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- From: mfrost@bertha.pyramid.com (Mark Frost)
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- Subject: Summer In The Wintertime (Indian Summer Review)
- Date: 28 Jan 1993 10:36:35 -0800
- Organization: Pyramid Technology
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- Summary: Indian Summer Review
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- Summer In The Wintertime
-
- I managed to catch Indian Summer at Marsugi's in downtown San Jose
- on Wednesday. Hailing from Chico, Ca., the band was billed as a
- progressive/alternative group.
- The event was quite well-attended despite the late weeknight hour of
- the performance. The band began at approximately 10:30 by my clock
- complete with some pre-show banter by vocalist/guitarist Bobby Bird.
- The set contained approximately 5 songs; several of which ran for
- 10 minutes or longer. A few songs, "Sunshine," and "Comes In Flow"
- had somewhat of a pop feel to them and while not as musically complex and
- interesting as the longer more experimental songs were well received.
- Solos seemed to be had only by Bobby, unfortunately -- none by
- either Ted, the bassist, or Pete the drummer. Bobby's solos were
- quite impressive however. His playing style, while not terribly
- polished was very expressive and melodic. A wide veriety of effects were
- used, but none were overused in my opinion. Some aspects of the solos
- reminded this reviewer of Carlos Santana.
- Near the end of the show the the drummer, Pete, made a plug for the
- band's new demo tape which was being sold by the band's manager in the
- back of the club (it was rumored that there were T-shirts to be had as
- well, but this reviewer didn't see any). Unfortunately, the poor miking
- and acoustics at Marsugi's made understanding any of the lyrics let alone
- the plugs and between-song banter quite difficult. I'm not sure how
- many in the audience fully heard the demo tape announcement.
- Despite the acoustical problems and a variety of feedback effects
- (probably induced by the club's acoustics as well), the performance was
- well received by the audience members with whom this reviewer spoke.
- For many in the audience this was their first exposure to the sounds,
- and ideas of Indian Summer. Many expressed interest in seeing them
- again.
- All in all, I found the band to be well worth the money (a steal
- in fact) and recommend them to anyone who enjoys good music. Hopefully,
- in the future we will find Indian Summer gracing a venue with somewhat
- better acoustics. The band seems to be on their way to building a
- Bay Area following.
-
- -Mark Frost, first-time-reviewer-(trying-to-convince-others-he's-not-a-
- metalhead)-at-large
-