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Local supergroup the Coveters debut at the Continental Club tonight
The Coveters — something a Momo’s supergroup composed of many of the beloved local players who rock the West Sixth Street club on a regular basis — will make their public debut tonight, First Thursday, at the Continental Club. The band includes solo vocalists Suzanna Choffel and Dan Dyer, Band of Heathens singer Ed Jurdi, and violin and fiddle player Warren Hood, with a rhythm section including the New Bohemians’ Brad Houser and Jeff Botta.
Dyer and Choffel got the ball rolling on the new band after both decided they wanted a low-key outlet for their music.
“Myself and Dan Dyer were sort of complaining about the stress of our careers and what-not, and how we were both kind of stressed out and had a lot on our plate,” Choffel said. “So we kept talking about a side project that might just be fun, no pressure.”
The band began rehearsing in late 2009, and has a full set of original material, though they’ve yet to play a gig. The lineup was designed so that individual members could come and go as their own projects demanded — Dyer, who is on tour, will be absent from tonight’s show but should play with the band at their next performance, March 4 at Momo’s.
“I see it being a once a month or once every two months kind of thing,” Choffel said. “It’s kind of one of those things where we’ll probably have irregular shows and see how much people dig it.”
The show kicks off at 10 p.m. and costs $8. The Texas Sapphires, playing a release party for their new album “As He Wanders…” will follow the Coveters at 11:30 p.m.
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By Dan Slack
February 5, 2010 4:28 PM | Link to this
I had the opportunity to see The Coveters last night. They were phenomenal. Their sound will resonate with a lot of people