 The Dilettantes THE DILETTANTES 101 Tambourines (Stranger Touch) While the Haight offers itself up as a hippie theme park for the Summer of Love's 40th anniversary, it's nice to see a band from the 'hood paying tribute to our city's sunshine days with a more genuine form of affection. Led by ex-Brian Jonestown Massacre tambourine player Joel Gion, the Dilettantes shake out psychedelic garage pop in the spirit of Moby Grape, but 101 Tambourines brings much-welcome street-corner grit to the proceedings. Gion's Lou Reed–like nonchalance on "Like Crazy" and a glockenspiel-sparkled "The Whole World" exude a cool detachment not usually associated with the '60s, while the Brock Galland–sung "You're Gonna Need More Time" injects world-weariness into a Byrds-worthy shuffle. Last, proving that three vocalists are better than two, Jefferson Parker leads the group in a grand processional through these grimy byways with "Don't You Ever Fall."  Venus and Mars Venus and Mar’s Band Members are: Gretsch Country Classic electric 12-string guitar, Gretsch Viking electric guitar, Vox AC-15 amplifier, Pearl Export Drums, Tama Rockstar snare, vintage Pearl drums, vintage Kent snare, Fender Telecaster guitar, Zildjian cymbals, Silvertone 1392 amplifier, Rickenbacker 4001 electric bass guitar, Ventura bass guitar, Silvertone 1481 amplifier, Maestro Echoplex, Ventura acoustic guitar, Ibanez 12-String acoustic guitar, Fender Bassman amplifier, Roland Space Echo, Yamaha piano, various vintage pedals, contemporary tambourines, foreign accents, and happy accidents. |
