Local Band Network Member Since: June 25, 2009
Last Update: June 25, 2009
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Music types:
Pop, Punk
Description:
let us discuss the music of > > Connecticut Four: it's rock music. Given the relative youth of the band's > > members, it's safe to say that the band's roots lie in the alt-guitar rock > > of the early-to-mid 90's, but filtered through Kessinger's extensive > > experience touring through the DIY indie and punk landscape of the aughts. > > Kessinger's guitar work alternately jangles and crunches, bringing to mind > > the slashing guitar attacks of Ray Davies (circa The Kink Kontroversy) and > > Paul Weller (circa All Mod Cons) before a potent blast of feedback brings > > you back to RIGHT NOW. Bautista's basslines are heavy and syncopated enough > > to belie their simplicity, and Brogden lays into her drums, pummeling the > > toms and cymbals about halfway between the landmarks of finesse and brute > > force, coloring well outside the lines of of old-hat kick/snare/hat tricks. > > The three ladies also possess a thrilling three-headed vocal approach with > > Brogden providing buoyant harmonies to the call-and-response lead vocals of > > Bautista (a fiery snarl - like Pat Benetar updated for the post-punk era) > > and Kessinger (think a sturdy, melodic voice in the classic 90's indie-rock > > style). Or, if you're in need of a quick reference point, they also cover > > 90's cult-faves that dog. So there you go.
Band Members:
Let's start the story with Cristina Bautista. In the late spring time of 2008 Cristina moved from Los Angeles to Bellingham Washington after discovering how important it was (and still is) to have good people in your life. Cristina met Valerie at a Bellingham house show through a mutual friend. Valerie Brogden, a drummer and student at Western Washington University had been moping around Bellingham freelancing as a drummer for whoever needed one after the break up of her rock band, The Mechanical Dolls. The night ended with Cristina and Valerie in an improv jam session on a ukulele, toy piano, and accordion. It was magical. The two quickly decided to start a band together and Cristina invited her old friend, Meghan Kessinger to join the party. The two shared a drummer when Meghan was playing in the pop band Racetrack and Cristina was playing in Paxil Rose. Meghan, Valerie, and Cristina soon became awesome friends who hug for 20 seconds at a time and the rest is history.
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