I love discovering new music & new bands and I have to say that in the last few years I’ve met some pretty awesome peeps who work in the music industry. I previously mentioned to you all about The Coloring and it just so happens that it was through them that I met Tony from the band Jokes For Feelings. I had put together a small show in San Jose last year and due to unforeseen circumstances, the band The Mitchell Experiment couldn’t play the show and Tony’s band Three Drinks Away From Love came to save the day.
Tony later told me about another project that he was part of, a ska band called Jokes For Feelings. I have to say that ska music has never been my forte, it is definitely not my area of expertise, but when the music is so catchy like the sounds of Jokes For Feelings, how can anyone resist? Their sound is a mix of ska, punk, rock & latin jazz. They currently have two self released EP’s called "One Of Us Sucks” & "The Sleeping Giant" and are super busy with several shows all over the Bay. If you like ska, then you most definitely need to check out their music, or even if you are like me and are not familiar with ska music, Jokes For Feelings will make you want to dance.
The guys will be playing a show at Gilman on Friday August 27th alongside Rudo Movimiento, Dezu, La Noche Oskura and directly from LA La Banda Skalavera. For more info about the band and their up-coming shows, check out their myspace music page.
Credits: www.myspace.com/jokesforfeelings & Tony Acosta
How many stories to do hear about bands that started out of a garage? Well, The Coloring is one of those bands. I met Josh & Cesar in 2004 when they used to have awesome jam sessions at a friend’s place in the East Bay and that’s how the project The Coloring was born. Unfortunately, a tragic accident took the life of one of the members Cy Cuyoung and the whole project was put on hold. I lost contact with Josh & Cesar and it wasn’t until last year when we crossed paths again. I found out that the guys had started a new project in 2008 called The Mitchell Experiment. I was fortunate to see them performed at Blake’s and I was very impressed. The Mitchell Project Experiment had their last show on Saint Patrick’s Day last year at Bottom Of The Hill (what a bad ass venue right?) The members parted ways and Josh and Cesar returned to the original project they had left behind.
I’ve had several conversations with Josh about The Coloring and I think that with perseverance the project will again take off once again. A few weeks ago Josh shared with me a video of The Coloring produced by Slandro Champions; I’d like to share it with all of you.
As a Bay Area Native I think it is important to support local talent, whether they are friends of yours, a band already popular or up-and-coming. Stay tuned, because the next few blogs will be dedicated to awesome Bay Area bands.
