Overwhelming Colorfast

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The 2012 Line-up

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Saturday Feb 25 8:00 PM on Bottom of the Hill

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In 1993 Overwhelming Colorfast headlined the first Noise Pop show at Bottom of the Hill. Reuniting with the original line-up, we talked to founding member Bob Reed about their return to that very same stage to celebrate the show that got it all started.

NP: How did this reunion come about?

Noise Pop founder Kevin Arnold had been discussing trying to reassemble/recreate the original Noise Pop for a couple of years now. Unfortunately, some bands or their members weren't able to commit to a Noise Pop 1 reunion. Others just plain couldn't be found. So our Noise Pop reunion show will be with Slouching Stars, whose members were in Noise Pop 1 band Carlos! And Peppercorn, who were favorites on the S.F. music scene at that time. Also we have Oranger who, aside from being born out of Overwhelming Colorfast, pretty much ruled the roost in S.F. and the Noise Pop Festivals throughout the late 90s and have been making brilliant records for years. They'll be playing in their original incarnation, as well. So the show is going to be about guys who have known and played music with each other and admired each others' music for decades. We're all friends and I think this Noise Pop show is going to reflect that.

NP: What can we expect from your set?

BR: We've kinda decided that we'd like to play a set that represents a typical Overwhelming Colorfast show you may have seen back in '92 or '93....loud, fast and out of control. We'll mostly be playing songs from our first two LPs, as well as tracks from our Sourdough and Bender EPs. We'll also be autographing earplugs before the show but not after because that could be gross. They're called Q-Tips, folks, and they're not that expensive.

NP: What were the Noise Pop shows like back in the day?

BR: I think the very first Noise Pop was a successful attempt to showcase San Francisco's vibrant music scene and it's crop of exciting new bands in the early 90s. The next few Noise Pop Festivals were expanded to include groups from up and down the Left Coast who embodied that same spirit of "Noise Pop." Mostly loud, loose and brilliant...that's what Noise Pop is. It ain't Sorrowful Jones and his Quietones, it's a musical gut-punch from a guy (or girl) with a guitar in one hand, a chip on his shoulder and a record collection as big as all outdoors.The line up of bands for NP1 was a perfect snapshot of that.

ANNE OSTROWSKI