Words Like Vines

Friday, October 28, 2005

New Haven Advocate: Gabba Gabba Haze

from New Haven Advocate: Gabba Gabba Haze: “Also part of the loud-and-fast Halloween bill at Rudy’s is the Break-Up (from Brooklyn); Lucid Mike (aka Mike Sembos, doing solo versions of his Superfallingstars songs, plus a few surprises. Mike hasn’t come up with an idea for this year’s costume yet, but last year’s Dorothy will be hard to top); and Dr. Frank , going as the leader of the Mr. T Experience —hey, wait—that’s no costume, he is the singer from the Mr. T Experience! You can thank Mike for that awesome addition to the bill: He noticed that Dr. Frank will be in New York City promoting his new book, King Dork, and ‘bugged him’ to come to Rudy’s. ‘I’m playing mainly so that [Dr. Frank’s] not trapped acoustically between a barrage of amplified loudness,’ says Mike. In addition (no pun intended) to studying math at UConn, Mike’s been busy recording a new Superfallingstars album with producer Michael Deming, plus playing second guitar with the Alternate Routes, who finish up a three-week residency at Bridgeport’s Acoustic Cafe on Oct. 26.”