Oblivion
Stubbs (bass), Natalie Beversluis (voc,
S
o here’s another band struggling to make a name for them-
selves in a community overflowing with musical talent.
What makes them special? Besides getting a mention in
Ann Arbor’s premier entertainment monthly, Oblivion is all
set to unleash their debut album upon the masses at the Michi-
gan Union’s U-Club stage on Friday, November 15. If their
energy and confidence are anything to go by, oblivion is the
last place this band will end up.
“I was just sick of not playing with people,” vocalist Tres
Crow recalls of starting the band. Thanks to Jason, Ben, Nate
and Scott, he didn’t have to wait very long. Their music is
rock that evolves: “dynamic, guitar-driven music with emo-
tional vocals that stand for something,” says Crow.
Their mission is not “heavy for the sake of being heavy,”
Crow says, and their songs aim to make people think while
they have a grand time playing them. The band “makes the
five of us happy and when we get into our songs, the crowd
does too.”
Their debut CD contains ferocious guitar-powered tracks,
ballads and some pretty intelligent lyrics. “It was like five
guys trying to raise a baby,” Crow adds. “Transferring the
stage energy to the album without sounding artificial was the
hardest part,” recalls guitarist Ben Umanov. While it wasn’t
hard to record the songs after playing them for so many months,
“making it something we were happy with took a while,”
Umanov admits.
With a sound compared to Incubus and Stain’d, they have
taken the stage with the likes of Donkey Punch and Six Clips.
From performances at the hallowed Blind Pig to shows in NYC
and Kentucky, they anticipate more high-energy shows.
—Prashant Rajkhowa
Oblivion celebrates the release of their debut CD in a free per-
formance at the Michigan Union’s U-Club on Friday, November
15 at 9pm. For more information, visit www.oblivionrockmusic.
com.
November 2002 CURRENT
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