Running from Cover!

Portland is flooded with music abound. Talent of all sorts, music of all types. I'm the type of gal that can listen to almost anything. I've become a huge sucker for a good local band. Just like anything else though, the music scene is filled with politics. John and I spend a lot of time talking about the efforts he and his previous Portland based band "Sandbag" (not to be confused with the current local hip-hop group with the same name) to get to the point where they were opening for Anthrax.

The one type of band that I just can't bring myself to enjoy though, is a cover band. No matter how well the songs are covered, I've already heard it a thousand times by the original band that sang it and wore out the radio stations. You will never be famous and have millions of screaming fans. I mean really, give me a break. The only place I feel its ok to hear a cover band is at a wedding reception - other than that - get a song writer and lets hear it.


Lost Cause Desperados at Geno's April 23, 2010
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