A Cool Stick plays largest show yet at Rams Head Live
Kate McNaboe
Issue date: 11/10/09 Section: Arts & Society
Who would have thought that the winner of Loyola's spring 2009 Battle of the Bands would go on to perform at the same venue as Jay-Z, Nas and Mos Def? Certainly not the energetic members of local hip-hop/reggae group A Cool Stick, but they could not be happier about it.
"I won't be celebrating Christmas this year," Luke O'Brien, vocals, said during their hour-long set at Rams Head at the Power Plant Thursday night. This is Christmas for me."Â Â
After performances from three other bands, Homegrown, Lowercase Blues and Dangerman, A Cool Stick rocked the house.
"They sound so good. This is my favorite song of theirs!" said loyal fan , Annie Pederson, during their opener, "Turn Me Up."
Thursday night was a double celebration for A Cool Stick: playing at their biggest venue yet and finally releasing their long-awaited first CD. O'Brien, John Fitch, James Hughes, Brian Aranda and Brendan "Fuzz" Floyd have been working hard in a Druid Hill recording studio for months. But capturing the unique sound of A Cool Stick onto a CD was no easy task.
"To me the most difficult part of recording was being patient as we worked," said Fitch, vocals and keys. "We were very meticulous with each stage, from tracking to mastering, and sometimes it seemed that we would never be able to step back and enjoy the songs as a whole."
Well, they definitely enjoyed their songs on the Rams Head stage where they looked right at home. They played an hour-long set, including personal favorite "Purple Haze", during which Hughes does a mean Jimi Hendrix, as well as crowd favorite, and the song that started it all, "I Love Knowledge."
A Cool Stick has recently played at several other popular Baltimore venues, such as the 13th Floor at the Belvedere on East Chase Street, the 8 X 10 in Federal Hill, Joe Squared on North Avenue, and several times at Loyola, including last year's Loyolapalooza. But this was by far the most exciting opportunity yet. Representatives of Rams Head actually contacted the band about doing the show, according to drummer Brian Aranda.
"I won't be celebrating Christmas this year," Luke O'Brien, vocals, said during their hour-long set at Rams Head at the Power Plant Thursday night. This is Christmas for me."Â Â
After performances from three other bands, Homegrown, Lowercase Blues and Dangerman, A Cool Stick rocked the house.
"They sound so good. This is my favorite song of theirs!" said loyal fan , Annie Pederson, during their opener, "Turn Me Up."
Thursday night was a double celebration for A Cool Stick: playing at their biggest venue yet and finally releasing their long-awaited first CD. O'Brien, John Fitch, James Hughes, Brian Aranda and Brendan "Fuzz" Floyd have been working hard in a Druid Hill recording studio for months. But capturing the unique sound of A Cool Stick onto a CD was no easy task.
"To me the most difficult part of recording was being patient as we worked," said Fitch, vocals and keys. "We were very meticulous with each stage, from tracking to mastering, and sometimes it seemed that we would never be able to step back and enjoy the songs as a whole."
Well, they definitely enjoyed their songs on the Rams Head stage where they looked right at home. They played an hour-long set, including personal favorite "Purple Haze", during which Hughes does a mean Jimi Hendrix, as well as crowd favorite, and the song that started it all, "I Love Knowledge."
A Cool Stick has recently played at several other popular Baltimore venues, such as the 13th Floor at the Belvedere on East Chase Street, the 8 X 10 in Federal Hill, Joe Squared on North Avenue, and several times at Loyola, including last year's Loyolapalooza. But this was by far the most exciting opportunity yet. Representatives of Rams Head actually contacted the band about doing the show, according to drummer Brian Aranda.
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"A Cool Stick has recently played at several other popular Baltimore venues, such as the 13th Floor at the Belvedere on East Chase Street, the 8 X 10 in Federal Hill, Joe Squared on North Avenue, and several times at Loyola, including last year's Loyolapalooza. (Continued…)
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