Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010
CURRY COASTAL
PILOT
BILL SCHLICHTING, FEATURES EDITOR – 541-469-3123 – NEWS@CURRYPILOT.COM
SLOW CHILDREN
Making a name for themselves
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Brookings natives host ‘full-blown rock show’ tonight By Scott Graves Pilot staff writer The rain pounded the roof of the small, backyard workshop in Brookings, drowning out singer and bass player Caleb Moffit as he talked about the rock band Slow Children. However, the rain didn’t stand a chance once Caleb and guitarist Bryan Bacci plugged their instruments into the amps, and Kevin Hutman started hammering the drums. The melodic mix of acoustic, hard rock and alternative music that thundered inside the shop was tight, intense and impressive — the product of three men who have been playing music together since the eighth grade — nearly 15 years. The trio has spent the last eight years following their rock dreams, with a certain level of success, on the Las Vegas club scene, where they earned accolades from local radio stations and the press. In August, the band left Sin City, returning to Brookings to write new music and rehearse for a five-state regional tour scheduled the first of the year. The band members see the tour as a an opportunity to use their improved music skills and
Bryan Bacci
Hear and see the band at www.coastalgrooves.com and www.slowchidlrenlv.com newly-honed industry savvy for another shot at success. “This is what we all know,” said Kevin, before settling himself in the pocket of his drum set. “We’re not giving up. We’ve learned a lot playing in Vegas. We know more. We’re better now.” The band’s sound, with its blend of many genres, makes it difficult to define. The band members list their musical influences as Sublime, Silver Chair, Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Floater and the Beatles. Their music has been described by others as a blend of ’90s alternative rock and ’70s progressive rock, with a touch of reggae and jazz. The band will introduce their new songs and play those from their catalog today (Nov. 27) during what they dubbed an all ages “full-blown rock show” at the Redwood Theater, 621 Chetco Ave. in Brook-
ings. Doors open at 8 a.m. (following the movie) and the show starts at 9 p.m. and it will end around midnight. Tickets are $15. Youthful endeavors
The three members of Slow Children, all hovering around the 28-year-old mark, are more like a family than a band of three guys. That’s because they met one another in eighth grade at Brookings’ Azalea Middle School and have stuck together ever since. “We just picked up instruments and just started playing,” Caleb recalled. “We didn’t really know how to play them.” That didn’t stop the three boys from raising a ruckus in one another’s homes, trying to put what they heard on their parents’ jazz and classic rock albums into their mix of rock and roll. Caleb’s dad, Jerry Moffit, a jazz musician and retired music teacher, taught the boys in and out of the classroom, focusing on the fundamentals as well as music production and theory. He would later play keyboards on the band’s debut CD. “Their music has gotten quite a bit more complex in the last few years,” Moffit said. See Band, Page 2A
Caleb Moffit
Kevin Hutman
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