Posts Tagged Fungus Amungus
The Scene – The Black Rep’s Sound Session Finale
Posted by Sully in Live Review, The Scene on September 16th, 2009
Tevellus
Saturday July 11th was the culmination of The Black Rep‘s (site has inline sound) week long genre defying music festival, The Providence Sound Session. Featuring no less than 18 musical acts on two separate stages, it was responsible for the sudden outbreak of dancing in the streets all day long. Knowing the whole shebang started at noon I tried to rouse myself as early as possible. Excited for weeks, I’d been prompting my brother Tim and m’lady Nicole to come along with me for the free day of music. Nicole was brave enough to join me for the day but Tim had yet to rouse from his slumber so I set off to Providence solo to grab her, before heading down to Westminster Street. Read the rest of this entry »
Tunes Around Town – July Closes Out with a Bang and a Thump
Posted by Sully in The Scene, Tunes Around Town on July 26th, 2009
July has been an astounding month for Live Music in the area. Currently I have 32 sets worth of videos and reviewing to do, from 26 different musical acts, all seen from 7/8/09 – 7/18/09. I can’t let it stop me with so many shows going on this week, I foresee many more sets seen before I finish the next review. Without further adieu, here’s what you should keep an eye out for this week! Read the rest of this entry »
Tunes Around Town – July Starts with a Bang!
Posted by Sully in Tunes Around Town on July 3rd, 2009
Here we are July finally, and quite an exciting month of music indeed!
Starting the month off right last night Madonna and Child and FRIT graced the stage at The Wheelhouse in Narragansett. I wish I was able to make it down to enjoy the show.
If you haven’t gotten out to a show yet, July is your chance there is so much music, I don’t know where to begin! Okay, well we’ll start with Tonight as its only logical. Read the rest of this entry »
The Scene – June 4th to Snookers for the Final Drop Out Night
Posted by Sully in Live Review, The Scene on June 28th, 2009
Big Jon and Kris with the Drop Out Night Styles
Thursday June 4th I was debating with myself whether or not I wanted to hit the town. Having only been to Snookers once before, and it being a work night I was leaning towards staying home. It then came to my attention that this was to be the final Drop Out Night at Snookers, as Providence’s best pool hall would be changing locations later this summer. I’d only recently heard of Drop Out Night, a summer Thursday night acoustic music tradition on the smoker’s deck at Snookers, though this would be the final show after a three year run. It was after 15 minutes of circling the side streets and back alleys of Providence before I recognized the area surrounding Snookers, without my brother Tim, a human GPS for Rhode Island, on hand, I had to rely on directions I’d scribbled from MapQuest. Either a combination of construction in town made the directions convoluted, or my illegible chicken scratch had fooled me into a wrong turn, regardless I was there plenty early to chat a bit with Kris Hansen and Big Jon Tierney before they began their set. Read the rest of this entry »
The Scene – May 29th, Jerky’s to Enjoy Eric French opening for Fungus Amungus
Posted by Sully in Live Review, The Scene on June 26th, 2009
Fungus Amungus
Friday May 29th I spent a bit too much time trying to round up some troops by prodding either Nicole or Tim to come along to Jerky’s for the evening, to no avail. Friday’s are a great night for shows in that most people don’t have to work in the morning, but it can also generate a hindrance to find accompaniment after a long week of work. I set off downtown solo to catch Eric French & Mr. Hyde open for Fungus Amungus. Arriving a bit late, Eric French was well into their set, I said some quick hellos to some familiar faces, and tried to get a good placement to set up for the evening.
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Providence Sound Sessions 2009
Posted by Sully in The Scene, Tunes Around Town on May 17th, 2009
Voting for the Sound Session Search continues until June 11th, so you still have time to CAST YOUR VOTE!
Acts I’ve enjoyed: Fungus Amungus (5.7.09), Santa Mamba (2.26.09), Dani Danger (3.26.09), Quantine Rabbit (5.14.09) and SEXCoffee (5.7.09).
The Scene – May 7th, Sound Sessions Search, Round 14
Posted by Sully in Live Review, The Scene on May 16th, 2009
Providence Black Repertory Company
Thursday May 7th I was right back down on Westminster again, this time at the Providence Black Repertory Company for the SEXCoffee and Fungus Amungus show. Providence Sound Sessions is a week long, genre-defying music festival hosted at various venues throughout the city, during the preceding months they hold rounds of voting in person and on line to determine the festival’s lineup for the year. This provided me a great opportunity to check out Fungus Amungus, whom I’ve heard so much about, as well as SEXCoffee, a band of whom I’d heard very little. Working a bit later than usual for the day, I was rather rushed in getting ready and heading downtown, nary a moment to eat. Once I’d secured parking and meandered my way towards the Black Rep, cigarette in hand, I realized my only dining option before my destination would be Tazza Cafe. Read the rest of this entry »
The Scene – Solo in The Box for a While
Posted by Sully in Live Review, The Scene on April 12th, 2009
Newton would be proud!
Capacity: 49
April 11th, Saturday night was the same story to start, unable to rouse any troops I assaulted Providence solo again. This time I went to The Box on North Main Street to catch Sinister Minstrel and Gravity Works as per Zach Fenner’s suggestion. I arrived at The Box (appropriately named as the capacity is 49) around 9:45 and had time to grab a basket of fries and chat with Zach and some of his friends and band mates. I came to find out that Zach would be the guitarist and co-front man for both bands performing this evening. Just another example of hard working local musicians, both Sinister Minstrel and Gravity Works are projects of his, while also playing guitar for Fungus Amungus (one of those bands I’d heard a lot about, but never really checked out, digging their tunes on Myspace).
Sinister Minstrel at The Box
Sinister Minstrel started the night with folky blues number, “Lady in Green” (guessing at the title). Zach tore it up on the electric guitar accompanied by a steady acoustic rhythm provided by Mike Davis. Jeff Siatkowski laid out some nice foot stomping bass groves with Nic Deigan rockin’ some great beats on the kit they had the whole room paying attention. Not only was the music tight, their lyrics were hilarious. They were like the bastard child of Tenatious D and Flight of the Conchords with hard rock jam sensibilities. I caught myself simultaneously shaking my ass and busing a gut. They played a heavy and humorous version of “Makeout Mountain” and Nic really let go on the skins. At various points throughout the night they took 15 second set breaks for “The Minstrel Toast,” making sure everyone on stage had the chance to wet their whistle, the camaraderie was great! Towards the end of their set they invited some friends to join them on stage. Kat (Zach’s Girlfriend) and Nate Beauvais (bassist for both Gravity Works and GROW) came down front and helped cover FOTC’s “Think about it” passing verses back and forth while the band jammed out the track. Great version! They started to wind down the set and played a song that had me busting at the seams, I’ll guess it’s titled “Pickin’ My Nose” (see the clip after the break).
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