“ It’s always great to see friends at shows. We do have an affinity for Chicago. It’s the city we’ve played the most outside of Colorado. We’re fortunate to have some great friends in town that have gotten us on some good shows and introduced us to a lot of rad people, such as yourself.“Ĭoffey is credited as the producer of the latest SPELLS release but he describes the process as this: “ Like my bandmates said, we play our asses off for anyone that’s there and don’t sweat if it’s 10 people or 200. We came up with it after attending a youth leadership conference.”Ĭoffey echoes the sentiments of the King and Burleson: “ SPELLS is an acronym for Stupid People Elevating Lonely Losers Socially. That is, how they came up with the band name: Oh, and Burleson also answered a query I’ve had for a while. I’ve played to a room full of stuffed animals, GI Joes, and Kathy Ireland posters, and having a chance to play live in a club in a city we love (Chicago) to people we love is THE BEST.” Play to the people who are there and not the ones who aren’t. “ We made everyone get on stage and had a dance party. IT WAS AMAZING!“Īnd he had some invaluable advice to other musicians: We ended up playing to a room full of maybe 6 friends of friends, the bartender, the door person, and the sound person. He proceeded to take the opening band and all of the people who were there and went to another (bigger) show. “ One time we played in Quebec and the promoter got mad cause we were stuck in traffic and showed up a little late. But for those who venture out to the dance party, we want to give them a complete 80% effort.”īurleson shared some amusing memories from lesser-attended shows: Staying in is the new going out so we get it. “We are never really concerned about who attends shows. Still, there is a crackling dynamic when they abandon the stage to mingle amongst the crowd, even more so when they draft fans to be a part of the show.īurleson also spoke to the sometimes smaller crowds which every band experiences at some point: Roy and King shared vocals and played off of each other in a dynamic way unmatched since Sandy and Danny hit the Rydell High Senior Fair. The band, consisting of “Little Stevie Shithead” (aka Ben Roy), Charlie “Continental” Stimsell, Don Bersell (aka Duke “Box” Standard), Robert Drew Burleson (aka Peter “P.” Bohner) and Dawn “Dusk Monarch” King were clad in matching golf shirts, and at least partial tracksuits, as is their modus operandi, though they do maintain a rotation of different patterns. Instead, we got the hyper-goofy fun of SPELLS. No drunken, cringy renditions of “Don’t Stop Believing” sung along to a Karaoke machine. You know how there are always a few friends who decide to break out into song during parties? It just happened to be that these friends are all excellent musicians. Having become friends with several of the musicians who performed, as well as some showing support, it felt, to me, more of a personal house party. In fact, in many ways, this situation enhanced the experience. But not the trio of bands on the bill this night. Many bands would be disheartened by the situation. It does not store any personal data.On this weekend Punk Rock Bowling lured many punk rock fans away from the Windy City, leading to a smaller crowd in attendance. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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