So you’re coming to the show with The Beautiful View on Sunday at the Smiling Moose, right? We have a new cover prepared that will blow your mind. Well, maybe that’s a poor choice of words. You’ll be all like, “here we are, now entertain us!” So, we will. We always do. By prepared… I mean we sort of ran through it once, but not all the way… but we’re going to play it anyway. It’s what Ernie commands! We all know that you don’t F with Ernie (or the Berts).
Remember, it’s an early gig (6:30pm) because it’s all ages. You’ll be home in time to not be grounded & in time to get to bed so you can get up for work or school in the morning. Unless you party with the bands afterwards… then you may still be awake when that time rolls around the next morning.
"We've never heard of Ernie and the Berts, but if we had, I'm absolutely sure we'd be musically in love with them and their incredible rock ideals & punk work ethic."
Listening to the new songs from the San Diego based quartet The Beautiful View will make you think “sounds like this should be on the radio”, which isn’t a bad thing in this case. There’s a familiarity that the band brings to the table; an honesty; unpretentious, politically incorrect and (as a contrast to the current San Diego scene) they are as “un-indie” as a band can be —dressed in Gucci shoes, tailored clothes and their shows often end in a boisterous conversation at the back bar with a tab worth of shots as long as your arm.
The band blends traditional rock genres from Blondie and even Duran Duran with modern rock bands like The Killers and Franz Ferdinand and even Interpol. For some reason the band conjures up images from the Miami night club scene in Scarface and perhaps that’s because they grew up ten miles from the border in Chula Vista, a city close enough to the Tijuana headlines of cartel drug wars. The city was affected by the border violence but safe enough for kids to feel the conservative vibe of San Diego all while growing up across from a country stricken in poverty.
And Chula Vista (translation; Beautiful View) has a surprisingly rich tradition of successful artists in bands ranging from “indie” Black Heart Procession, “punk” The Zeros, and “rock” The Dragons and “hardcore” P.O.D. Those influences ring true beneath the rich vocals of Aaron Magnan, the tasteful leads of Adrienne Cordero and the masterful rhythm section of bassist Paul Rich and drummer Duane Allan. Each of them taking a prominent role in the group’s layered songwriting and performances.
Magnan, Cordero, Rich, and Allan all met in high school and the four have been friends ever since. The band started in May of 2007 and The Beautiful View earned their stripes playing a ton of new shows while earning a notable following and developing a stage presence with explosive live shows until the band decided to take a step off the stage in 2011 and dedicate all their efforts to creating a full length album. It was recorded at Black Box San Diego with Mario Quintero and mastered at D2 studios in Burbank.
The ten song release due out later this year on Requiemme Records. The songs are well written, well played, well recorded and yes, “alternative radio” friendly— perhaps because the band is just that good.
Look for more news on The Beautiful View’s new release Life is Beautiful later this year, more local dates and a national tour early next year.
Well, unfortunately Disgust in Disguise had to drop out, so here’s your new lineup along with a sweet new flyer from Sarah who’s organizing the show:
P!$$ ON CANCER - Fri. Nov. 21st, 2011
All the other show details are here:
When your body is your enemy, how would you choose to fight?
Join us as we take a stand against a friend’s cancer.
Help us fight his silent war.
March with us, beside him, as we tell his cancer to F@#! off!
He’s ours. We’re not done with him, yet!
The Bands:
12:00 AM | Voices and Vessels | FB / RN / My_ / @t | (Metal / Post-Hardcore)
Howdy, friends! One week from tonight we’re going to require your attendance at the P!$$ ON CANCER benefit show. It’s not only an ALL AGES show, it’s packed full of bands from a potpourri of musical genres, and your money is going to help pay some medical bills of a currently anonymous benefactor. Obviously we’re all about such things. This is why your attendance is not requested, my friends… it’s required.
We need a name for the fans. The Misfits have Fiends, the Grateful Dead have Dead Heads, what should we call you people? Ernienians? Bertians? Pigeons? Bottle Caps? Rubber Ducks? Duckies? The Unibrows?
These Locksley cats are all over the place. Ernie and one of the Berts caught them a while ago opening for Fountains of Wayne, and they were blown away by the coolness & energy of these dudes. Ernie worked hard to bring them directly to you, here in the ‘Burgh. Please come out to show your support and have a great night full of poppy catchy rock n’ roll!
We have a show coming up that you ought to make an extra effort to attend. We don’t do many all ages gigs, so this may be your only chance for a while.
A friend of Bert’s has set up the show, and it looks to be (the good kind of) chaos. Disgust in Disguise are a bunch of cool cats and it looks like there’s a really diverse set of musical genres happening, as well as a silent auction and some food & drink specials.
We’re asking you to come out, support a good cause, listen to some music, eat, drink, & be merry. Please don’t literally pee on anything or anyone. (This means you, Brad.)
Here are the details in case you missed ‘em!
When your body is your enemy, how would you choose to fight?
Join us as we take a stand against a friend’s cancer.
Help us fight his silent war.
March with us, beside him, as we tell his cancer to F@#! off!
He’s ours. We’re not done with him, yet!
The Bands:
12:00 AM | Voices and Vessels | FB / RN / My_ / @t | (Metal / Post-Hardcore)
F@#! Cancer: A Musical Collaboration to fight for a friend’s life!
When your body is your enemy, how would you choose to fight?
Join us as we take a stand against a friend’s cancer.
Help us fight his silent war.
March with us, beside him, as we tell his cancer to F@#! off!
He’s ours. We’re not done with him, yet!
The Bands:
12:00 AM | Voices and Vessels | FB / RN / My_ / @t | (Metal / Post-Hardcore)
GOOSKI’S. That’s all I need to say. Come early, stay late. Rock out with some cheap beers, tasty wings & pierogies. We all need a night of debauchery in Polish Hill every once in a while. That’s what your favorite local rock n’ roll bands are for! What Else? channels some glam, Ernie and the Berts will make you feel scuzzy & fuzzy, and the Dirty Charms just may make you need to take a shower.
Beat the heat, not your meat! Hang out in the cool relaxing not-humid soothing basement of Sheffield Lanes… a little place we like to call the Fallout Shelter. Well, they called it that, so that’s why we call it that. We didn’t name it. Although, it is a pretty good name. For some reason, they like us there, and keep letting us come back. Randy just may be a little insane. That’s OK, I think we are too. At any rate, they have good drinks, some nice food from Ricky Dee’s upstairs, and a quaint little atmosphere. Until we start playing that is. When we start playing, you belong to us. You can’t escape. We’ll see you, and call you out if you try to leave. We might even follow you. The last thing you want is an Ernie or a Bert on your trail. We might even have a new song or two. Ernie’s been prolific and productive lately, and is whipping the Berts into shape. Hopeless Otis is from New York City and they’ll show us how they do it up there. The Awful Waffles will sing about Han Solo, and they might even have a keyboard.
