THE NU GROOVA
••••••Brad Taylor, bass ••••••••••••Henry Lazenby, guitar, keys ••••••••••••••••Sally Williams, vocals••••••••••••Adam Bryant, drums.
••••••••••••••••••Special guests•••••• Jamiel Allen of The Alliens, keys, synth, organ•••••••• Downtown Reggie Brown, hand drums, percussion••
PRODUCTION••••••Tony Esplange, sound••
••••••AOS Lighting, Jake••••••••••
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Influences
The Roanoke Times on Groova Scape: "Groova gets the work because it can live up to its name."
Sounds Like
"A walk in the park with Pat McGee" — The Roanoke Times.
"Groova Scape is a perfect name for these guys, who seem to have the flow controlled by some sort of invisible switch; maybe even a lever. Whatever it was, they unleashed it upon the MusicCast and we couldn't be happier." — Roanoke Times' Timescast.
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Groova Scape has its own very distinctive sound. Def a guitar band. Def a jam band. Yet there are folk, jazz, southern rock, even electronica, elements. Give us a chance, and we'll take you some place. Maybe even rock your britches off.
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"These guys are unbelievably creative," said Hash, the bassist for Thievery Corporation, after rocking through a 30-minute jam with Groova Scape at 202 Market in Roanoke in January. Michael Travis of String Cheese said similar things after jamming with Groova in April at 202 Market. "I had a lot of fun," Travis, who said he has never before jammed with an opening act, told Groova Scape afterwards. "You guys can jam. It was awesome."
Saying he was inspired by Groova's warm-up, Travis jumped in with the Roanoke band and smoked through one of Groova's jams, Power Down, for the sweetest 15 minutes in the band's existence.
It was a busy 2008 for Groova Scape, with shows opening for Tim Reynolds and TR3, for RAQ, for Thievery Corporation, for Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, for the Bridge, for U-Melt, and for EOTO and numerous others.
.........FROM THE ROANOKE TIMES REVIEW OF TIM REYNOLDS AND GROOVA SCAPE: "If the band sticks together and stays serious, it could become an original force."
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We're coming back to Roanoke, Va this Friday May 15th at Kirk Avenue Music at 8pm with our friends, The Corduroy Road. We hope you can make it out for the fun. Also, drop by our page and check out the new song we posted. It's a live recording of a song from our new album due out this summer! Thanks for the support and we hope to see you soon.
Hey Everyone, If you haven't already or you need more, please stop by Alex's New Tattoo on Franklin Road and pick up some festival postcards and posters! Less than 2 weeks to go, full steam ahead!!!
Roanoke Tattoo Festival Bands, Live At The Hotel Roanoke! May 8th 9th 10th 2009
FRIDAY, MAY 8th
3:00 Failte
4:30 Polarity
6:00 Groova Scape
7:30 Electric Chameleon
9:00 The Alliens w/ Gyroscopic Bellydance Co.
AFTERPARTY Awful Arthurs-Downtown with TK-421
SATURDAY, MAY 9th
12:00 Gyroscopic Bellydance Company
1:30 Nelson Oliver - Magic
2:00 Dark Ruin
4:00 Half Hellion
6:00 Switch56
8:00 Cookies & Anarchy
9:00 Soul
11:00 Madrone-AFTERPARTY Hotel Roanoke
SUNDAY, MAY 10th
12:00 Head Over Kills
2:00 Lady J's
4:00 Jackel Tickets
6:00 Funk Punch
Special performances by The Aerial Silk Dancers all weekend!
AERIAL : 1 a: of, relating to, or occurring in the air or atmosphere b: existing or growing in the air rather than in the ground or in water c: high in the air .. d: operating or operated overhead on elevated cables or rails
Personally, I hate parking lots --- but we have so many of them! Sitting there, doing nothing but heating up the atmosphere, so solar parking lots! Community-sustained, secure, renewable electricity! Bonus = community jobs! All over America! So I’m back at university learning GIS to analyze each town’s paved parking areas (Greensboro NC (pop 247,000) has 10.27 square miles of it that will power over 500,000 homes (every year) if covered with photovoltaics!) and I’m starting put_a_lid_on_it …………..……….
1 more to be announced!
