The Graveyard Orchestra GOBigWKND
The Graveyard Orchestra stuck by me through this entire, psychotic weekend of highways, byways, parties, performances, theatrics, work schedules, and, naturally, MAYHEM! Brian, our lead guitarist, performed between morning shifts at work (I'm talking 8am, people. A time at which some of us think only happens when we "go to bed really, really late"). It impressed the hell out of me how he went from slouched on his amp, trying to keep his eyes open at HOME Fest, to the TV news anchor he was born to be the moment his microphone turned on. I absolutely love what he adds to the music, as well as the personality of the group overall. He is one of the founding members and, in fact, one of the reasons I thought the name "The Graveyard Orchestra" would be a fitting title for our project. Which was actually quite different when we first discussed an experiment in "satellite bands." Digg-It Dave, our drummer, performed between rehearsals for a theatrical production at PACA Which also happens to be the space where we all meet to rehearse our Graveyard Orchestra set. He's been there since the beginning, since I started playing music, and he's helped provide a backbone for what I'm trying to create. It's so much easier to make music when you're able to groove with a strong beat. Or an exotic beat. Or a militaristic call to arms! He also helped me build the website I'm currently using. Hopefully, we're all planning to be a part of Return of Attack of the PACA. Hopefully, that is not too presumptuous of me to say! Frank Ferko, our 7-string bassist, wrote a whole, really cool song for our set! Called: "Bereft" Okay, so Frank probably has a million songs, right? But I still appreciate him contributing a something like that to The Graveyard Orchestra. And I normally don't like to perform other people's songs. I have to like it an inordinate amount. And I hope you all like the lyrics that I've written... so far... I also really love Frank's enthusiasm for the project overall. And I have a great time chatting with him about band stuff. Especially since I really hope to continue putting on these performances where all four of us can get together, party with our friends, and play some groovy tunes. Pardon my lengthy explanation of why I enjoy our band. I am supposed to be a journalist. Haha. It was a super fun weekend. Thanks guys.