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The Neo-Nostalgics 1. What style is your music? 98% Circusmoborganic Eclectic clusterfunk.
2. Have you recorded before? Yes, by the good graces of Will Ross at CHITT Productions. Our 1st album ‘Natural Assumptions’ is now available @ local independent retailers.
3. What inspires your music? Music inspires us. Focus on frequency.
4. Have you played in the area before? Yes, all over the place.
5. What do you like about playing in the Laramie area? The Naughty Pines. Playing music in Laramie revolves around an open and enthusiastic community. We owe everything to the best.
6. How did the band form? Bands like ours don’t form, they just are.
7. Who writes the music? Ours songs write themselves.
8. Who are the members of the band and what instruments do they play? Adam “Man Dude” Johnson. Drummer, guitarist, songwriter. Car“Trouble”ter Parks. Keyboardist, songwriter. Joseph Anthony Locatelli. Bassist, guitarist, songwriter. Marko “El pollo loco” Ruble . Guitarist, bassist, drummer, songwriter.
9. Who are some musical influences for the band? La música mariachi, Willie Nelson, Hildegard Von Bingen, The Roots, The Talking Heads, Spencer Bohren, The Four Tops, James Brown, Mozart, Vilivaldi, Aphex Twin, Aqua…et all.
10. Where are some other places you have performed? The Filling Station, Bozeman MT, various street corners and sidewalks, outside the Buckhorn Bar, inside the Buckhorn Bar, A grange hall in Kalispell MT, The Boot and Bottle Club Cody WY, The Silver Dollar Bar Cody WY etc.The Patti Fiasco
1. What style is your music? I’d say, rock and roll with (pink) cowboy boots on. Country friendly, rock driven, good timin’, hard dancin’, heart breakin’ sounds.
2. Have you recorded before? We’re in the process of recording a demo with Will at Chit Productions.
3. What inspires your music? Howls of the lone wolf, hot pangs of love and longing, the restless undulations of our rock and roll ancestors.
4. Have you played in the area before? Yes, we’ve been burning down the city since November.
5. What do you like about playing in the Laramie area? The crowds are receptive, ready to dance. And, everybody’s so damn good looking.
6. How did the band form? The Patti Fiasco formed in November of 2008 when five strangers, born to wolves and raised by outlaws, congregated over amber shots of whiskey at the Buckhorn Bar. The five drew dollars like pistols from their pockets (Alysia, from a holstered skirt), and drowned their spirits in strange synchronization. Coincidence has denied responsibility for the band’s formation, and instead points a crooked finger at Fate. Since, they’ve been composing original tunes as restless and wild as their respective histories.
7. Who writes the music? Alysia and Dee.
8. Who are the members of the band and what instrments do they play? The quintet features Scott Clabby, drums; Joe Locatelli, bass; Dennis Abramson, banjo; Dee Tyler, vocals, lead guitar; and Alysia Kraft, vocals, guitar.
9. Who are some musical influences for the band? Alysia speaking: (Not certain this would be a consensus). Lucinda Williams, Ryan Adams, Brandi Carlile, Tom Petty.
10. Where are some other places you have performed? Centennial, Encampment, soon-to-be Fort Collins.
Jamnesty concert raises human rights awareness Written by Bridget Wilson Monday, 09 March 2009 17:25
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against China and the flight of the Dalai Lama. Amnesty International will be celebrating with Jamnesty in the Wyoming Union Gardens from 8-10 p.m.
“Jamnesty is a concert series that raises awareness for human rights,” Emily May, organizer for the event, said.
This event is free, but donations will be accepted.
“It’s a time for people to listen to music and have a good time and be aware of human rights,” May said.
Bands that will be playing at Jamnesty this Tuesday are The Patti Fiasco and the Neo-Nostalgics.
The Patti Fiasco is a fairly new band, formed in November 2008 while congregating at the Buckhorn Bar. The band has played in Centennial, Encampment and will soon play in Fort Collins. They said they truly enjoy playing in Laramie.
“The crowds are receptive and ready to dance,” Kraft said. “And everybody’s so damn good looking.”
The Patti Fiasco is composed of Scott Clabby on drums, Joe Locatelli on bass, Dennis Abramson on banjo, Dee Tyler on vocals and lead guitar and Alysia Kraft on vocals and guitar. Although all the band members take part in creating the music, Tyler and Kraft are the primary songwriters.
Kraft said the band’s music style is “rock n’ roll with [pink] cowboy boots on. Country-friendly, rock driven, good timin’, hard dancin’, heart breakin’ sounds.”
Kraft said their musical influences include Lucinda Williams, Ryan Adams, Brandi Carlile and Tom Petty. The Patti Fiasco is currently in the process of recording a demo with CHiTT Productions.
The music will only just begin with The Patti Fiasco, as the Neo-Nostalgics will follow that performance.
The Neo-Nostalgics are composed of Adam Johnson on guitar and drums; Marko Ruble on guitar, bass and drums; Joe Locatelli on bass and guitar and Carter Parks on keyboard.
All the members are involved in the song writing, though Locatelli said their songs write themselves.
The Neo-Nostalgics have played in Cody, all over Laramie, and Montana.
“Playing music in Laramie revolves around an open and enthusiastic community,” Locatelli said. “We owe everything to the best.”
Some of the band’s musical influences include James Brown, Willie Nelson, the Four Tops, the Roots and numerous other musicians. Though they have several different influences, Locatelli said, the band’s music style is 98 percent “Circusmoborganic Eclectic Clusterfunk.”
The Neo-Nostalgics have already released an album with CHiTT Productions.
“Our first album, ‘Natural Assumptions,’ is now available at local independent retailers,” Locatelli said.
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