Hometown life insert, "Waitin' on a scene" article by Kevin Brown December 30, 2004.
Thanks Kevin for listing The Valentinos on the article page.
Also, Willey Wilson (host of Rythm and Blues and Beyond show on 101.9-FM WDET, and as promoter for the Magic Bag on Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak, Michigan) included the Valentinos in his list of bands-musicians to watch in 2005. Many thanks. Following is the list and a link to the list.
Creating a spin
Watch for these local bands-musicians in 2005, says Magic Bag promoter and WDET-FM DJ Willy Wilson:
The Valentinos, a suave Detroit rock group, were fortunate enough to have an audience before they even played their first show. The band of lads is made up of former members of two well-known punk groups.
Guitarists Paul Gibbs and Eric Villa were members of the respected Murder City Wrecks. The Valentinos´ rhythm section, bassist Charlie Fogg and drummer Eddie Altes, used play in the sloppy-but-seminal band the Clone Defects.
It would be expected that four guys who used to be in punk bands would join together to form yet another punk band, but that is not the case with the Valentinos.
´It seemed a lot of groups were doing the same thing,´ says guitarist and lead vocalist Paul Gibbs. ´We wanted to add a different element, so we looked deep (inside) and came up with a sound that personified all our major influences.´ That element would be sophisticated songwriting, crooning vocals and a smooth, dapper image.
In 2003, the band released its first recording, a vinyl single of the songs ´Aerosol Dream´ and ´Tell Me It´s Over.´ In pure Detroit style, the tunes were recorded at Jim Diamond´s Ghetto Recorders, and the record was released on Tom Perkins Records.
This year, the band strengthened its sound with the addition of keyboard player and guitarist George Papanikos. For a group of guys who have known each other for 12 years, adding a new guy was a big step.
´Technically, we´ve really only known George for a year, but it seems like he belongs here now,´ Gibbs says. ´We´re cut from the same cloth, me and the gentlemen in the Valentinos,´ Papanikos says.
The next step for the Valentinos will be to record and release a full-length album, and to scour the local vintage stores looking for additions to their collection of debonair suit jackets.
See the Valentinos perform tonight at the Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward Ave. in Detroit. The Mystery Girls and Gris Gris open the show. Doors open at 9 and admission is $7. Call (313) 833-9700.
Melody Baetens can be reached at (313) 222-2402 or mbaetens@detnews.com.
Rock ´n roll always looks a little prittier with a side of glam, and the boys of the Valentinos have perfected a juxtaposition of the two that is both tough and lovely. Their snarky punk rock/come f ♥♥ k-me ethos makes this Detroit fivesome a piquant combination of everything that makes Detroit the one and only Rock City. See the Valentinos at the Magic Stick (4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit) with Mystery Girls and Gris Gris. Call 313-833-9700 for information.
Eve DosterThank you for the comment when asked by LEO, ´What bands do you really like at the moment?´
You replied ´The Valentinos, Franz Ferdinand, The Avatars´
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