Thursday, October 8, 2009
Rooftop Vigilantes may have started as an experiment, but it’s working. The music inspired by protopunk, grungy music of the 1980s and ‘90s and alcoholic debauchery of the now, is making a successful run through the Lawrence music scene.
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Keeping vigilant: Rooftop Vigilantes (clockwise from top left) — Zach Campbell, Seth Wiese, Hannah Hyde and Oscar Allen Guinn, will appear at The Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St., tomorrow night.
“It wasn’t even supposed to be a band,” singer Zach Campbell says. “It was just supposed to be a four-track basement fun thing, but then we started playing shows.”
The music can vary from older psych-rock, Sonic Youth-like tracks to current indie rock reminiscent of The Get Up Kids. It may not be the type of music that will make you think, but it will make you smile.
The members of Rooftop Vigilantes love to have fun and try not to take themselves too seriously, which comes out in the music, bassist Oscar Allen says. He says one of the goals of the band is to capture the in-the-moment aspect of drinking and enjoying the night. But it’s not all about booze and beats, Campbell says. It’s also about making music with friends.
“We don’t over-analyze anything, we just try and write really good pop songs and play them loud,” Campbell says.
You can catch Rooftop Vigilantes tomorrow night at The Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St., or check them out online at myspace.com/rooftopvigilantes.
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