He has to dodge her psychiatrist/sometime boyfriend Dr. Winning Cindy's hand (and neck) won't be easy. He is true to himself as he navigates a world even he thinks is odd.late 1970's New York City. George Hamilton plays Dracula with panache and class and mostly as the straight man.
"Without me, this place will be as exciting as Bucharest on a Monday night," he says as he departs his castle forever. After being forced out of his Transylvania castle by a Romanian government that wants to convert his castle to a gymnastics training center, he and his insect-eating assistant Renfield (Johnson) travel to New York to seek out Cindy. He sucks blood and can turn into a bat sure, but he is also head over heels in love with a New York fashion model named Cindy (Saint James) in a touching, almost adolescent way. To learn more about Hunter and the band, hear their music, or find out when their next gig is, check out the Von Disco Facebook page.Starring: George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin, Dick Shawn, Arte Johnson, Sherman HemsleyĬount Dracula may be the most sane person in Love at First Bite. Von Disco plays regularly at The Laughing Goat and The No Name Bar, along with other local venues. A place where we can collectively abandon burdens and truly be in the moment as we communicate with each other through sound. Where art can be art and inspire secondary and tertiary art forms. What do you love most about being in the band Von Disco?Īs an ensemble, we strive to progress toward a place where we all get to say what we’ve been dying to say. … Simply put, there’s an expectation for high caliber music behind those doors, and people undoubtedly know that. Obviously the Boulder/Fox theaters are phenomenal to perform at, however, the Laughing Goat tends to be my favorite venue to play. Where is your favorite venue to play at in Boulder and why? What instrument(s) do you play? If more than one, which is your favorite?Īnything with strings, although primarily guitar. Ultimately, our on-stage observance of each other’s voice unveils a platform for uninhibited spontaneous creation, … but please allow me to be more specific: hip-hop meets jazz, while jazz meets every other spectral genre. Our style is undoubtedly an interpretation of our individual proclivities, however, the true brilliance is conveyed when everyone has the opportunity to speak through their instrument in “the moment.” Hip-hop becomes jazz and vice versa. Personally, I like to traverse the lines between jazz, classical, blues and honestly, everything in between. Emcees like Logic, Chance the Rapper, Slug, Q-Tip, etc. However, I also listen to a considerable amount of hip-hop, which is quite apparent when you attend a Von Disco show. That briefly scratches the instrumental surface.
… Players like Coltrane, Miles Davis and Charlie Parker offer quite the arsenal of arrangements for the aspiring jazz guitarists to pick apart. Hector listened to copious amounts of shred-metal while he was around, so I’d be blatantly lying if I didn’t mention players like Yngwie Malmsteen and Eddie Van Halen, although I’m more of a jazz guy: … Pat Metheny, Al Dimeola, Joe Pass and Wes Montgomery, to name a few, although I like to study horn players the most. Who are some of your favorites/who influences you? Nevertheless, I’d practice for hours and then assemble all of my family members into the living room for unamplified concerts debuting anything I felt was of merit. It was a subpar electric called a Striker and only had three strings on it when he gave it to me: the A, G and the high E strings, which aren’t even consecutive. One of her first serious love interests was a heavy metal guitar player named Hector, who actually bequeathed my first guitar to me. … Roughly two years later, my mom started dating again. My parents got divorced when I was about 14. How and when did you first get into music? We spoke to Hunter about his favorite types of music, who inspires him and how he became interested in music. It’s no question that his passion is music and entertaining others. Along with being a part of Von Disco, he also teaches private music lessons, runs the front desk at the local Mapleton YMCA and makes guest appearances with other local bands. The band consists of three members: Tyson Bennett on keys, Eric Imbrosciano on drums and Jesse Hunter on guitar and vocals.įrontman Jesse Hunter has a lot to say when it comes to music. Von Disco is a Boulder band that can be best described as an upbeat, progressive jazz, hip-hop jam band.
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