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The Stick Arounds
Night For Nate II
Moriarty's Bar
802 E Michigan Ave.
Aug 19, 2018
3:00 PM UTC
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Please join us for the second annual A Night for Nate II, featuring music from Lansing's experimental rockers From Big Sur, Lansing power-pop veterans The Stick Arounds, as well as Wentworth and Dave, featuring Wally Pleasant, Lansing's longtime and much beloved singer-songwriter in a somewhat rare appearance! All proceeds will go directly to the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition! Last year, we raised a little over $1,000, and I hope we can match or exceed that amount this year. Suggested donation at the door is $10 dollars. The MDRC will also be on hand selling their "Feisty and Non-Compliant" t-shirts and other wares. This event is in honor of Nate Wardell who passed away in 2016 from complications related to his Spina Bifida and neglect from a local care facility. Nate was a huge fan of music, so this is the most fitting way I could think of to honor his memory. Based in East Lansing, the MDRC cultivates disability pride and strengthens the disability movement by recognizing disability as a natural and beautiful part of human diversity while collaborating to dismantle all forms of oppression.
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The Stick Arounds Biography
When the principal players of the Stick Arounds (Jeff Gower: ex-Gentleman Callers/Jason Lantrip: ex-Calliope/Matt Carlson: ex-Pantones) fabricated the band around a shared love for acts like The Knack, Elvis Costello, Big Star and Teenage Fanclub; the concept was to meld together a band that paid homage to the power pop era of rock and roll with a collection of cover songs and original compositions.
Over the past eight years, since the band began playing together, and with the addition of drummer Joel Kuiper (ex-Gentleman Callers/Pantones) and Ian Walker on bass, the Stick Arounds have morphed into a five piece celebration of what makes rock and roll still feel important.
The cover choices are a striking melange of power pop stalwarts like “Good Girls Don’t” by The Knack and “Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes” by Elvis Costello interspersed with chimey rock n’ roll takes on Tom T. Hall and David Bowie. Yet, it’s with the original songs where The Stick Arounds really show off their chops and diversity.
In the more than 20 original songs that the band regularly plays live, you’ll find bombastic garage rock, sharp Byrds-esque pop, Guided By Voices inspired abandon, and classic rock turned on its’ ear, all themed together with a thread of instrumental ingenuity and a penchant for clever and thoughtful lyrics.
The Stick Arounds are a rock band in an era sorely lacking bona fide rock bands. Their first album “Mystery Garage” features twelve original compositions recorded live in front of an audience over two nights.
Read MoreOver the past eight years, since the band began playing together, and with the addition of drummer Joel Kuiper (ex-Gentleman Callers/Pantones) and Ian Walker on bass, the Stick Arounds have morphed into a five piece celebration of what makes rock and roll still feel important.
The cover choices are a striking melange of power pop stalwarts like “Good Girls Don’t” by The Knack and “Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes” by Elvis Costello interspersed with chimey rock n’ roll takes on Tom T. Hall and David Bowie. Yet, it’s with the original songs where The Stick Arounds really show off their chops and diversity.
In the more than 20 original songs that the band regularly plays live, you’ll find bombastic garage rock, sharp Byrds-esque pop, Guided By Voices inspired abandon, and classic rock turned on its’ ear, all themed together with a thread of instrumental ingenuity and a penchant for clever and thoughtful lyrics.
The Stick Arounds are a rock band in an era sorely lacking bona fide rock bands. Their first album “Mystery Garage” features twelve original compositions recorded live in front of an audience over two nights.
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