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Written by Rebecca Lapole, for NEXTnc
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Thursday, 30 November 2006 |
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A reunion, definitely more exciting than any of your family’s, is scheduled for Dec. 2 at the Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins. 12 Cents for Marvin celebrates ten years – already? – Saturday night with several past members joining in on the action.
“Two original horn players, John Bosley and Steve Vromdey, two keyboard players, Seth Ruston and Shawn Jasper, guitarist Sammy Tazzect … is that enough?” lead singer Tom Werge said. “So we’ll have all kinds of alum at the celebration show.”
12 Cents always keeps the party light. “As a ska/reggae band, we have a lot of energy and people have a good time,” Werge said. Their line-up currently consists of: Werge, who also plays trumpet; Hilary Spriggs and Nik on bass and guitar; trumpet player Greta; John on trombone; drummer Soren; saxophonist Dave; and Aaron on percussion and Theremin.
“Lots of people at the shows are enjoying the sound,” Werge said. “So I think we’ll continue to write and perform new music to entertain the audience.”
Several different types of music inspire Werge, including country. “In fact, we’re tossing around the idea for a new project combining ska with country. There are synergies to it you wouldn’t imagine,” he said.
Keeping the audience on its toes seems easy for the group, who has varied musical tastes. “The horn players listen to a lot of jazz,” Werge said, “Greta listens to grunge rock, Soren is currently listening to nothing but 1960-’70s straight reggae from Jamaica, Hilary likes classic rock, and we all listen to ska and other local bands that we play with.”
All in all, the auditory pleasure that is 12 Cents for Marvin is an enduring one. Werge said, “We feel really lucky to have made it this far and it just seems inevitable to keep going.”
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GO TO THE SHOWThe 12 Cents for Marvin 10-year anniversary show, with opening acts P-Nuckle and Hypnotic Fly, is 8 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Aggie Theatre, 204 S. College Ave. $8, all ages show. Go to www.aggietheatre.com, Rock ‘n’ Robin’s 221.9977 or ABCD’s 484.2223 for tickets.
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