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Last Updated: 11/25/2009

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Status: Single
City: Oakland
State: California
Country: US
Signup Date: 1/31/2005
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 

Current mood:  stoked
Category: Music

West Coast Performer published a review of a late Wednesday night show we did at the Hemlock-  West Coast Performer Review .  It is at the bottom of the page.  The blurb about us is below-  Sounds like we coulda turned the guitars up a little-  it's such a loud room though.

'A grateful Scott Quay of closing band October Allied spoke for all the artists on the bill when he told the late night stragglers, "Thanks for coming out on a school night!" The buff, tattooed lead singer and guitarist for the Oakland group saw the cozy performance space of San Francisco's Hemlock Tavern to a close this Wednesday night, sporting a full, round vocal tone that toughened up the sound of his band's basic, unadorned, rockabilly-tinged roots rock. In fact, Quay's voice was wisely very much up front in the mix, and though the drums and bass were never in competition for the spotlight, the guitars tended to take a backseat in the balance of sound. The quick-picking of guitar, walking bass and rockabilly rim hits of "Bad Old Days" were emblematic of the set's high points, where rhythm and vocals combined with Quay's old-school greaser looks to complete a distinct sound and image. '