Darek
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Post by Darek on Mar 6, 2008 22:22:41 GMT -5
Via Pollstar, more info to come.
Acording to the Rustic Myspace, this is a FREE show.
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Post by jeff on Mar 7, 2008 6:59:43 GMT -5
Cool. Finally a show in my neck of the woods.
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Post by kevbag on Mar 12, 2008 15:11:55 GMT -5
Free...on a Sunday? Is it acoustic or electric?
Since there's no NC dates, I may need to drive the 4 hours to see this one. I'm not driving anywhere if it's acoustic, though... Need more info...............
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Post by jeff on Mar 12, 2008 15:26:32 GMT -5
What's wrong with acoustic?
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Post by kevbag on Mar 13, 2008 7:38:52 GMT -5
What's wrong with acoustic? There's nothing "wrong" with acoustic - it's just that if I'm driving all that way, I want to see them rock the fuck out, and I want to dance my ass off. I don't want to just sit in a chair, sipping a glass of wine, whispering to my wife - "wow...that was a really cool version of "Crash Landing." I'll wait for a full blown East Coast tour before I do that. And I checked out this venue - I have a feeling it's definitely acoustic. |
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Post by Nuphus on Mar 20, 2008 0:00:46 GMT -5
www.gravity-lounge.com/Sunday, March 30 at 7pm FREE 106.1 The Corner presents Rustic Overtones and Alex Mejias In the earliest days of the Rustic Overtones, the band was mostly classified as a rock and soul band, citing their heaviest influences as artists such as Earth, Wind, and Fire and Tom Waits, and playing with a raw sound. However, by Rooms by the Hour, the band's sound had become much more refined and diversified, with much more of a jazz influence on songs such as "Pink Belly" and "Machine Maker," and an alternative rock feel on songs such as "The Heist" and "Kicking and Screaming". By the late '90s and into the early 2000's, the band had become heavily influenced by hip-hop music, leading to the heavy production of the entire album, a collaboration with hip-hop veterans Naughty by Nature that appeared on the rap group's 1999 album, and the Viva Nueva! song "Smoke", which when played sometimes featured a guest rapper friend of the band who rapped over an extended outtro to the song. Many believe that this radical switch of style is what contributed to the band's fallout with their Arista record deal, as the company apparently believed that the band's sound on the album would be similar to that of their older material. The band's most recent album, Light at the End, sounds most similar to the production and style of Rooms by the Hour, although the album draws from various other phases of the band's musical evolution as well.
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Post by jeff on Mar 30, 2008 15:04:18 GMT -5
Anybody else going? My crew is headed over there in a little while. It's less than an hour and a half from my house, so I figure why not.
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Post by cherry on Mar 30, 2008 15:28:23 GMT -5
i'll be there. Its about a 2 hr drive from me. i'm feeling uber lazy about the drive, but i missed last night's show in MD so i feel obligated to go.
Pics from AC to come. it was a safe and short set w/ maybe 10 people in the room but the boys rocked it anyhow
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Post by jeff on Mar 31, 2008 7:03:53 GMT -5
This show was great too, despite a VERY quiet crowd. The turnout was pretty low, but it was a small venue on a Sunday night. A lot of people left after the opening act, which was a local act from the area. Most of the people who left were about 12 years old, so it was probably past their bed time anyway. The venue was nice, sort of like a book store / cafe with a small stage, but it wasn't conducive to a very active audience, with rows of seating setup and stuff. It seemed like the kind of place you would go to sip a glass of wine and watch a jazz band. The band was in rare form, and Tony in particular was cracking a lot of jokes during the set. They seemed to be having fun, despite how quiet the room was. The crowd seemed to enjoy the show too, even if they weren't loud about it. Overall, it was just really mellow. I didn't want to annoy everyone with flashes going off (since there were no other flashes in the place, and there was a pro photographer taking pictures of the band), so I didn't get many pictures that came out. Here's the two that did, and look decent:   I was also able to get video of 4 of the songs, with great audio, which I will post later. The violin was featured a lot more than during the previous night's show, which with the acoustic guitar made for a really nice sound. |
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Post by kevbag on Mar 31, 2008 7:39:18 GMT -5
Did I miss something, or did J Ward become a lot heavier and a lot blacker for this show?
Who is that dude on bari?
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Post by jeff on Mar 31, 2008 8:02:06 GMT -5
That's Joe Parra, who is filling in for J Ward for this leg of the tour.
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Darek
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Post by Darek on Mar 31, 2008 14:38:19 GMT -5
Did I miss something, or did J Ward become a lot heavier and a lot blacker for this show? Who is that dude on bari? Like Rusty said. J filled us in over in the Santa Fe Cafe thread. |
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Post by jeff on Mar 31, 2008 18:47:36 GMT -5
Here's a couple of songs from the show. They are in QuickTime format. The sound quality is very good - much better than the previous show. Light At The End www.mediafire.com/download.php?vlwjjd1zymvCarnival www.mediafire.com/download.php?vywzeomuxjbLight at the End features some nice violin. Both have a lot of banter between the band and the crowd. You can hear what kind of a goofy mood the guys were in. I also have 2 other songs recorded (Troublesome and Happy) which I will post when I get a chance to convert them. |
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Post by kevbag on Apr 1, 2008 14:45:15 GMT -5
I'm going to go ahead and say it, their violin player is hot.  |
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Post by jeff on Apr 1, 2008 17:53:26 GMT -5
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Post by jasonward on Apr 1, 2008 19:12:05 GMT -5
Did I miss something, or did J Ward become a lot heavier and a lot blacker for this show? Nah, he just became a lot cooler...! HAIL JOE. J. |
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Post by jeff on Apr 2, 2008 16:45:32 GMT -5
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