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| coming events & concert |
| Bombidal |
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EVENT: Bombidal
DATE: 10/16/2008
COVER: $5 advance/$5 day of show ages 18+
START TIME: 9:00 pm
DOORS OPEN: 8:00 pm
INFO:
EVENT: Bombidal
DATE: 10/16/2008
COVER: $5 advance/$5 day of show ages 18+
START TIME: 9:00 pm
DOORS OPEN: 8:00 pm
INFO:
With a sound all their own and a stage show to match, Bombadil is, if nothing else, one of the
freshest bands to emerge in a long time. Formed by Daniel Michalak, Bryan Rahija and Stuart
Robinson, this band draws on a unique mélange of influences to create a sound that is
unclassifiable. The group Magnet Magazine deemed “a drunker, circus-reared version of The
Band,” was born in Bolivia, where Michalak and Rahija first met. The folk music indigenous to
the region lit a creative spark and inspired the two to begin writing songs that incorporated
international instruments and styles. That influence, paired with their collective backgrounds in
Piedmont blues, psychedelic rock and Robinson’s background as a classical pianist, stands as
the driving force behind the band’s unique sound.
Their songs range from straightforward rock to Bolivian waltzes; from heartbreaking, piano-
driven laments on loss of life to swashbuckling, raucus marches; and the appeal of their live
show is undeniable. With a core of electric / acoustic guitars, bass, piano and drums and
appearances by harmonica, xylophone, organ, synth, saxophone, trumpet, viola, charango,
glockenspiel, accordion, recorder and even zampona, the show is unlike anything else. When
even half of the instruments on stage are sounding at once, it creates a wall of sound that
seems to transport the room to another place.
All of the instrumentation, however, does not detract at all from the core of Bombadil—anthemic,
concrete songwriting. Much like Ramseur Records labelmates The Avett Brothers and the
everybodyfields, the complicated, endearing character of their songs keeps Bombadil grounded
and guides the show seamlessly along. It is what allows them to carry a room, whether there are
one hundred instruments on stage or just a single guitar and voice. It is what people connect
to—and why they keep coming back.
freshest bands to emerge in a long time. Formed by Daniel Michalak, Bryan Rahija and Stuart
Robinson, this band draws on a unique mélange of influences to create a sound that is
unclassifiable. The group Magnet Magazine deemed “a drunker, circus-reared version of The
Band,” was born in Bolivia, where Michalak and Rahija first met. The folk music indigenous to
the region lit a creative spark and inspired the two to begin writing songs that incorporated
international instruments and styles. That influence, paired with their collective backgrounds in
Piedmont blues, psychedelic rock and Robinson’s background as a classical pianist, stands as
the driving force behind the band’s unique sound.
Their songs range from straightforward rock to Bolivian waltzes; from heartbreaking, piano-
driven laments on loss of life to swashbuckling, raucus marches; and the appeal of their live
show is undeniable. With a core of electric / acoustic guitars, bass, piano and drums and
appearances by harmonica, xylophone, organ, synth, saxophone, trumpet, viola, charango,
glockenspiel, accordion, recorder and even zampona, the show is unlike anything else. When
even half of the instruments on stage are sounding at once, it creates a wall of sound that
seems to transport the room to another place.
All of the instrumentation, however, does not detract at all from the core of Bombadil—anthemic,
concrete songwriting. Much like Ramseur Records labelmates The Avett Brothers and the
everybodyfields, the complicated, endearing character of their songs keeps Bombadil grounded
and guides the show seamlessly along. It is what allows them to carry a room, whether there are
one hundred instruments on stage or just a single guitar and voice. It is what people connect
to—and why they keep coming back.
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