We've long been fans of Port O'Brien, and despite its always fluid lineup, that band was unquestionably always centered around the songwriting of frontman Van Pierszalowski. Given that, when we discovered that Port O'Brien had called it a day, and Pierszalowski was starting fresh, we were more than a little curious what that might entail. The answer has now been revealed, in the form of a band called WATERS.
While WATERS is still rooted firmly in the vocals and songwriting that made Port O'Brien so great, it's also a pretty massive departure. From the two tracks we've heard, it seems that the folkiness has been left behind in favor of a fuzzy, more aggressive rock sound that had been familiar at some of the late Port O'Brien shows. It seems it would be not totally off-base to make a comparison to Neil Young's transition to hard rock in the 70's and 80's.
Given the Pierszalowski's propensity to deliver in a live environment, we feel pretty sure that their live show will be on par with, if not surpass, Port O'Brien's. Combine that with the fact that original Port O'Brien bassist (and Grand Lake frontman) Caleb Nichols is joining WATERS for their fall tour (dates below), and well, count us in.
WATERS is on tour now, Out In The Light drops September 12th September 20th.
AUG. 19 VANCOUVER, BC BILLMORE CABARET
AUG. 20 SEATTLE, WA CHOP SUEY
AUG. 22 SAN FRANCISCO, CA THE INDEPENDENT
AUG. 24 SALT LAKE CITY, UT KILBY COURT
AUG. 25 DENVER, CO HI DIVE
AUG. 27 LAWRENCE, KS THE BOTTLENECK
AUG. 28 NORMAN, OK OPOLIS
AUG. 29 DENTON, TX HAILEY’S
AUG. 30 AUSTIN, TX THE MOHAWK
AUG. 31 EL PASO, TX LOWBROW PALACE
SEPT. 1 PHOENIX, AZ RHYTHM ROOM
SEPT. 2 SAN DIEGO, CA BAR PINK
mp3: WATERS - For The One
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