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Guta, Further Adieu making big plans
I recently spoke to Robbie Raper of the band Further Adieu, who played at National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Robbie says the band is working on their latest CD at singer/guitarist JJ Jernigan’s house. They will be appearing at Coasters on Aug. 30, and JJ and Nick Simmons, the band’s other singer/guitarist, will also be playing at Thumpers Aug. 16 under the name “Without Further Adieu.” The duo will be playing original songs that they don’t get to play in the band, Raper says. He said the band will be trying to get more gigs in the Hampton Roads area, as well, to avoid overexposure in the Albemarle. Christian ‘Swine’ Mara of the band Guta says he will soon be heading west to Colorado to pick up singer/guitarist Teddy Sablon and then they will head to Arkansas, where they will join up with a new bass player, who is replacing former bass player PJ Donahue. They will then stay in Arkansas and play around the state for a couple of months, Mara said. The band has been enjoying the company of Tiffany Christopher, who has been filling in as bass player for the band temporarily. The band has also been acting as backup for Christopher, so the deal has been mutually beneficial, it seems. Tiffany and Guta will be at Coasters on Aug. 29, and they will also have a cello player joining them. Mara says they will be playing their version of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir,” and other songs, so it should be interesting. Don’t miss them before they leave the state.
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