Refuge music group lives up to its name
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- Refuge music group lives up to its name
- Look Ma’ no strings
- The Long Blondes – they’re so modern
- For Chicago act it all begins with rhythm
- Why you need to worship Blue yster Cult
- Find WMD’s in Vail Saturday night
Refuge music group lives up to its name
Enid News & Eagle – Mar 21, 2008
”Although the band has a unified sound the members of Refuge come from all different musical backgrounds. Barnes began playing music in college at a variety of Christian camps. His music background began with rock and classic rock but he soon moved on to learning blues and jazz theory. “I kind of try and incorporate a little bit of all that into what I play” Barnes said. Logan Mahaffey plays and sings in two bands. ne band is hard-core metal and the other is more alternative and punk with a little bit of a hard-core sound. Mahaffey says he kind of fell into playing Christian rock… My parents always took me to church and I kind of got caught up in this. It is a little more simple than what I usually play. ”Shawn Mahaffey has played in several classic rock bands around Enid for quite some time. He recently quit though after growing tired of the bar scene but still plays in another Christian rock band Faded Glory. Mahaffey said they play music that is similar to classic Christian bands like Petra and Degarmo & Key. McClellan’s journey to Emmanuel Baptist was quite different than his bandmates. He began singing and playing guitar at a church plant in Glendale Ariz.
Look Ma’ no strings
Vail Daily News – Mar 21, 2008
Eagle Valley Middle School band teacher Tommy Dodge said Guitar Hero has been a good thing for many of his students. “I know to the kids it’s boosted their music appreciation and interest” Dodge said. Before the advent of Guitar Hero Dodge said that his students knew very little about the classic rock acts featured in the game like Cream Pat Benatar and Kiss; now they can’t shut up about them. This has opened up a whole new dialogue between Dodge and his students he said. He’s almost positive that at least a few of his students will end up playing the guitar because of the video game. “It’s a music game it’s not a freakin’ game where we have to kill people and blow stuff up you know that’s what I love about it man” Dodge said. Pixelated power-chords Guitar Hero’s impact is stretching beyond household living rooms and into more lucrative surroundings like bars and clubs.
The Long Blondes – they’re so modern
Belfast Telegraph – Mar 21, 2008
Boisterously at ease with and contradicting each other they are a band trying to cling to a clear uncorrupted sense of themselves. And though their first website sought to ban listening to all “classic” rock influences (from The Beatles to Dylan) these turn-of-the-century twentysomethings look to previous pop culture to help define who they are. “Dorian and I made references to popular culture this time like on the song “Erin ‘Connor” [about the enigmatic model]” Jackson agrees. “But that comes not necessarily from being nostalgic and wanting the past back – but appreciating a different form of entertainment and celebrity where everything was less immediate compared to this internet age where you can see whatever celebrities are doing throughout the day. Dorian wrote about Erin ‘Connor partly because she doesn’t seem to be part of that world so she’s timeless. We have a respect and a reverence to that.
For Chicago act it all begins with rhythm
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) – Mar 21, 2008
“Creating music for us is about tapping into the rhythm first. nce we have a vibe that we’re really excited about then we build things on top of that. The band was signed to Chicago’s Sick Room Records and released a self-titled debut album in 2005. That was followed by “I Win When I Want” a 2006 disc available only at the band’s shows and “Ecstatic Eyes Glow Glossy” in 2007. Mjolsness left the group shortly after the release of “Ecstatic Eyes Glow Glossy” and was replaced by bassist Andy Johnson. Johnson and Sova had known each other since both went to high school together in Columbus hio.
Why you need to worship Blue yster Cult
Las Vegas Sun – Mar 21, 2008
Their big mustaches big guitars and big laser-light shows were a primary inspiration for Spinal Tap after all. (Giant red-eyed fire-breathing Godzilla head anyone?) But beyond the semi-self-parody BC served up enough serious classic rock gems in its early years to be forgiven for latter-day transgressions such as ?Cultosaurus Erectus? and ?Club Ninja. ?Exhibit ne: ?(Don?t Fear) The Reaper. ? The death trip tale from 1976 penned by guitarist Buck Dharma was the centerpiece of ?Saturday Night Live?s? legendary ?Behind the Music? skit in 2000 featuring Will Ferrell as the aggressive gyrating cowbell player. (?More cowbell Baby!?)Add to that ?Godzilla? and ?Burnin? for You? and you?re halfway to a solid greatest hits collection. Sadly the band never matched the glory of those early nuggets.
Find WMD’s in Vail Saturday night
Vail Daily News – Mar 21, 2008
Joining the duo on Saturday night will be New York session drummer Paul Amorese and keyboardist Jed Fort. Their unique sound has caught on quickly with crowds throughout the New York tri-state area. Whether reintroducing classic rock staples resurrecting old school Hip-Hop or reinventing current top-40 the band strives to give the audience a good show. The band cut its teeth on Manhattan’s Lower East Side becoming regulars at local clubs such as Pianos and the seminal Luna Lounge the Ludlow street crawl that spawned bands like The Strokes and Longwave. Despite being in their 20s the guys have impressive resumes. Lead singer Brian Bauers is an award-winning music producer and composer. His 2002 Nike “Pull Up” campaign was declared the year’s No.
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