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May 2008
The return of Guta and other local stuff
Gutatarians will be happy to know that Guta is back together after a short hiatus. They will be playing some gigs at Coasters on June 13th and 17th and at Levels on June 14th with special guest Tiffany Christopher of The Tiffany Christopher Band. Rumor has it that Ted Sablon, lead singer/guitarist/songwriter of Guta, met Christopher while in Colorado recently and brought her back with him, but that is unsubstantiated. I hope to get the low down on that soon, but that should be a good show. It’s good to see Levels getting some live acts as opposed to DJs, though DJs are great, too. There have been some Virginia bands like Rock Star Parking and Snack Bar Jones, as well as local favorites Further Adieu. Levels has a great stage area with lights and a big dance floor, so it’s a good thing to let some live bands take advantage of that. Maybe they’ll have some kind of battle of the bands there soon (hint, hint). I think that would go over well, maybe give out prizes or something. Local jazz band Connected has been trying to hit the scene more often with their great brand of music, so I hope some local venues will give them a chance for some exposure. If anyone has any ideas or wants to hire the band to play, give Ellard Forrester a call at ECSU at 335-3360. I heard a lot of good music at the Potato Festival, and got to hear Jerry Morgan of Strings Attached play a great old bluegrass tune. We should be hearing more from that band soon, especially when their CD finally comes out. There are a lot of performers from Edenton and Hertford as well as the Outer Banks that I hope to get into The Daily Advance soon, so keep a lookout. Thanks.
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Good music at the Potato festival
If you want to see some of the bands that have been or will be featured in the Daily Advance and/or The Albemarle Sound, you can see them tomorrow at the Potato Festival in Downtown Elizabeth City. Kicking things off at 1:30 p.m. will be contemporary Christian rock band No Purchase Necessary, followed by Wavorly at 2:30 p.m. Next up is Bobby Plough, featured in the May issue of The Albemarle Sound, mixing it up with some songs from his new CD plus a few cover songs. Bobby likes to tell stories with his music, and I’m sure he’s got a few to tell since he’s from Texas. He should have his new CD available for sale, as well. At 6 p.m. will be favorite local rock band Further Adieu, who were featured in the February issue of the Albemarle Sound. These guys have been impressing a lot of people, including me, with their original music. Keep on rocking, guys! The Embers will top off the night with Beach and Top 40 music. I hope to see a lot of people there to support our local musicians!
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Music news: The Cure launch tour
The Cure started out their North American tour on May 9 in Fairfax, Va., to promote their latest CD, which is due out this month.
Led Zeppelin is said to be gearing up for a major tour by the end of this year, according to Rolling Stone.com, likely with Jason Bonham playing the drums.
Beck is also in the studio with producer ‘Danger Mouse’ of Gnarls Barkley fame. The CD, titled “Modern Guilt,” is supposed to be a throwback to 60’s Brit Rock.
Metal heads Metallica are giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of their new CD, “Mission: Metallica,” on their web site, www.missionmetallica.com.
Rapper Snoop Dogg is supposed to be working on a new LP, “Malice in Wonderland,” and did a video with none other than Willie Nelson.
On the country music front, Grammy winning bluegrass artist Tim O’Brien just released an album, “Chameleon,” on which he plays eight different instruments and sings; and gospel legend Dottie Rambo lost her life after her tour bus crashed outside of Mount Vernon, Mo. Six other people on the bus were injured.
More news on local artists coming soon.
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Music news for May 1
An Elizabeth City based band, Vivid Darkness, is headlining at The Norva in downtown Norfolk on May 3, along with our friends from Further Adieu. There are four bands in all, so it should be a good show. We will be doing a feature on Vivid Darkness sometime in the near future, but we’re somewhat backlogged with bands at the moment. Saturday’s issue will feature local performer and owner of Cypress Creek grill, Bobby Plough. You’ve seen him at the Potato Festival and The City Wine Sellar. He has a new CD coming out and it should be pretty good. It’s produced by Bobby and Martin Parker and features several prominent local musicians, including Kyleen Kendall of The Daily Advance. Still no word on the Further Adieu CD, the Strings Attached CD or the band Guta. Summer is coming, so there will be more bands and soloists out and about, so our local entertainment schedule is bigger than usual. That’s a good thing!
