i n k w e l lMARCH 2009ISSUE #1

V I VA L A S V E TA S

the coffee shop that could

DA DA MR. takes the audio/visual experience and upends it on its skull. It is not a simple video, but a complimentary blending of the string-plucking stylings of Chris Cavaliere and the spectrum of color spewed from Marcella Looketha’s paintbrush. Their performance includes Looketha’s artwork blooming in real time with the light, intricate instrumentals of Cavaliere and his guitar. As husband and wife, the couple’s compatible interaction of talent will also be a reflection on the intimacy of their relationship.

Chris Cavaliere [guitar], Marcella Looketha [painting]

Adjectives are a neat grammatical function, but don’t seem to adequately capture the musical product of FUGUE.With the foundation of two guitars, one keyboard, drums and bass, Fugue manipulates basic musical functions of time signatures and scale to shape a finished product trumping any words. Maybe that’s why they call it math rock.Peter Katz [guitar], Will Herrmann [guitar], Matt Lobo [bass], Annis Saniee [keyboard], Alexa Ambrose [drums] www.myspace.com/fugueisawesome

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[music] www.myspace.com/chris930moon [painting] www.myspace.com/looketha

Most inspiration comes from the spiritual. In fat angelic cherubs, stained glass panes and exalted sculptures we’ve come to connect the spirit with pure creative expression. Thank god WOOD SPIDER achieves this from the dark side. No, I don’t mean from Lucifer. I mean from the physically dark: the color brown, letters splattered with ink vomit, dirges over the manipulative female and nine foot, eight inch monsters. Out of this comes a creative expression more pure than any Renais-sance portrait in the shape of three guys, one acoustic guitar, and a dozen pieces of makeshift percussion. Their live perfor-mance only animates what is available on Tree Flesh, an EP filled with rhythm-heavy laments, and of course: lots of yelling.

Alex Krokus [throat, percussion], Mike Ditrio [guitar], Dan Florio [percussion]www.myspace.com/hellowoodspider

Andrew Servetas is a pioneer, and LAS VETAS is his expedition. After opening cozied next to Fairfield’s Metro-North stop, the shop became a stomping ground for local musicians and red-eyed caffiends alike. In addition to the foundational coffee variet-ies, the café offers concoctions solely unique to its menu (see: Alexa’s Peacemaker, blended chocolate ice cream and espresso.) Aside from antique shops in the locale, the lounge has a character unparalleled by anything in the area. A tin ceiling presides over the cozy café, ornamented with turtle lamps, work of local painters and chandeliers rimmed with monkeys and lions. Bridgeport’s Fairfield Avenue plays host to the brand new Las Vetas location, with an equal amount of extravagances plus a spacious stage area hugging the front window. The shop is developing into bigger and better things, and now gets to bring its local musicians with it.

FUGUE, WOOD SPIDER, DA DA MR. @ LAS VETAS | SATURDAY, MARCH 14TH | 7 PM | FREE [BUT YOU SHOULD FEEL OBLIGATED TO BUY A DRINK] | 276 FAIRFIELD AVE, BRIDGEPORT | 203 330 1920 |