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Record Release Party for “Lay The Buddha Down” EP
ADDISON
@ CAFÉ DU NORD
ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19th
with Junior Panthers & Hi-Nobles
2170 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
$10 / Doors 8:30 pm, Show 9:30 pm / (415) 861-5016
San Francisco, CA: On Friday, February 19, San Francisco’s fast rising alternative band, ADDISON, will be celebrating the release of their new EP entitled Lay The Buddha Down (out on Feb. 23, 2010) at Café du Nord. The four-piece band is hot on the heels of being featured on BBC Radio by the legendary DJ Billy Butler, who interviewed the band and played two tracks from their recent Freeze Out EP.
It’s quite a story on how a local SF band ended up being featured on BBC Radio with little to no recognition overseas yet. It boils down to the ties that the band has to Soccer (or should we say “football”). Lead singer Joshua Arce and bassist Luis Baptista are long time die-hard Liverpool F.C. fans, who recently recorded a cover of “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Carousel. The song became popular with football clubs and their fans as it was performed by a massed chorus of supporters on matchday, but since the 1960s has become singularly associated as the football anthem of Liverpool F.C. ADDISON’s cover of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” (from the Freeze Out EP) caught the attention of DJ Billy Butler, who was so impressed and intrigued that he interviewed the band about their football stance, SF’s music scene, and had Gerry from Gerry & The Pacemakers on air with them. Gerry & The Pacemakers version Of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” is the official one used by the Liverpool F.C. team. Gerry even gushed, “It’s better than ours!” Quite a flattering response from a legendary band that’s more than 5,000 miles away. You can check out their entertaining interview here: http://www.addisonband.com/bbcinterview.cfm
ADDISON is the up and coming alternative rock band from San Francisco lead by singer and rhythm guitarist Joshua Arce alongside Luis Baptista on bass and backup vocals, Yoshi Takebuchi on lead guitar, and Paolo Asuncion (son of the late Filipino film legend Vic Vargas) on drums. The band’s latest EP, Lay The Buddha Down, came out of recording sessions from their as-yet-untitled debut album. ADDISON has combined the diverse international influences operating within the band. Bassist Luis Baptista’s affinity for the feel-good pop sensibilities of Weezer meets the hard rock sound of Japanese band X Japan favored by guitarist Yoshi Takebuchi. Studio drummer Nicolas Priario’s love of rock trio Soda Stereo, from his native Argentina, complements the anthemic sound of British bands influencing Arce, such as Oasis and Muse. By day Addison’s Joshua Arce can be seen raising hell at San Francisco City Hall on behalf of low-income communities, but at night you will find him with the other band members playing their alternative rock tunes in local venues such as the Hotel Utah Saloon and Cafe du Nord.
Lay The Buddha Down is the title of the new four track EP that will be sold at the show, a few days before the official release date and will include a radio edit of the title track, “Shanghai,” “Screws,” and rounding it out with “Vallejo.” Co-headlining alongside ADDISON is The Junior Panthers, another homegrown SF band who plays lush, head-filling indie pop. Also performing is the Hi-Nobles who play 60s mod garage soul returning to the 21st century. Don’t miss a night full of SF’s finest musicians ready to break out.
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Friday February 19th – Lay The Buddha Down Record Release Party @ Cafe du Nord – SF, CA
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“LAY THE BUDDHA DOWN (RADIO EDIT)” (FREE DOWNLOAD #1 - HERE)
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“FREEZE OUT (RADIO EDIT)” (FREE DOWNLOAD #2 - HERE)
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