ELBO ROOM, Chicago
4 December 2010

...Guess we're no longer in Kansas...

Hey, blogspot readers, SouthSide's now at Elbo Room just in time to check out the rockin' as well as eclectic music of Alice Sweet Alice (cool Brooke Shields movie reference for a band name). From Kansas City, this band brought its blend of "electro" (off the keyboard) and "postpunkadelic" (off the guitars and drums) sound for a late-night performance. This reviewer enjoyed the lively kick heard within the edgy rock sound ...the bursts of energy instantly grabbed her attention inside the epic feel within each Alice song. At times, there was a fiery essence wafting from the guitar riffs and Ali Kat's vocals sparking that energetic vibe and momentum. Yet during the other times, SouthSide felt the crisp chill of the haunting momentum and rhythmic groove when Scott (on bass) took lead on vocals. This also brought out the dark psychedelic side of Alice's music to light ...more vibrant with a steady heart-pounding metal chords. Enthralled by the band's darkness, SouthSide rocked to songs such as Legends and Ambola (off Alice's current CD). She also suggests checking out Flight of Tonight and set closer Weeping Lily (a rockin' BANG of hard hitting riffs and dynamic vocals by Ali). SouthSide was thoroughly impressed by Alice's Chicago debut even though having some minor technical difficulties, blogspot readers, and she hopes they make a return appearance (or more) again in 2011. Visit http://www.alicesweetalice.com or http://reverbnation.com/alicesweetalice for more information.

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Scott Martinez is getting his original bass back.  He bought this bass in the late 1980's to use in his first band, "Autumn Cathedral"and recorded THIS album (c.1989) with this particular bass guitar.  Here is a picture of the bass:



It is an Ibanez Roadstar II RB924 made in 1983.  This means that Scott will, at times, be playing the same rig that he played with back in the 1980's on 2 tours of the Western United States and at many clubs in California's San Francisco bay area.  He still has the same bass head (a Peavey Mark III c.1978), and a Peavey 215 cabinet with Black Widow speakers.

ASA recorded our performance at Korruption in Kansas City, and we're now working on getting it mixed!  ASA will release this live album sometime in spring 2010, so please sign up here to be the first to know when it comes out!!!

BTW, it sounds GREAT!!!

We're excited because this is the first recording with ASA's newest members, though we will stop calling them that soon because they're just simply members of ASA now.  That's just how it is, and this recording will prove that to everyone.

Stay tuned!!

Scott, ASA

Check out this video: Weeping Lily by Alice Sweet Alice

Check out this video: Weeping Lily by Alice Sweet Alice

Music Review: Alice Sweet Alice - Moloko and UltraviolenceEighties Touchstones, Modern SensibilityReview by Pete Dulin.Published: Friday, December 18, 2009Alice Sweet Alice, a five-piece band from Ka...

Music Review: Alice Sweet Alice - Moloko and UltraviolenceEighties Touchstones, Modern SensibilityReview by Pete Dulin.Published: Friday, December 18, 2009Alice Sweet Alice, a five-piece band from Ka...

Scott made the difficult decision of cutting Tyler Klein loose today, but never fear.  ASA will go on as a formidable foursome until a replacement is found!

We have another guitarist coming to practice on Sunday the 6th, and he's been around since the first round of tryouts - so our foursome may not last long.

In any case, all shows are ON, and all bets are on, and ASA is strong as a unit as we currently are. 

Just a heads up and FYI and all that!

ASA has acquired a videographer/director here in Kansas City whom will help us begin filming for our new video for "WEEPING LILY".  Shooting will happen in December and production will see this video being launched in January of 2010!

We have also gotten another fellow to shoot our live show on the 23rd of December at the Record Bar.  ASA will podcast this show after the first of the year, so if you're too far away to see ASA live, this will be a good taster for you!

Along with this, we will be posting DEMAND opportunities for you to help us decide where to go on our tour in 2010!

Please participate as we hope to make it close to a town near you!

Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving!

Scott, ASA

http://alicesweetalice.org/blog.cfm?feature=543033...ASA has acquired a videographer/director here in Kansas City whom will help us begin filming for our new video for "WEEPING LILY".  Shooting w...