After a bunch of cat wrangling through acres of honey-drenched fields, I’m happy to announce that the kick-off dotmatrix project gig has finally been booked.
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UPDATE: David Bartel had to cancel his trip, but The Radials have stepped up to open for SAD. It’s going to be a great show.
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David Bartel and I go waaay back, all the way to the days of CD-Rom game development — yes, there was life before the internets took over. We teamed up as sound producer (David) and animator/illustrator (me) deep in the belly of Soho’s edutainment production row. When we weren’t twisting pixel’s arms to make them dance to our whim, we’d catch the Thursday night Mingus Big Band show at the Fez like clockwork — it’s where I learned to love jazz. Those were the proverbial days.
Soon thereafter, David dropped a tune on Abstraktions, Volume 1 and then started Deep Sound Channel, on which he dropped his second collaborative album, 01. If you dig avant-garde, ambient & abstract music, you’ll enjoy David’s set. I’m psyched and honored for him to make the journey down from Philly just to play this gig.
Our featured act, Sorry About Dresden, blew me away last year at a Local 506 show in Chapel Hill. I originally made the trip to powder blue country to meet my buddy, Nate Aune, who was in town for a conference. Due to SAD’s killer performance, I ended up focused in on the show like nothing else existed. Sorry Nate.
Aside from their distinct indie rock sound, SAD represents exactly the type of band that we’re looking to promote — a local/regional act, playing to succeed, either unsigned or on an indie label. A big shout of thanks to James and the fellas for agreeing to kick-off our event.
So get your cameras recharged, your recording devices fine-tuned and we’ll see you at the show!
I’ve got a few SAD songs and really like them. I had no idea they were local boys. I’ll do my best to be there for the show.
cool, man. it’ll be good to see you again.