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| Friday, 18 September 2009 22:56 | |||
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Eau Claire's House of Rock played host to Megafaun, the once local band, now based out of Durham, North Carolina and going big time. It is just weeks after Rolling Stone Magazine gave them four stars for their latest CD, _Gather, Form & Fly_. The show was advertised to be an early show. They weren't kidding. After a little mixup in babysitting I arrived at the House of Rock shortly after ten pm, only in time to catch the final two songs. Still it was worth the trip. Megafaun shows start slow and build to crescendo.
My dear friend Kim, from the Twin Cities keeps a much closer finger on the pulse of popular music. Talking to her this last weekend she mentioned a band, I can't remember their name, who had what she described "they have this wonderful noise", as the backing of their music. She described it as noise they play along with. She really liked it. And, listening to Megafaun, I realized they must use a similar technique. There is a lot of noise in their songs.
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The encore song was amazing. Both for it's content, quality and showmanship. But also for the fact the entire audience was singing along. Knowing every word. It isn't uncommon for something like this to happen when a band sings a well known cover, but this was Megafaun's own Lazy Suicide. To have such a strong fan base, and to have your music so well known here, is an indication of just how big an impact Megafaun's music makes on it's listeners.
Another thing that was really nice about the Megafaun show. It was like old home week. Spotted among the crowd was South Farwell lead guitar player Tim Coughlin. From Laarks, lead vocal and keyboard player Ian Jacoby. Acoustic guitar player, singer/songwriter Leiah Webb. Bass player Phil Jundis. It never ceases to amaze me just how lucky we are in the Chippewa Valley to have all this local musical talent.