{"id":1611,"date":"2011-11-30T14:18:43","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T22:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=1611"},"modified":"2011-11-30T14:18:43","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T22:18:43","slug":"local-cover-bands-bring-back-sounds-of-decades-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2011\/11\/30\/local-cover-bands-bring-back-sounds-of-decades-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Local cover bands bring back sounds of decades past"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those tired of going to a dance club to hear the same repetitive dubstep beats should try going back to a time when rock and roll was king.<\/p>\n

An upcoming live show at Metropolis promises to be a cover-band extravaganza, featuring three bands, all of whom specialize in one of three eras of classic rock: the \u201860s, \u201870s, and \u201880s.<\/p>\n

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Rock of Ages rock out (photo by Lauren Duggan).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe sound like we\u2019re straight out of the \u201860s,\u201d says Younger than Yesterday lead guitarist Josh Weed. \u201cWe go to great pains to play the songs accurately, and not to take any liberties with them, unlike some cover bands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weed\u2019s \u201860s oldies band covers rock icons of that decade, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Kinks, and features frontman Bryan Politano (a.k.a. Rock Lindsay), who played in veteran Victoria rock band Roxxlyde during the \u201880s.<\/p>\n

Rock of Ages, another band on the bill, has been playing shows for over a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all dress up, put on our wigs, get out there, and just rock the hell out of the place,\u201d says lead singer Laura Petriello, who was one of the 10 finalists in Victoria Idol.<\/p>\n

Ken Kempster, the band\u2019s drummer, formerly played as a second drummer for Nomeansno, a Vancouver-based punk band who formed in Victoria in the late \u201870s and are still active today.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been playing drums for almost 30 years,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019ve played with a lot of Victoria bands over the years, but now I\u2019m happy to be playing with Rock of Ages. It\u2019s really fun when we\u2019re playing classic rock songs and getting everyone dancing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Free Ride, a band highlighting the \u201870s, is the newest act in the show, rounding out the event with their debut performance. Appropriately, the band stretches across generations: their bassist, Dan Politano, a Victoria artist also known for his solo recordings, is the son of Younger Than Yesterday\u2019s frontman Bryan Politano.<\/p>\n

Decades of Rock<\/strong>
\n9pm, Saturday, December 3
\nMetropolis, $10
\nmetropolisconcert.com\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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