!!

My band is lovin’ the 80s. All 80s. Only 80s. That’s what we do. Back when guitar solos shredded and guy-liner ran down faces… Hee hee! I’m a glutton for that ear punishment. I just love it! Check us out sometime. My band is The Sicks. I think we’re great and great fun! (if you’ve heard contrary, come form your own opinion!)

Yup, Barry. I agree! I’ve seen some great talent in this area, but it seems like they are never together in one band. The guitarist from Savoir Faire is amazing. The drummer from Get Bent is solid. Avalanche’s sound guy is decent. The bass player from The Sicks is the best I’ve heard in years (although that kid from the Brewins is good too). Singers that truly touch me are hard to come by. Hidden River is a good band. I like all of those guys as musicians.

http://www.sobechamberensemble.org/schedule.html

If you are a lover of music and creativity then I would strongly recommend attending the two free concerts this summer. It was the best nonperforming musical experience
I had last year.

Then there was Epic Hero, Pax217 & Five Iron Frenzy.

It was an amazing time.

Barry

I garauntee you I am far more grumpy about these sorts of things. I have been in the local music realm for far to long.

The artifice of sponsorship is often used to give many bands a way out from promoting themselves, as if the Bud Light bottle on the sign is some magic code to get people to attend.

I come from a time when Gordon handed out flyers before Femmes shows on Downer Avenue, when Wild Kingdom rented the Lake Park pavilllion and put on our own woodstock, when Mink Capital Terror played the Tombstone Warehouse.

You as a musicial control every person at your gig. You are responsible for getting everyone there. You have to advance your shows on your own. No one else does.

I spend time each week advancing my friends shows all over america. He is a grammy winning blues guy, and we work his tour harder than everyone. Every word in the paper is because we made it happen.

You go get your attention. Make someone look.

Could is be Pech?

Great guess, Dino! However, it’s not Bevl. I think those guys are cool for what they do. Their music is certainly not my cup of tea, but then again, I drink weird tea!!! I respect their musical view. It’s another four-letter band. Cruddy cover band that slops through their songs and plays every song every cover band in this area does. I swear, if you’ve heard one version of Kryptonite or American Idiot, you’ve heard them all…. How about some B- or C- sides? How about something different?

Anybody remember the Harmony Heroes?

In terms of playing, there are too many to count… playing backup congas at the acoustic cafes at UWMC…swinging with the Hometown Harmony Club Stringband at last year’s Stoney Acres Bacchanal would be up there too…

SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT!!!

Hometown Harmony Club Stringband (Charlie Hughes, Greg Venne, Matt Cypress, Charles Alden, and me) will be at Malarkey’s at the end of the month – Saturday the 28th…

Barry