Annual 'Easter Bash' successful
despite bad weather
by Jennifer Conlee, co-associate editor
Despite cool weather and snow on the
ground, the 21st annual Easter Bash managed to
rock at its new location at Jake’s Backroom, filling the
afternoon and evening with the sounds of Lubbock musicians.
“This is Lubbock’s most legendary
party,” said Easter Bash coordinator Chelsea Holloway, “and
we never let anything stop it.”
Holloway explained that the event
started as a college party 21 years ago, and has grown into
a huge party that includes an impressive lineup of bands.
Tyler Thompson, better known as Tyler
T. to his fans, started the party. Holloway introduced
Thompson as a “one-man extravaganza.”
Thompson used nine different
instruments during his performance, including six and
11-string guitars, a digeridoo, shakers, hand drums, a
triangle, a piano, and a loop sampler, which allowed him to
layer each instrument he played so it sounded like a full
band was playing.
“I’ve been playing around Lubbock for
awhile,” said Thompson, regarding how he got his spot at the
Easter Bash. “And I came to know Chelsea (Holloway). I
bugged her to let me in. I think it (the Easter Bash) would
have been better if it had been outside, with better
weather. I stuck around the whole night, and heard other
bands. It was good.”
Holloway explained that, though the
party started at 1 p.m., most people wouldn’t show up until
around 4 p.m., and those who came would party until
midnight.
Most people showed up in time to hear a
local favorite, Icarus Fixed, a band that was followed by
Cellus and the Loose Grip. Other bands that were popular
among those in attendance were Dr. Skoob and the Acoustic
Groove and Austin-based band Muchos Backflips.
Also on the list were Tone Heavy
Criminals, Moving Matter, and Falling Jupiter.
“I think the Bash was greatness,
despite the last-minute venue change and looming frigid
weather,” said former SPC student Winston Barrett,
guitairist and vocalist for Muchos Backflips. “Also, the
band lineup as a whole was better than it has been in a
while.”
Muchos Backflips has been playing at
the Bash since 1999, when band members Eric Brown (drums),
former SPC student Kris Lindahl (sax/guitar), and Barrett
lived in Lubbock.
I got to the party early and stayed
late, and it’s the most fun I’ve had at a musical event.
The music was the kind that I like…Indie, acoustic, jazz,
and alternative sounds filled the little bar as fans danced
at the foot of the stage.
The music wasn’t too loud or too hard;
it was just perfect. Before the party, I’d only heard
Icarus Fixed, and I already liked their sound, so I knew if
the other bands were as good, I would leave satisfied.
Satisfied I was. I couldn’t have asked
for better bands or a better group of people to share the
experience with.
