JUNE 19: ONE STEP AWAY w/CLOSER THAN WE APPEAR

     


Ah...what a night, huh?  Makes you not want to go back to work, huh? Don't GO! Don't GO!  This show was HOT!   And no, not just because the boyz were good-lookin' either, but because the house was rockin' and the girls were 'flockin'...and for good reason.

The night featured popular up-n-comers, and N. Andover, MA heartthrobs, One Step Away , being warmed up nicely by a consistently fantastic array of musicianship by south-shore young bloods Closer Than We Appear (CTWA).

One Step Away (heretofor referred to as "OSA") had top-billing for this gig and shiny 'Best of Boston' performance credentials to prove it, and carted with them not only their soundman and P.A. down from up north, but also ALOT of Marshall stack amplifiers, drum risers, wireless mics and other arena-rock-cum-Jonas-brothers-live type show accoutrements. 

The current OSA line up is made up of:
Adam Carrington (Lead Vocals)
Terence Healy (Lead Guitar)
Mike Nuzzolo (Bass/Vocals)
Ben Trudeau (Drums)

When the dust settled and the last giddy school girl had taken her last iphoto with the bands, one couldnt be sure if this was a battle of the boy bands or just a bunch of great kids having an awesome time in the same venue that very well may have hosted a big-band dance night for their great-great-grandparents back in 1920, complete with derby hats and flapper dresses.

Closer Than We Appear are:

Gabe Goodman - 14, vocal and guitar
Max DiRado - 13, lead guitar
Jack Duff – 14, bass


Here's a quick run-down from the opening setlist by CTWA:
Silhouette  - opening song- jazzy..(max used wah wah pedal)
Sleeper Car- original
1,2,3,4  cover from plain white Ts
Distorted Figures - original
Title And Registration- Gabe and Max
Glass Houses- Original
Trapeze Swinger/under pressure/One - compilation they arranged of favorite songs- song from death cab for cutie, queen, U2 then back around to Iron and Wine 
The Last Bell- memorial song about teacher/friend, Dick Blake, who recently passed away
In The Darkness- newest piece- 2010 Gates songwriting comp winner
Just When You Think That It’s All Over- Possibly the standout song of the night, both vocally and lyrically and no secret why it won the lads the South Shore Conservatory's 2010 Songwriter's competition
The Bar Mitzvah Song- kind of a parody of one of their own songs - a bit of a "private joke" that turned into a Gates school crowd favorite. 
 
At the peak of the night, the venue was Standing Room Only (yes, they ran out of chairs)  We're thinking about 100-110 fans, who were caught somewhere between texting, oohing, ahhhing, oogling and stuffing down some serious pizza and having a @#$% good time doing it, too

One could not help but notice however, a dramatic thinning of the crowd after CTWA vacated the stage. It appeared to more than one observer, that well over 50% of the crowd had seen who they came to see and were content to bust loose and take on the night.

All told, it was a great night for all--and I am remiss that I did not get a set list from "OSA" to post here, but perhaps can track that down if there isnt some hidden fee for it, now that they are off to Hollywood to cut their new album. OSA left post-haste after the show (well, after they managed to pry 15 girls off of them, each) to set sail to the great state of PA to begin recording their new big time CD. Can't wait. Nickelodeon, here we come!

But steel yourself, because C.T.W.A, are getting ready for their recording session in early August 2010 and will have a TV appearance on Scorch's PFGtv cable show on MYTV network to air Aug 21!  Not sure what that is but it sounds like a blast. Also, CTWA did promise to make a triumphant and more effusive return to the stage at ol' New North late summer so get yer iphone ready to vibrate all on its own as the boys get THISCLOSE to your inner-ear.

Keep it REAL.

-NNLN

Posted by New North Listening Room at 6/30/2010 3:15 PM
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