Everclear and openers to rock out The Amp on Saturday evening - The Exponent Telegram (press release) (registration)
“There are still bands putting out good music from back in the day. Opening for Everclear during this season’s Summerland tour will be three bands: Toadies, Fuel and American Hi-Fi, all acts that hit in the 1990s and that have guitar-driven sounds and new music to play. That definitely describes Everclear, which released its most recent album, “Black Is the New Black,” in April to some of the band’s best reviews in 20 years. It is what it is. It used to be we toured to support records, and now we make records as a tool to support touring. “No band is selling what they used to,” he said. “Two weeks ago, the No. 1 record sold 50,000. Back in the day, that would maybe get you in the top 20, top 30. ”. “Black Is the New Black” got 300,000 streams the first week. It’s like, that’s the age we live in. ”. Another factor of the times is that some bands play some pre-recorded music — and even vocals — in concert. “We’re old-school rock bands,” Alexakis said. Regardless of when people grew up or what the genre is, turning people on to rock and roll is what is important to me and this tour. As for the other bands, Toadies debuted in 1994 with its platinum-selling debut, “Rubberneck. The American alternative rock band from Fort Worth, Texas, is best known for the song “Possum. Source: www.theet.com
