Published July 14, 2010
Sarasota-Bradenton’s three Mattison’s restaurants are not the first establishments people think of when seeking a good local original live set. A walk past downtown Sarasota’s City Grille usually reveals a piano man breaking out, well “Piano Man,†or some aging rockers taking “Mustang Sally†for a ride. But that notion could soon change with the adoption of the Muphin Chuckrs as a regular act at Mattison’s Riverside in Bradenton.
Although MC has been around the scene for a decade, their ages range from mid- to late-20s, and their music style is far from the usual “safe bet†that most local venues refuse to stray from. With a solid base in punk that has evolved over the years to include touches of reggae, blues and funk, their live shows are loud, raucous and in-your-face. Frontman and lyricist Dustin White has a set of pipes that can reach deafening levels and he’s usually not one to hold back, on the primal screams or the profanity.
As far as covers, you’re not going to get many. The Chuckrs included a version of the classic “Can’t Help Falling in Love†on their 2008 album House Party Heroes that sounded more on par with Incubus than Elvis. The band just dropped their latest effort,From Life to Paper, earlier this month. And as it is their ninth full-length release, they’ve amassed a myriad of original material to choose from. (more…)
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The Local Original: An overview of the Suncoast music scene reveals progress and change
Published October 13, 2010 In trying to improve the Suncoast music scene it’s important to examine where it came from, how it developed, and where it stands today. Therefore, I felt it was necessary to use this week’s column as a State of the Scene Address of sorts. When looking back at what’s taken place over the past year, I figured the best point of comparison would be to examine where the scene was back in February. That’s when 38 bands from the 941 area code joined together in collaborative musical harmony to produce theNoise Ordinance CD compilation, culminating in the momentous CD release celebration that united Suncoast musicians like never before. But a lot has changed in eight months. Some of the standout bands in the area — Villanova Junction, Youth, The Silent Film Exhibitionists Club — have disbanded. Other popular artists like Sam Robertson and Reggie Williams bid farewell and headed off to college, or in Devin Robinson’s case, Nashville. Thankfully, there’s a silver lining in many of those developments. SFEC’s former keyboardist Aimee Guerin found a home in the lineup for Cassolette, who just cut a deal with Miami’s Cloud Berry Records to release a 7†vinyl. Former SFEC guitarist Adam Marret took over bass duties for Fancy Rat, although the band is now scouting replacements for their recently departed drummer and French horn player, only months after the release of their first album. Villanova’s ex-frontman Ryan O’Neill stepped in as bassist for Sons of Hippies, who after releasing their second album A-morph in August, embarked on a six-week tour that ends with a homecoming show at Pastimes this Thursday. As for the Devin Robinson Band, word on the street is Jack White’s Nashville-based label, Third Man Records, has shown interest in signing them. Nice job, boys! (more…)