“We worked on the record over the course of a year, off and on,” Smith says. It was an arduous task, but the band is happy with the result. Other than the drums, which were tracked at One Eleven Recording and Music Studio in Roseville with the help of Kevin Prince, the album was recorded in Smith’s apartment using Logic and Brundage’s Macbook. This That and the Other was produced and recorded almost entirely by the band. “He’d make them actual drum parts,” Brundage adds.
We presented them to Luke, and he would make it make sense.” We can play a little bit, but we composed in our minds what kind of beat patterns we wanted to go with the songs. “We composed the bass lines and we composed the drum parts as well. “How we wrote the album was we wrote all the parts,” Smith says. The additions of bass player Josh Quimby and drummer Luke Arredondo also had a huge role in the songs’ maturation process. Brundage says that all but one of the songs from the band’s original demo have found their way to This That and the Other, though they have evolved considerably since thanks to playing and gigging them a lot. Those are the things we would talk about a little bit, and we just wrote these song poems, almost, and put them together.” We wanted to write freely and not necessarily go with the typical verse-chorus-verse format. “We all are big fans of pop music and good pop songwriting, like the Beatles as one of the best examples, but we also wanted to forego the classic pop song formula. “The goal was to be as original as possible,” Smith says of the band’s early writing sessions. “We started writing songs, and we really liked them, so we decided to actually try and do it,” Brundage explains. With Smith’s wife Mars Wheeler (synthesizer/vocals) rounding out the original lineup, the group immediately started demoing songs. “That way, you’re not afraid to try some crazy harmony that’s kind of flashy or too pop-y–just being willing to try anything, even if it might sound like something that you told yourself you’d never write.”įunny enough, Wife and Son also started out as a joke but quickly morphed into something much more. “I feel like the joking around allowed me to not take anything seriously,” Brundage says. However, though they say that none of the songs on This That and the Other find their origins in the Polar Bear Filth catalog, those formative years of goofing around with music have played some part in where they’re at today. These outfits garnered some coffee house gigs, but Smith says that they were strictly just for fun. These early bands included The Outrights and Polar Bear Filth. Smith, a Grass Valley native, and Brundage, born in Monterey, Calif., but raised in Folsom, played in a variety of bands before entering into Wife and Son. Smith and Brundage have been friends for about eight years, Smith says, and were introduced through his little sister Alexis. This That and the Other, the band’s debut album was released digitally in April but it is now ready for its official physical release.
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They had been making music together for a while in a series of what they refer to as “joke bands,” until they started taking music more seriously under the moniker of Wife and Son. Formed in 2009, the now five-piece group was originally the brainchild of guitarist/vocalists Richie Smith and Robert Brundage. Rocklin-based indie pop band Wife and Son is a shining example of why you shouldn’t take yourself too seriously. Rocklin Band Wife and Son Release Their Debut Album Visit the event website for more information on all the fun activities that will be taking place.
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This event is free so grab all your friends and relish in the beauty of Sacramento’s mild October weather while enjoying the creative talent our city has to offer. Visit the craft beer area, Untapped, featuring many of Sacramento’s diverse breweries and maybe you’ll discover your new favorite beer! The festival expects an estimated count of 3,000 attendees this year, making it a guaranteed party. There will also be a kid’s arts area and lots of interactive art activities for guests of all ages. An array of booths featuring local artists and crafts will be open for browsing and shopping. The SMUD Performing Arts Stage will host dance groups like Jodette’s Belly Dance Academy, Step 1 Dance and Fitness and the Submerge Band Stage will host The Royal Jelly, Sicfus, Ross Hammond and others.
The festivities will take place outside of the MARRS Building (1050 20th Street) from noon to 6 p.m. 20 the Midtown Arts Festival will feature all kinds of performers and artists. For the second year in a row, October will be transformed into ARTober, and on Oct.
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