Concert • Lead
guitarist and vocalist Nick Thomas entertained
fans in Pomona Tuesday night. Stacy
Beckley
/ Daily Forty-Niner
Fans
enjoy touring ‘addiction’ of
Spill Canvas in Pomona
By
Stacy Beckley
Daily Forty-Niner
Contributing Writer
Coming out of Sioux Falls, S.D., from the mind of a young songwriter and guitarist
by the name of Nick Thomas, the Spill Canvas (TSC) emerged on the scene in
2003 with the release of “Sunsets & Car Crashes” through the
indie label One-Eleven Records.
A few years and a few added members later, the band is now on tour promoting
its recent release, “One Fell Swoop.” Added to the original solo
lineup of Thomas are Dan Ludeman on guitar, Joe Beck on drums and Scott McGuire
on bass. Together, the boys play a style of rock that quietly displays influences
from bands such as Saves the Day, Further Seems Forever and Dashboard Confessional.
Tuesday night, the Spill Canvas played to a small but loyal crowd at the Glasshouse
in Pomona. This is only one of the many venues on what seems to be a non-stop
tour promoting their new album.
“Touring is, like, what being in a band is,” remarked drummer Joe
Beck. “[Touring] becomes almost an addiction.”
Constant touring just may be what keeps their fans so loyal — along with
the band’s ability to remain incredibly approachable through it all.
“We pride ourselves on being normal guys that just like to play music together,” Thomas
said as his bandmates nodded in agreement.
Beck added, “We consider ourselves on the same level as the people who
come to our shows — because we are.”
Although the crowd at the Glasshouse was not huge, there was an obvious bond
between the fans and the band. Fan favorites such as “The Tide” caused
the room to echo with the crowd declaring in the lyrics of TSC that, “Heaven’s
not a place you go when you die. It’s that moment in life when you actually
feel alive.”
Vocal banter was not uncommon between the fans and the band as Thomas jokingly
received several marriage proposals and one request for a nude photo. Everyone
seemed to leave the venue with a good feeling about the current state of rock
music — and thus feeling a little happier thanks to TSC.
The Spill Canvas can be seen with This Day & Age and Mashlin at the Epicenter
in San Diego tonight. See www.thespillcanvas.com for future tour dates and
music demos. |
