neue töne (320): baby grand

manche musik schmeckt gleich zu beginn so saftig und zauberhaft - ähnlich einer reifen erdbeere, der ersten im jahr - dass es einem schummerig wird und man sich zügig in entspannte lage bringen muss, um bei besinnung zu bleiben. mein opener von baby grand war "everything you say", das so vertraut tönt und lust auf mehr macht, einen korb mit diesen roten früchten etwa. und wenn man sich dann die truppe anschaut, meint man sich guten bekannten gegenüber: gerri white - vocals, acoustic guitar, tim white - drums, cory vick - guitar, leon levy - bass, christina maradik - viola, percussion, vocals und jeanette faith (juju) - rhodes piano schaffen sich bei der band aus sacramento. die zählt zu den persönlichen referenzen belle & sebastian, biirdie und camera obscura. passt alles. denn pop ist es und die verweise zu folk, wie sie auch biirdie zugestanden werden, lassen sich auch hier finden.
1999 gegründet, gewannen sie bereits in 2000 den preis für die beste band, vermutlich im heimatort, in 2002 erschien das erste album "spectrum". in diesem jahr nun wurde es vollbracht und ein nachfolgeprodukt, eine ep fertig zu stellen. "coming true" heißt das stück.
Baby Grand - Everything You Say

Best onstage memory: "Was there a time?" Gerri says. "No, my favorite was playing at a wine-tasting benefit in a gymnasium and I had a 5-year-old fan who kept trying to brain himself on the monitor. And then the lights went out, and immediately there was the sound of breaking glass all around the gym. People just couldn't control themselves."
First song learned to play: Gerri: "I can't remember the exact song, but I soon discovered I could play all of the Galaxie 500 songs with the new three chords I learned."
Biggest trouble gotten into as teenagers: "I put a huge dent in the floral delivery van at the flower shop that me and my mom both worked for," Olsen recalls. "My mom was mortified and told the owners before I had a chance to. They fired me, but not until I had worked there long enough to pay for the repairs. I was such a crazy rock-and-roll kid, let me tell you."
Who plays the most instruments? Who's most responsible? Always late? Who gets all the groupies? "I play the most instruments," Olsen says. "Everybody is pretty responsible except me. I'm always late, and I get all the groupies, but I have to send them packing, because 19 times out of 20, they're either the wrong gender or UGLY."
How hokey is this whole teenager theme? Suggestions for next year? Olsen: "It's pretty terrible and cruel because it just reminds me of what a boring loser I was when I was 16. Thanks, Sammie. You so rock. Next year's theme should be 'Famous Despots.'" quelle