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June 3, 2009
Who played that!
Hey there! It’s been a while since we’ve
had some local music on the slate, so let’s fix that right away.
Last week, an e-mail floated in from
Hood River’s
Tranquil Destination, promoting their show at
River
City last week. The actual note was
really brief, but it did include the “myspace” link, so when I had
a chance, I checked it out. It turns out that there’s only two
songs posted, but let me tell you, one of ‘em is a whopper.
The guitar solo on “Fish Out of Water”
really blew me away. I mean, I thought we had a pretty mellow
acoustic act hanging around, and this song is a full-blown deal,
complete with an extended guitar solo that really shines. That
solo inspired me so much, I just had to ask, “Who played that?”
Listening to that song also
made me wish I had an actual stereo/speaker system built into my
desk here, instead of the god-knows-what soundcard/$8 headphones
that are on the fritz-and you have to jiggle the cord to get them
to work kind.
The core of TD is Jared Hannes
and Kenny Haley, but the band lineup seems to expand however and
whatever works best for them at the moment. They may need a bass
player here. Or a drummer there. And it’s obvious that friends
drop in when they’re in the studio, for a full band sound.
Although I don’t cruise the “myspace
scene” too often, I do get a kick out of seeing all the “Musical
Influences” section for all of these bands. Some bands list two or
three artists, some list hundreds. I think that after 25 or so, it
just becomes a list that you sort of glaze over, and surely we can
all “get the idea” after 5 or 10. But that’s just me.
So I thought a fun interview
question would be to narrow down TD’s fairly extensive influence
list to a Top Three List. And, by golly, it almost worked. But
what was a pleasant surprise for me was their last choice. I have
to say, I’m with you on that one, for sure.
And I hope you don’t need
reminding that they’re coming to Maryhill Amphitheater on July 17,
and I hope to see you there!
Read Jim’s interview with Tranquil
Destination
here:
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