Saturday, May 11, 2002
Part 2 in the perspective changing musical experience series..
Friday, May 10th (stop day)
Mojo's again, still smelling like a septic tank.
Drinks:
1 bud, 1 coke
jennifer had boulevard wheat, and a jack and coke
money dropped $12
The last time I saw Drums and Tuba, was back in 99 when they opened for Ani Difranco in the Majestic Theatre in KC. These guys were so cool, and it was neat to be able to talk to these guys back in the day. Now, Drums and Tuba , which is the perfect name for them because they are that name, they have a drummer, a tuba player and a guitarist.
This isn't your typical shitty highschol wannabe post rock band/jazz band. These guys have amazing chops and the ability to create great songs to groove to, without any lyrics. Technology meets old school is a good way to describe Drums and Tuba. Every member has a sample in their array of equipment, which allows for live looping and sampling of their instruments. For example , the tuba player will lay down a simple bass line with his tuba, sample it and loop it, he will then grab his trumped and lay a 2 part harmony with the tuba, sample and loop it, and then pick up his tuba again and wail along with those loops. The drummer, will lay a simple beat, loop it, and go on to play another set of break beats. The guitarist will do some crazy shit with his guitar, at times, with the help of a makeshift guitar holder, play two guitars at the same time.
These guys sound crazy, but they sound like heaven. Its like, fhardcore funk, hip hop beats, improvisitional jazz, and punk all rolled into one. SOunds strange huh? well it is.
At first, you think Tuba? what the hell? but, this isn't the fat kid marching band tuba we all know. This guy's tuba is hoked up to a wah-wah pedal, a chorus pedal, a flanger and a multitude of other effects. Route all those effects into a rack mount processor that he manipulates right on stage, and you have the most trippy, fucked up brass instrument on the planet.
These guys are monsters, after playing a good hour or so set, they took a 10 minute break, and played another hour of great music. THe crowd never stopped dancing, except to cheer and applaud Drums and Tuba. The first time I saw these guys, I didn't appreciate them as much because they had such a short set and I wasn't able to get up close to the show. This time, I was right up there , with all these incredibly hot girls dancing all around me. Even us guys got into the funk and started dancing. If you are a fan of music, with some credibility and a dislike of most shitty pop music around, I strongly urge you guys to pick up an album (flying ballerina is a great one), see a show, or at least check out their web site Here
You'll thank me for it later..
peace
¶ 5/11/2002 09:31:00 AM
Friday, May 10th (stop day)
Mojo's again, still smelling like a septic tank.
Drinks:
1 bud, 1 coke
jennifer had boulevard wheat, and a jack and coke
money dropped $12
The last time I saw Drums and Tuba, was back in 99 when they opened for Ani Difranco in the Majestic Theatre in KC. These guys were so cool, and it was neat to be able to talk to these guys back in the day. Now, Drums and Tuba , which is the perfect name for them because they are that name, they have a drummer, a tuba player and a guitarist.
This isn't your typical shitty highschol wannabe post rock band/jazz band. These guys have amazing chops and the ability to create great songs to groove to, without any lyrics. Technology meets old school is a good way to describe Drums and Tuba. Every member has a sample in their array of equipment, which allows for live looping and sampling of their instruments. For example , the tuba player will lay down a simple bass line with his tuba, sample it and loop it, he will then grab his trumped and lay a 2 part harmony with the tuba, sample and loop it, and then pick up his tuba again and wail along with those loops. The drummer, will lay a simple beat, loop it, and go on to play another set of break beats. The guitarist will do some crazy shit with his guitar, at times, with the help of a makeshift guitar holder, play two guitars at the same time.
These guys sound crazy, but they sound like heaven. Its like, fhardcore funk, hip hop beats, improvisitional jazz, and punk all rolled into one. SOunds strange huh? well it is.
At first, you think Tuba? what the hell? but, this isn't the fat kid marching band tuba we all know. This guy's tuba is hoked up to a wah-wah pedal, a chorus pedal, a flanger and a multitude of other effects. Route all those effects into a rack mount processor that he manipulates right on stage, and you have the most trippy, fucked up brass instrument on the planet.
These guys are monsters, after playing a good hour or so set, they took a 10 minute break, and played another hour of great music. THe crowd never stopped dancing, except to cheer and applaud Drums and Tuba. The first time I saw these guys, I didn't appreciate them as much because they had such a short set and I wasn't able to get up close to the show. This time, I was right up there , with all these incredibly hot girls dancing all around me. Even us guys got into the funk and started dancing. If you are a fan of music, with some credibility and a dislike of most shitty pop music around, I strongly urge you guys to pick up an album (flying ballerina is a great one), see a show, or at least check out their web site Here
You'll thank me for it later..
peace
¶ 5/11/2002 09:31:00 AM
