Friday, July 12, 2013
Churchill Breaks Up
It's sad to see such an amazing group of musicians/people go their separate ways. Churchill will surely be missed. http://www.heyreverb.com/blog/
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Vetta Star
When you think of University of Denver, the first
thing that comes to mind is most likely music.
Four DU students fit that subject perfectly after merging two DU bands
to form Vetta Star. With singer and
pianist Joey Genetti, guitarists Paul Edelman and Charlie Fitz, bassist Eli
Acosta, and singer and drummer Brandon Meagher the band has “made more progress
in Vetta Star than in any other band,” says Meagher. In the beginning, the band may have had the
right material and talent, but the one thing they lacked was a name. After playing many gigs without a name, the
band finally decided to be known as Vetta Star.
“One day I was playing with words and really liked the look of the word
Vetta,” shares Meagher. “I’m Italian, so
the word Vetta fit well,” Genetti adds.
Vetta
Star did not go into the music business unexperienced, however. All the members of the band have been playing
music since they were young. Edelman has
been playing guitar for about ten years now, Genetti started playing piano in 3rd
grade and joined a rock band in 5th grade, and Meagher has been
playing drums since 3rd grade.
Fitz finishes by telling us that he’s “played clarinet since 5th
grade and I started playing guitar in my later years of high school.”
Musicians
tend to have a reason to write songs and must decide what they want people to think
or feel when they hear their music. The
response of “butterflies and cotton candy” was instantly shouted out by Genetti
in a joking voice. After a bit of
thought, however, Genetti came up with what he really wants Vetta Star’s songs
to share. “I want people to be able to
relate to our music and have it take them through a world of feelings,” Genetti
explains. “All songs tell a story and I
think every story has a deeper meaning.
A song can mean a couple different things to a different few people.”
With
the idea of being relatable storytellers, the band recorded their most recent
EP that Genetti tells us is self-titled.
The EP is “really related to the way the band started. We took three songs from each of the previous
two bands and remixed them to fit together,” Meagher explains. But even with a possible bias towards a member’s
previous band, the musicians had trouble choosing their favorite songs from the
EP. “I personally don’t have a
favorite. I love them all,” Genetti
shares. “I get to do a lot of different
things on each song. I play drums and tambourine
on “Painted in the Sky” and I play guitar on “Dreaded Thought.”” “I personally love “Breath” and “Painted in
the Sky,”” Meagher follows. “The tone,
reverb, and vocals on those songs are cool.”
But what inspired some of these songs?
After much thought, Meagher decided to explain the backstory from the
song “Dreaded Thought.” “Sophomore year
was tough in college. I remember
returning home during break and my dad didn’t understand why I was in school
for music, so I wrote a song about how my parents didn’t understand what I was
doing.”
Every
band has a favorite show and many crazy memories. To start off, Edelman tells us that the bands
favorite show was probably their CD release.
“So many people came and we weren’t playing covers anymore. It was our own music,” Fitz explains. One of the band’s memories actually ties into
one of their most recent shows. “We were
playing a gig at a fraternity house and we were covering the song “Once in a
Lifetime” by Talking Heads. There was
nothing dividing the band from the people in the audience and a guy slammed his
hand onto my keyboard and knocked it off the stage. I just kind of kept singing like nothing
happened. It was definitely a new experience
for me,” Genetti shares. Luckily, the
piano was unharmed, but this is definitely a crazy memory that sticks out in
Genetti’s mind.
With
the entire band finally out of college, can fans expect Vetta Star to continue
putting out new music and scheduling performances? “Oh ya!” Fitz answers. “It will be a bit
different without school, but we will be able to focus more on the band.” This question ultimately led to the question
of what would happen if the band failed.
“Everyone has their own weird habits outside of music,” Fitz
shares. “Joey just loves Jet Skis.” “They are so cool!” Genetti comments. “They are like the poor man’s Ferrari. It’s a thrill ride and you’ve got no seat
belt!” It’s also shared that Edelman
would want to be a sports announcer or try for the MLA. “I want to move to Mexico and try to start my
own American football team,” Edelman adds to his previous ideas.
Vetta
Star will be playing a show at the Gothic Theater on July 20, so be sure you
don’t miss out on an amazing concert.
For more information and to get a taste of their music, visit the band’s
website at http://vettastar.com/.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
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