Sonic Spectrum Local Music Showcase
Soft Reeds * Radkey * Quivers * Drop A Grand
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Down with your theories Down with your conventions This cat lives in another dimension
The Quivers are the absolute worst. The Quivers cut in line. The Quivers smell bad and mooch at the expense of everybody else. The Quivers leave crumbs in the butter. The Quivers are careless and start fires. One of The Quivers pushed an old man down on the sidewalk. I won't tell you which one it was, but she's not sorry.
And despite of, or because of such a lackluster attitude toward the most basic gestures of polite civilization, The Quivers make meaningful music. Music that rocks at its foundation and swings from the rafters. The Quivers as individual persons are profoundly flawed, but as a band The Quivers deliver the real deal. The Quivers have fun.
Vocal/Keys: Todd Grantham
Guitar/Vocal: Abe Haddad
Drums: Bernie Dugan
Radkey is a band made up of three teenage brothers Darrion, Isaiah, and Solomon. The music they play is undeniably rock, which they like to play hard, loud and often. Their influences range from The Who to Nirvana and so many in between. They were invited to play last years Afro-Punk Festival in Brooklyn, NY.
Radkey has played with several national acts including the legendary band Fishbone. Be sure to checkout Radkey when they hit your city and support them in their fight to end false rock.
oft Reeds is the bastard son of dreams gone awry and inspiration rediscovered. The byproduct of his affair with disillusionment, front man Ben Grimes brings legitimacy to illegitimacy. After the break up of his previous band, The Golden Republic, Ben left Kansas City for Nashville. His exodus was one of disappointment with the music industry, youthful rebellion, and artistic endeavors. After the ordeal of a major label fiasco, he was trying to get away from being a musician. But the musical environment of Nashville compelled him to write again. He would soon leave Nashville and return to Kansas City to start a new project: Soft Reeds. Setting up in Kansas City’s Crossroads District, Ben built a small studio and created an EP ( Three Songs by Soft Reeds). At this point Soft Reeds transformed into a band. Grimes recruited Josh Wiedenfeld (drummer), Phillipe Leitner (bass), and Jordan Johnson (Rhodes/guitar). Shortly thereafter Jordan Johnson left the quartet, and was replaced by Dan Talmadge. In the fall of 2009 they began recording their debut album “Soft Reeds are Bastards.” Comprised mainly of songs and ideas taken from Grimes’ Nashville experience, Wiedenfeld also lent his hand with co-producing, engineering, and writing arrangements. The music is brimming with pop melodies, rousing guitar, and clever instrumentation. The rhythmic beats alternate and pulsate with themes of alienation and connectedness. Lyrically, it is a cheeky account of perspective gained.
