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Show Arrets S9 L3suiiif The Park Record 0 Section B For the week of January 6-12 B1 D Thursday, January 6, 1994 CheckiiY out Park City's music scene I i00 haven't been out to the I Tclubs lately to listen to , I I what local musicians are doing, you should make the effort. Now while Park City might not be Seattle, the music scene Is alive and well with close to a dozen local bands offering a variety of sounds to locals and tourists alike. Some are old favorites; some are new versions of old favorites; some are just plain new. All are trying to carve out their musical niche in Park City. The Park Record has attempted to capsulize the information on each of these (a sizeable task) in order to provide a rundown of what is out there. We hope we haven't missed anyone who wanted to be included in this list. If we have, accept our apology and let us know. 10TH MOUNTAIN: Tom McGuinness, lead vocals Mark McGuinness, lead guitar Kyle Oliver, drums Greg Meador, bass According to drummer Kyle Oliver, 10th Mountain has only been together a couple of months. They play "neo-alternative "neo-alternative rock with a little hard rock mixed in, a la Soul Asylum, Pearl Jam and Blind Melon. 'The one thing we wanted to do," Oliver explained, "was play something that was different, some new rock, The response, he added, has been encouraging. "We were airpretty-shocked. but Its been good. We're happy with the people that are coming to see us. In the future 10th Mountain, named after a run at Park City Ski Area as well as one with a similar moniker in Vermont, wants to keep learning new tunes as well as broadening their exposure into Salt Lake. BLOCK-N-TACKLE Don Elliott, vocals, acoustic guitar Joe Jeffs, guitar, vocals C. A., guitar, sax, vocals Skotie Larsen, bass Tommy Martinez, drums Anyone who has ever hung out at the Down Under is more than likely familiar with the music of Block-N-Tackle. This five-piece group offers some of the only CountryWestern music locally. (Our apologies to John Bateman) Drummer Tommy Martinez calls their music "klckln' country with a touch of blues and rock. Block-N-Tackle already has one album, titled First Take, available at their gigs as well as local 7-Elevens. However, according to Martinez, they are looking to get a new Book Review: Worried about our future here on Earth? Vice President Al Gore is. Reviewer Cheryl Fox read his book Earth in the Balance, which she says will convince even skeptics there's nyj GLOBAL Off WARMING. album out this year. That album will feature all original stuff, some written by Blocks-Tackle, some by friends of the band. "We're trying to move up and on, he said, adding that Block-N-Tackle played more than 130 gigs locally last year. They are easy to catch Down Under or at the Saddle & Spur, although they are planning to play In Pocatello. Id., in the near future. They've played at Sturgis, S.D. the last couple of years as well as Palm Springs. "We like to travel in the summer and stay here in the winter," Martinez exlained. CHORD ON BLUES Russ Hoskins, drums Ralph Frost, bass Todd Mather, keyboards, sax Glenn Goodwin, guitar, vocals Another long-time favorite in Park City, Chord On Blues offers a combination of , reggae, blues and jazz to their fans. That is due, explains founder and guitarist Glenn Goodwin, to the fact he grew up in Montego Bay. Jamacia and brings a reggae background to the music. This is the fourth version of Chord On Blues, Goodwin said. "What I've heard is that this is the most powerful lineup line-up we've had yet. I kind of quit worring about what it was going to be and now just have fun with it. But what does the future hold? Right now, he said. Chord On Blues is doing approximately 50 to 60 percent original music. Goodwin said he hopes to get into the studio in the near future to record that music. "We'll keep writing and playing," he said. Goodwin, Frost and Hoskins also have another bluesjazz project Park City s Ml W M i VM J i vs r m j m i i f t i V7 I j playing locally called Irie Blue, which Goodwin says enables him to devote some time and energy to "my true love, blues." DROOL Rich Wyman. keyboards, vocals Tommy Martinez, drums Skotie Larsen, bass C.A., blues guitar And in the great tradition of Park City jam bands comes Drool, who have been getting together on Tuesday evenings at the Black Pearl to do their thing. The band is made up of Block-N-Tackle members as well as local piano man Rich Wyman. who plays solo at various venues around town. Wyman said the group may add another band member or two In the future and will continue to play Tuesday nights through February. EASY STREET Greg Friedman, drums Fred Buttrick, guitar, vocals John Flanders, sax PatSheedy, keyboards, vocals Merle Taylor, bass Drummer and founding band Profile: "ip- II A lfM "WY MM ffi i r mm r m mj r v This week EX-CLARINETIST Dave Macfarlane profiles real professional, Parkite Russell Harlow who actually plays one for a living, imagine . member Greg Friedman calls Easy Street a MM Mi r I J fit 1 J si I n lffF Mtf "composium" of a other bands. They play "tasteful rock, rhthym and blues as well as funk. The band was named after Easy Street, which used to be located near the bike path, nestled along the bank of Poison Creek. Now while long-time residents of Park City might be more familiar with the locale, Friedman assured us it was the genesis of the group's name. Easy Street's plans for the future is to continue getting together at least once a month for fun, he said. "We want the audience to have fun as well. Most of us just wanted to do the Get-Together-and-Play thing. FAT PAW Sean Regan, drums Brian Reed, bass Tim Wray, guitar, lead vocals If you like Stevle Ray Vaughan or Johnny Cash, you'll probably enjoy the music of Fat Paw. Vocalist Tim Wray calls their music "eclectic, original rock and roll." The group has been Cinema Review: Bacon It's a Kevin E X T R A V A G A N A , which strangely enough wasn't planned. Rick Brough reviewed his new flick, The Air Up There, while Michelle James caught Flatliners and Tremors B3 on v'de0. together for approximately six months now, says Wray. He and Reed were aqualnted and wanted to play, so they found Regan and the rest is history. In the near future Fat Paw hopes to travel a bit. to other resort towns like Steamboat Springs and Fort Collins. Colo, They are often found at the Black Pearl and the Alamo, although they recently have started playing in Salt Lake as well. JEANNE & THE HITMEN Jeanne Rettos, vocals Marty Morrison, lead guitar John Flanders, sax. keyboards, flute Joe Peters, bass, mouth harp Allan Greenal, drums "I guess a good way to decribe the band as a whole." says vocalist Jeanne Rettos of the well-established Jeanne & The Hitmen, "is that we do a variety of funk, blues and old rock." What they lack, she added, is new rock, but they are writing right now. "We've got a lot of stuff in the wings, and we just started doing some of our originals last month." The new tunes have been well recieved so far. she added, which Is good because Jeanne & The Hitmen have a lot more of them. You can typically find them playing at Clseros a couple of times a month In the winter easily more, she added. As far as the future goes. Rettos said they would like to get Into the studio and record a CD of their original sometime soon. "Most of all. we Just have a good time with it," she said. $ Street Beat: "But. the sky's the limit. You never know." MOTHERLODE Wendy Fisher, vocals, guitar Dan Hall, vocals, guitar Dana Williams, vocals, guitar This local jam band got its start at the Coffee Cottage on Park Avenue. What began as an acoustic "alternative atmosphere to the regular smoky bar routine" has blossomed into a more electric venue. Motherlode adds a drummer, keyboardist and bass player for gigs, including a recent benefit for the Summit Land Trust at the Black Pearl. Guitarist Dan Hall calls their music "a pure acoustic folkrock show as well as a classic rock dance band." Guitarist Dana Williams adds that the Coffee Cottage jams on Tuesday are still their favorite. "It keeps the band fun." Hall agrees. "The fun part is what put us together and, undoubtedly, it's what will keep us together." SEEDS Fred Drakas, guitar, vocals Eric Orwig, bass, vocals Rocky Swanson, drums Tom Scott, keyboards Fans of the former local band Natives of Obscurity were undoubtedly happy to see the emergence of the bands Seeds and Fat Paw, which are made up of members of the first. Seeds bassist Eric Orwig calls their music, "Classic rock and roll covers with original music blended in." What does Orwig see in the future? "Shit, I don't know. Snow maybe?" We mean what does he see In the band's future. Oh that. "We'd like to eventually do mostly original stuff, continue to play the scene and do some recording in the spring," he explained. For an entertainment schedule for the week of Jan. 6-12 In Park City, see page B2. Amber McKee "TP- How about a Miller Lite? Photographer Eva Kropp was oh the scene this week to catch the filming at the Utah Winter Sports Park of the newest installment'of Lite's "combined sports' commercials- Recliner Ski that. Jumping. B11 B5 |