WCYY Presents
BUSH
Whitcomb
Thu, July 12, 2012
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
State Theatre
Portland, ME
$30 advance / $35 day of show
Tickets
This event is all ages
Buy tickets in person at the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at www.statetheatreportland.com The State Theatre Box Office will be open one hour before doors on night of show.
http://www.statetheatreportland.com/event/118243/
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BUSH
The new BUSH album, The Sea of Memories, is steeped in the notion that one has to know where they came from to know where they're going. "We are the sum of everything we've done -- right, wrong and in-between," says singer and guitarist Gavin Rossdale. "We're all victims, and benefactors, of our past." And Bush should know. The British-born band has had more success over the course of their first half-dozen years than most artists do in a lifetime. From Sixteen Stone to The Science of Things, they made some of the most successful rock albums in recent memory. The seminal outfit also forged a sound that would come to characterize an entire decade.
Today, Rossdale is mining the past for clues to the future, and has come up with an album that reflects both sides of that time quotient. On The Sea of Memories, he's resurrected the band with drummer Robin Goodridge, guitarist Chris Traynor and bassist Corey Britz. "When making music, you have a choice to repeat what you've done or move on," says Rossdale. "It would've been safe to just rework [1994's debut album] Sixteen Stone over and over, but what kind of life would that be? When you're driving down the road, you're focused on what's in front of you; you don't really think to keep checking in your rear view mirror. I like the idea of art changing, developing and morphing."
The Sea of Memories is drenched in Bush's trademark intensity and driven by Rossdale's emotive, bittersweet vocals, but it's also infused with an immediacy that pushes the album into new, compelling directions. From their lead single, the atmospheric powerhouse "The Sound of Winter," to the rapid-fire exuberance of "All My Life," Bush reveals itself as a re-energized band.
Today, Rossdale is mining the past for clues to the future, and has come up with an album that reflects both sides of that time quotient. On The Sea of Memories, he's resurrected the band with drummer Robin Goodridge, guitarist Chris Traynor and bassist Corey Britz. "When making music, you have a choice to repeat what you've done or move on," says Rossdale. "It would've been safe to just rework [1994's debut album] Sixteen Stone over and over, but what kind of life would that be? When you're driving down the road, you're focused on what's in front of you; you don't really think to keep checking in your rear view mirror. I like the idea of art changing, developing and morphing."
The Sea of Memories is drenched in Bush's trademark intensity and driven by Rossdale's emotive, bittersweet vocals, but it's also infused with an immediacy that pushes the album into new, compelling directions. From their lead single, the atmospheric powerhouse "The Sound of Winter," to the rapid-fire exuberance of "All My Life," Bush reveals itself as a re-energized band.
Whitcomb
The Band
Whitcomb, though one of Portland, Maine’s newest voices, is comprised of veterans of the local music scene. Formed by Sean Libby and Andy Beavis on guitars, Ryan Fleming on bass, Mark Sayer on drums, and vocalist Brant Dadaleares, the band has created something intense and original, both heavy and melodic, with multiple layers of sound.
The Man
The band’s name, as well as Dadaleares’ lyrics, come from the 19th-century poet James Whitcomb Riley. While more famous for writing children’s poetry, personal tragedy caused Riley to descend into alcoholism and madness, and his poetry took a much darker bent. It is from here that Whitcomb pulls their inspiration—perfect for the epic songs the band writes, and testament to the power of art that century-old poetry can impact and influence a heavy rock band to create something of their own.
The Sound
Art and poetry aside, Whitcomb is a loud rock band. With influences from Tool to the Deftones, Faith No More, Queens of the Stone Age, and Radiohead, they have stepped up and created a sound every bit as large. The music proves dark and melodious, at times a wall of sound big enough to fill a stadium, while at other times invoking a small and smoky barroom. While the vocals weave a tapestry of Riley’s poems overhead, a knowing reminder that this is truly the soundtrack of a man’s descent into madness, it's the way the band anchors the words to darkened rhythms that provides the basis of the sound.
Whitcomb, though one of Portland, Maine’s newest voices, is comprised of veterans of the local music scene. Formed by Sean Libby and Andy Beavis on guitars, Ryan Fleming on bass, Mark Sayer on drums, and vocalist Brant Dadaleares, the band has created something intense and original, both heavy and melodic, with multiple layers of sound.
The Man
The band’s name, as well as Dadaleares’ lyrics, come from the 19th-century poet James Whitcomb Riley. While more famous for writing children’s poetry, personal tragedy caused Riley to descend into alcoholism and madness, and his poetry took a much darker bent. It is from here that Whitcomb pulls their inspiration—perfect for the epic songs the band writes, and testament to the power of art that century-old poetry can impact and influence a heavy rock band to create something of their own.
The Sound
Art and poetry aside, Whitcomb is a loud rock band. With influences from Tool to the Deftones, Faith No More, Queens of the Stone Age, and Radiohead, they have stepped up and created a sound every bit as large. The music proves dark and melodious, at times a wall of sound big enough to fill a stadium, while at other times invoking a small and smoky barroom. While the vocals weave a tapestry of Riley’s poems overhead, a knowing reminder that this is truly the soundtrack of a man’s descent into madness, it's the way the band anchors the words to darkened rhythms that provides the basis of the sound.
Venue Information:
State Theatre
609 Congress St
Portland, ME, 04101
http://www.statetheatreportland.com/
State Theatre
609 Congress St
Portland, ME, 04101
http://www.statetheatreportland.com/
Sponsored by: WCYY
