Archive for October 31, 2007
THOUGHTS OF A HOPELESS ROMANTIC FROM PHIL LOCASH
October 31, 2007 by PT Rothschild.
CD RELEASE PARTY UNDERSCORES ARTIST GROWTH
Murrieta, CA – Not long ago when I happened to walk into a friend’s demonstration where I was given my fair share of abuse, I was accused of being a ‘scenester’. I started to argue as the friend was one of the people who started the local scene going and therefore was himself by definition, a scenester. But then I realized that whether he was throwing out a slur or not, he was correct. I have gone from writing about the scene to being a card-carrying member and as such, have entered the world of helping make a difference in the scene. That difference entails supporting developing artists in any way possible. Out of this process comes the witnessing of an artist’s metamorphosis and it is in that vein that this installment of scene news is written. When Java Jo’z opened and way before it was Cuppy’s, a young man named Phil LoCash started coming in on open mic night and doing covers from his favorite commercial artist, Dave Mathews. After a few times, he gradually introduced the Wednesday night crowd to some of his original compositions. At first they were a bit rough but as time worn on, the songs became more and more polished, and he became more relaxed in singing them onstage. Becoming a regular on open mic night, Phil started doing shows on the Palette nights which are on Thursday and are charged for at the door, unlike open mic nights which are free. As time went by, Phil’s set list of original songs grew and plans were made to put them on a CD. Last Thursday, this final transition was accomplished as Phil LoCash had his ‘coming out’ party in the form of a CD release event set to promote the new CD.
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