Friday, August 19, 2011

Now's the Time: Marbin


The big brother of my best friend had a jazz fusion/prog rock/metal band when I was a little kid. We'd watch them rehearse in a suburban basement on weekends. I was more impressed by the ancillary presence of girls, drugs and strobe lights than by the pretentious music.

The pale imitations of Brand X, King Crimson, Tony Williams and the Scorpions must have have had an impact on me, however, because I get giddy when a contemporary band like Marbin displays some of those influences. Marbin performs at The Record Bar on Sunday, August 21.

Paul Wertico, Steve Rodby and Jamey Haddad sometimes work with Marbin, but here's the word on Sunday's show from Jeff Harshbarger: The lineup will be Dani Rabin (gtr) Danny Markovich (sax) Ian Stewart (bass) and Justyn Lawrence (drums).

The likely absence of girls, drugs and strobe lights won't keep me away.
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 19, 2011 at 11:27 PM

    Sounds kinda stupid.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 24, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    But there were girls there, Bill! (You talked with one, remember?)

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  3. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 12:21 AM

    Did anyone see the show?

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  4. Happy In BagAugust 25, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    Do you have a problem with stupid, Anon 1127? I don't.

    There were, by my count, two girls in the room, Anon 405. Exciting!

    Marbin sounded like Joe Satriani fronting a klezmer band on Sunday, Anon 1221.

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  5. AnonymousAugust 27, 2011 at 1:49 AM

    @HappyInBag Haha! Is that good or bad?

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  6. Happy In BagAugust 27, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    I'll reference to the old critics' gag, Anon 149: "I liked it. It was good."

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