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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Man.....just recovering from a freakish concert to end all concerts.
Went last night to Benders Tavern, a small intimate showroom that holds about 350 people to see the SOUND OF URCHIN.
Now they were incredible.....everything I was hoping for and I got to visit with a couple of the members before and after the show. They were friendly, happy to talk, and overall great guys.
When I went to the show, I did not realise that there was a 2nd act....SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB. Now I have heard of SCAC for years because they are a Boulder based group that has had some national success but I knew nothing about their music.
Well, the show starts out with a heavy drum beat....what sounds to be wailing feedback on the guitar....band dressed all in black...and then I realize IT IS BANJOS! :eek: :eek: :eek:
At times they had 3 banjos goin on stage with a standup bass and drums. This music was either..
heavy rock rockabilly
cosmic blue "death" grass
something else
the attack on my senses (with at time 3 banjos playing power chords, ripping leads, and power pickin) almost overloaded my sensory nerves.
Now, I haven't a clue what their CD's sound like, but in all seriousness, these guys KICKED MAJOR ASS! I have never seen nor experienced anything quite like it but I can assure you it was great fun and very very very good.
I will never look at banjos again the same way.
Now excuse me while I go wash out my mouth with soap for saying anything nice about banjos and then I will kill myself. ;) |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Slim Cessna Auto Club
Tim Chapman Mating Call |
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Location: Orange County, California | Poor Stephen... He Doesn't even realize that exposure to banjos at such levels causes permanent brain damage. Hopefully he will recover, but I've heard of people becoming addicted at the "first hit", which ususally leads to involvment in some sort of banjo cult...
(nothing like the OFC :D )
Guys,
We need prepare to do a full intervention :D :p :D :p |
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Location: SoCal | he'll only be saved by a 47RI |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Tony Calman:
he'll only be saved by a 47RI I'm thinking if that is the only way to save myself, consider me a dead man walking!
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Location: Isle of Man, UK | Originally posted by stephent28:
This music was...
cosmic blue "death" grass
Rockabilly doesn't do Banjo's! For the record, neither does Phsychobilly!!
The purpose was just to bring your phrase above into more common usage - "cosmic blue "death" grass" should feature as section in all music stores. Excellent wordage, sir!
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | :D
JB, It's nice to get something right!
Jeff's clip is pretty close to how they sound live....just turn it up very loud and imagine a bunch of guys dressed in black jumping all over the stage looking like they are having epileptic fits. |
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Location: Isle of Man, UK | Originally posted by stephent28:
bunch of guys dressed in black jumping all over the stage looking like they are having epileptic fits. StoneChase or Sound of Urchin? Having not seen the latter, I couldn't be sure. Certainly describes the former pretty accurately, though...
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | JB,
Sound of Urchin is more hard rock / straight ahead rock.....not much visually on stage.
Slim Cessna's Auto Club was the visually deranged group! |
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Location: NJ | Is "Benders" in Boulder??
The last time Jeanette and I were out there t'visit her Mom, we went out bar-hoppin' in town one night, and the name sounds vaguely familiar . . .
Is this place a brew pub?? (there's a LOT of em, I know . . .)
The place I'm thinking of had a "stage" area, but it was a weeknight and no one was playing . . . |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Poor Stephen... He Doesn't even realize that exposure to banjos at such levels causes permanent brain damage. Hopefully he will recover, but I've heard of people becoming addicted at the "first hit", which ususally leads to involvment in some sort of banjo cult...
...that's exactly why I always wear protective headgear whilst banjoing..... it also blocks those evil thought rays the Government are broadcasting!
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Tim, you hang with one scary bunch of players !
Cliff, no...this Benders Tavern is off of 13th and Logan which is close to downtown Denver near the Civic Center. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Originally posted by Tim Chapman:
that's exactly why I always wear protective headgear whilst banjoing..... it also blocks those evil thought rays the Government are broadcasting! Tim,
If I had gotten my coffee yet, YOU'D be paying to clean it out of my keybaord and monitor... :D :D :D |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Tim, you hang with one scary bunch of players !
...uh, excuse me?????...at least no one has MY number! :D
...btw Fred, that reflex is the convulsion caused by the first set of ray pulses..... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | New moniker for Tim Chapman
.... "Jiffy Pop" Chapman. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ....hmmm, looks like you DO have my number! |
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Location: Canton,GA | Nashville Tennesee ....There was a duck and a banjo player on the sidewalk ....which one crossed the road ...what just happpened??...The Duck had a recording session ..... |
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A Nightmare Concert!!!!!