"Baby Baby's first-ever show played out like a Nelly music video. "We were wearing just regular clothes, but by the end of the set we were nearly butt-naked, in tiny shorts," says frontman/singer Fontez Brooks. "Everyone in the band was shirtless, sweating. Then we realized, why not just play every show like this instead of putting on clothes that we were going to take off anyway?"
And so it's been ever since. Baby Baby live is all about some neon short shorts and a brand of music they've coined "fun rock"— the kind of danceable, primal energy that gets both your adrenal and sweat glands pumping.
"Every so often we play a show and everyone gets naked," Brooks insists. "I shit you not. And it's amazing because it's hot. It's hot, and there's no point in wearing these clothes if you can take them off. And you can take them off. We give you permission. We actually invite you to take your clothes off."
But what's most surprising about this uninhibited, Dionysian scene is what's hiding underneath all that nudity: a brutally honest songwriter who takes his cues from, of all people, Kurt Cobain.
"Let me hit you with some realness," Brooks begins. "A lot of lyricists these days try to be super deep and go over the audience's head. I didn't come from that background. I came from real life. My family was really poor, and that way of thinking never caught up to me. Things that were important to me were, like, women, money… things like that… Growing up, I went to majority black schools, and I wasn't exposed to white culture or rock and roll; it was only hip-hop. When my mom married my stepdad we moved from Florida to Arizona, and I met a dude named Ben who introduced me to this band called Nirvana. If you really broke down Baby Baby live, you could just smell the Nirvana influence: loud guitars, loud drums, swanky bass… and Kurt Cobain's lyrics were always just really honest."" - The Flagpole
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Parachute Musical isn't what it used to be. Since it's conception in 2003, the Nashville-based, piano-fronted indie rock quartet is building a better city with perfect song-craft, highly energetic performances, and a hearty work ethic. Since the sold-out show for their sophomore release, Everything is Working Out Fine in Some Town (2008), these charmingly handsome brunettes have been touring the U.S. coast to coast for two years now and have built up quite a loyal following in the process. It's the good looks really, though.
D.C. natives Josh Foster (vocals/piano), Tom Gilbert (guitar/vocals), and Ben Jacoby (drums) deposited themselves into Nashville just a year before releasing Everything is Working Out, and work out it did. The guys settled in place after discovering Tennessee music man Andrew Samples (bass/vocals). Foster's soaring voice and detailed compositions are the perfect home for Gilbert's unique, artistic style on guitar, and Samples' driving bass sparks a fire under Jacoby, setting ablaze a well-matched rhythm section.
New songs are now pouring out of them! Their latest single, No Comfort, was released in January 2010, kicking off another whole year of touring. The single features two new songs recorded with Nashville producer Derek Garten, whom the band worked with on the previous record.
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Aaron wants a dog, and to not be in school anymore.
Grayson wants you to stop saying he's a little kid, he's not.
Gabe wants some Arden's Gardens.
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