★ WE PLAY EVERYTHING ★
Five friends, one basement, a public-access time slot, and zero genre loyalty. Hair metal, new wave, funk, a power ballad, and then — sure — a polka. Turn it up, stand on the couch, and play along.
☞ AIR GUITAR PERMITTED AT ALL TIMES · NO STAIRWAY, DENIED · REQUESTS TAKEN BY PHONE · MANAGEMENT NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BLOWN SPEAKERS ☜
Channel 88, public-access. Grab the dial and flip through the show — one channel per clip, straight off the camcorder. Bad tracking is a feature.
Five suburbanites who never met a genre they wouldn't attempt. Introducing…
Lead singer & hype man
Range of four octaves, three of them advisable. Owns every studded belt in Aurora and will hit the high note whether the song has one or not.
"If you're not standing on something, are you even listening?"
Lead guitar & air-guitar champion
Two-time regional air-guitar finalist on a real guitar. Knows the solo to everything and half of the rhythm parts. Windmills without warning.
"There's a fast part in every song if you believe hard enough."
Keytar, synths & that string patch
Straps on the keytar and struts. Has a preset for every decade and a laser sound she deploys against the band's wishes. Runs the drum machine when it counts.
"Everything's better with a little more reverb. And a keytar."
Bass & the low end of the operation
Slaps when asked and often when not. The quiet one, which is a low bar in this band. Holds the whole thing together while nobody watches.
"Nobody claps for the bassist. That's how you know it's working."
Drums & the neighbours' noise complaints
One volume: yes. Counts off every song at a slightly illegal tempo and dares the rest to keep up. The reason the basement has new drywall.
"Five, six, seven, eight — I'm not slowing down, catch up."
Genre is a suggestion. Here's a slice of a normal Friday — yes, in that order.
▶ TONIGHT'S SET · SIDE A
★ Requests welcome. Bring us something weird. ★
Every great set needs the moment where you close your eyes, lean back, and hit the one chord that says it all. Here's ours — go on.
One power chord with a whammy dive, built in your browser — no file, no download. Turn it up. That sound is called "shwing." Hit it again.
Where to catch the show with the volume all the way up.
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Parties, bars, backyards, bar mitzvahs, battles of the bands, your cousin's wedding — if there's a socket and a stage, we'll plug in.
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