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In an upright and locked position

Fresh out of a holding pattern, local rockers Theory of Flight are poised to gain a lot more altitude

Everclear headlined Nov. 7 at Hard Rock Café’s Strip stage, but it wasn’t the most interesting thing to happen there that night. The band that opened for the 15-year-old Portland, Ore. act — local rock sextet Theory of Flight — was. True, there was nothing absolutely groundbreaking about TOF’s tight, well-rehearsed set, even if it was refreshing to see a Vegas-based effort put such unbridled zeal into a performance. But the spirit was there in wide-eyed frontman Beau Hodges’ bellowing mic-clenching and in guitarist Vince Casas’ heroic leads, as well as in the rest of the group’s easy complementing of one another’s impeccably professional stage presences. By set-closer “Like You Do,” with its minimal, thumping mid-song interlude (still it only went a tight, perfectly marketable three-and-a-half minutes), there were hands in the air and converts in the crowd.

Everclear went later, making its own much bigger fan base cozy for a while, but even so, a band in decline can’t easily match the raw appeal of one on the ascent. If the name of this newer band and the title of its just-released album, Within Reach, didn’t make it clear these guys are after something grander than local stages and opening sets, a sweaty post-show interview in the green room did. You know those bands who, when asked about their beginnings, talk about how no one ever expected anything other than to get together and jam and have some fun? Theory of Flight isn’t that band.

“It took us a while,” says primary songwriter Casas, describing the gauntlet of personnel shifts — the hirings, firings, dropouts and happy accidents — TOF endured from its first 2008 incarnation to where it is now. “But once you’ve got something started that’s going well, you keep going. It’s been like, ‘Let’s be selective, take our time, make sure these people are the ones we want.’ [Eventually], everyone fell into place as far as their wants and dreams.”

The now-stable lineup, in addition to Casas and Hodges: Tyler Williams on drums, Stephen Goodrum on rhythm guitar, John Colombo on keys, Joey McMahon on bass. Most of these guys have been friends in some capacity for nearly a decade, but good friendship, sweet as it is, doesn’t necessarily mean good business, as Hodges reminds on the heels of Casas’ brief history.

“Personality is a big part of it,” he says. “We really care about one another. Where one person has a weakness, the others bring a strength … not just from a musical standpoint, but with the inner workings of our business. We’ve self-managed for so long, and now we don’t have to do it anymore. That’s why this is going so well … going really fast, and after less than a year with this current membership. It’s just blowing up.”

You know how twelve-steppers first admit they have a problem and then put their faith in a higher power? Theory of Flight is that band.

The problem, in this case, was limited time, energy and expertise. Even though a thick thread of business savvy and pro-musician precedent runs through the group (Goodrum played a truckload of tour dates over five years with his old band, Sanctus Real, while Vince, Joey and Tyler all have at least some higher business education under their belts), creativity was suffering, they say, from too much time spent with marketing and other entrepreneurial evils. (”Waking up and worrying,” says Hodges. “‘Oh man, I gotta make sure the bulletins are going out on MySpace and the website’s updated’”).

That website, www.theoryofflightmusic.com, is a sleek thing to behold now, thanks to media content manager Michael Gaskell of Vegas-based MG Studio. Clearly organized tabs, bios, merchandise links, a “What’s Said” box of randomized press clips — self-consistency for God’s sake — all make it so. Gaskell, one of several higher powers sought and retained by TOF, was hired around the same time the band signed on with L.A.-based Luck Media & Marketing. Publicist Steve Levesque had been told about the upstarts by UE3 Promotions’ Jennifer Lyneis, who was impressed with this next-big-thing package she’d seen perform. So he caught the first show he could. It was in a church.

“I figured it would be kind of awkward, like those things often are,” says Levesque. “But [Theory of Flight] played it like an arena show. Produced the whole thing themselves … big sound system, lights … I was extremely impressed. After the show, 500 kids and parents lined up at the merchandise table, so I had to wait to talk to them, but that’s what I saw … the talent, drive and openness to go the distance.”

The Lyneis connection also led to an alliance with engineer/producer/mixer Mark Needham (The Killers, Bloc Party, Louis XIV, Stevie Nicks — ah, the rewards of good networking), who ended up mixing Within Reach up to his own slick specs after Casas had finished producing it.

Oh yeah … the final pillar Manager Micah McFarlane of Encino, Calif.-based Monarch Entertainment Group. This is the guy who saw a show six months ago, had the same reaction as the other pillars and approached the band. Now he’s the guy bent on getting Within Reach in the right national and international hands, getting his clients real radio play beginning in early 2010 and properly conditioning them for a touring lifestyle next year that anyone who’s done it knows can’t be taken lightly.

“Touring can be suicide for a lot of bands,” warns guitarist Goodrum. “There’s more prep than just getting shows … mental, emotional, time with family … until you’ve done it, you don’t know what it costs, and it costs a lot.”

Manager McFarlane echoes the sentiment, but isn’t worried.

“You think they’re tight now, wait ’til you see them after playing for six months straight,” he laughs. “Of course, it all comes down to the songs, and they’re really, really good songwriters. I believe that, I’m behind them, and now I stand on the mountaintop and tell people about them.”

David Surratt, dsurratt@lvcitylife.com

www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2009/11/12/music/fear_and_lounging/iq_32384902.txt

Show is July 21st 2010

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES – For many people, summer means the beach and bathing suits. In Downtown Los Angeles, it means something else entirely.

In the Central City, the warm months mean music. Lots of it. With a huge portion of it free and outdoors.

Over the next three months, music will flow from Pershing Square to Bunker Hill to the Financial District, and just about any musical style can be found without spending a dime. Below are the highlights to the shows at California Plaza, Pershing Square, 7+Fig and Bank of America Plaza.

Grand Performances: The granddaddy of Downtown concert series is at the California Plaza Watercourt. Now in its 24th season, Grand Performances offers free noon and evening shows in Bunker Hill, along with a couple of films and dance performances sprinkled in.

But the music is what drives the lineup. This year, more than 30 acts representing song styles from around the world are scheduled.

“Grand Performances has always been eclectic with an eye on being inclusive of cultures that make up Los Angeles’ communities,” said Michael Alexander, executive director of Grand Performances.

With as many as 5,000 people attending shows, the focus on world music attracts not only Downtown residents, but people from all over the city, Alexander said. “We keep discovering that people from outside of the area will come Downtown, although the audience is also growing as the Downtown population grows.”

The lineup this year includes a July 9 noon performance by Orgone. The band is inspired by classic funk groups such as Parliament-Funkadelic. That night, there is an 8 p.m. show by Zarzuela, which mixes dance, music and song.

Persian composer Kayhan Kahlor takes the stage July 10 at 8 p.m. Kahlor may be familiar to non-Persian crowds as a veteran of Yo Yo Ma’s Silk Road, a traveling ensemble the noted cellist headed. Alexander said the performance will mix traditional and improvisational music from Iran and Central Asia. Kahlor will be joined by Turkish musician Erdal Erzincan, who plays a mean saz, a pear-shaped stringed instrument.

Fans of bossa nova will enjoy Tita Lima’s noon show July 16. The singer performs in English and Portuguese while adding bits of hip-hop, jazz and samba.

Alexander said one of the crowd favorites this summer will be Afro Reggae. They play at 8 p.m. on July 17.

The band hails from the slums of Rio de Janeiro. Alexander said Afro Reggae turns the negative into a positive with a message of unity, love and peace. The music is a mix of reggae, funk, Afro-Brazilian drumming and hip-hop beats.

“This is a band that comes from an impoverished area and music is part of how they communicate this social conscience,” he said.

The concert series closes with Turtle Island Quartet on Aug. 28 at 8 p.m. The show will be an homage to rock legend Jimi Hendrix.

More information at (213) 687-2159 or grandperformances.org

Summer on the Plaza: Brookfield Properties is known to many people for its vast real estate holdings. In Downtown, it seeks to be more than just a landlord. It has an arts programming side, and for the past few weeks its Summer on the Plaza series has been drawing crowds to the Financial District and Bunker Hill.

“We are the new kid on the block and the program is a much shorter season than the others, but it is growing,” said Debra Simon, vice president of arts and entertainment for Brookfield Properties. “We love being able to provide world-class entertainment for people where they live and work.”

The season began June 9 and culminates this week. The shows take place at the 7+Fig shopping mall at Seventh and Figueroa streets, and at Bank of America Plaza at Third and Hope streets.

Soulful R&B singer Goapele takes the stage at 7+Fig on Wednesday, June 23, at 6 p.m. Inspired by singers like Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley and Nina Simone, Goapele uses socio-political lyrics.

On Friday, June 25, Mateo hits the stage at Bank of America Plaza, for a 12:30 p.m. show. The R&B singer describes his music as “urban mod,” with a sound that touches on pop, alternative and soul.

“We look for artists that have wide appeal and that we think our tenants and visitors will enjoy, along with more established acts that have more recognition,” Simon said.

More information at artsbrookfieldproperties.com.

Pershing Square: The concert series has not yet begun at Pershing Square. But once it does, it continues almost non-stop. The Downtown Stage Summer Concerts run July 21-Aug. 24.

“It’s going to be a super summer at the square,” said Louise Capone, the senior recreation director for Pershing Square.

The Downtown Stage is broken up into four free weekly events. Wednesdays belong to Beta Records, an online community of unsigned artists in all genres of music who will bring their own roster of bands. This year their lineup includes Theory of Flight on July 21, Purple Melon on July 28, and Bushwalla on Aug. 11.

Thursday nights are eminently popular, with Downtown-based Spaceland Productions booking a roster of alternative and indie bands. Many of them come directly from the stages of the Spaceland and Echo nightclubs. The lineup has yet to be determined.

The Pershing Square stage takes a break from music Friday nights with Friday Night Flicks, which showcases family films, action flicks and classics. Catch Boulevard Nights July 23 and the Kurt Russell vehicle Escape from L.A., which focuses on the anti-hero Snake Plissken looking to escape the now prison island of Los Angeles. It screens Aug. 20.

The tunes pick back up Saturday nights, as Pershing Square partners with KSWD 100.3 The Sound to bring two acts per night to the park. Highlights include a July 24 ’80s party as former Stray Cat Lee Rocker takes the stage with his rockabilly tunes. The night also includes Flashback Heart Attack, a New Wave tribute band that performs in slick red leather suits.

The Tubes on July 31 are another highlight. The San Francisco band combines their music with political and social satire. And on Aug. 7 Fishbone, the Los Angeles based near legends, take the stage. Its mix of funk, ska, rock and metal will certainly energize the Downtown crowd.

More information at (213) 847-4970 or laparks.org/pershingsquare.

Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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