49 - Friday, August 30, 1985 - North Shore News

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Four bands for rock fans

THE NORTH Shore will be rocking next week as
Whispers night club brings in four bands io end
the Labour Day weekend with a blast.

Two local bands will be
featured as well as two acts
from Vancouver and Seattle.

Run is a three-man
powerhouse with roots that
go back a long time on the
North Shore. Two of the
band’s members, Brad
Hamblet and John
Wightman, were born and
bred here, while bass

guitarist Geoff Hall comes
from Winnipes-

” “Recent club
music is 50
synthesized that it
loses its hurnan

_ quality.’’

Although Run has been on
the club circuit for the past
three years, this wil! be the
bands premiere gig at

. Whispers.

Guitarist and lead vocalist

rad Hamblet promises no
head-banging sounds.
Although influenced by the
saw rock-style of the early
*710s,. Run adds a new elec-
tronic twist to its music.

FUNKY ROCK

“A lot of the recent club
music is so synthesized that
it loses its human quality,”’
Hamblet says. ‘“We use as
many electronic gimmicks as
we can, but it’s for fun —
it’s human."’

Besides playing the com-
pulsory top 40, Run tries to
fit in as much original music
as it can, According to
Hamblet, the group’s sound
can be compared to an April
Wine of the 80s.

“Of course, we like to
keep people guessing,”
Hamblet says. ‘‘Some of our
songs like ‘Follow Me’ are

| By DEAN CUMMER

funky rock and roll like
Fixx, and others like ‘Once a
Fire’ are quasi- heavy
metal.*’

LIKES PARODY

The band sharing the stage
with Run is one of the most
popular original pop bands
in Seattle. Mfondo Vita mixes
rock music with comedy that
is strong in parody.

The humor is within a
strong musical context, em-
phasizing solid musicianship
and danceable rhythms. The
group parodies everyone
from Ronald Reagan to
Lucille Ball.

The band has opened for
Adam Ant twice as well as
for The Flirts, The Catholic
Girls, and Spinal Tap.

WON CONTEST

M.T. Vessel is a new band,
but one that’s gaining rec-
Ognition fast. The band got
its start at Spotlight 85, a
combination talent showcase
and old-fashioned battle of

the bands, which it won
March 6.
Known for its unpredic-

table vocal arrangements,

and fluid rhythm section, M.

T. Vessel will bring a wel-
come change of pace to the
North Shore club scene.

The ether band booked
for next week’s line-up is no
stranger to the local scene.
Local band Los Durangos
continues to rock on the
North Shore.

M. T. Vessels and Los
Durangos ple, at Whispers
Monday, September 2.
Mondo Vita and Run play
Tuesday, September 3.

NORBURN LIGHTING cenme me

RUN WILL be just one of four bands featured at Whispers next week (o keep the party spirit of the Labour Day weekend
going. Pictured from left to right are Rua members Geuff Hall, John Wightman, and Brad Hamblet. The other bands in next
week’s line-up are M.T. Vessels, Los Durangos and Mondo Vita. The bands will be piaying on Monday and Tuesday night.

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