Local band hosts CD release party
Local band Groove Moose (Spectacular) gave downtown Milledgeville a taste of their live sound at their CD release party March 7.
The show was held at the Velvet Elvis, where the band has spent many of their Monday nights.
“We’ve always loved hanging out at Velvet for wing nights…we were hoping to give them a boost,” said senior mass communication major guitarist and vocalist Bob Titolo. “We also wanted to try and bring music back to the downtown scene.”
This was the first time the group has performed in Milledgeville besides playing an acoustic night at Blackbird Coffee. The show was put on to release their first album to the public as well as preview their second.
“We are really proud of the second album,” said senior management major bassist and vocalist Zack Johnson. “We just spent a lot more time writing this album so we feel strongly about how good it is.”
They didn’t let some minor setbacks keep the show from going on. Whether it was having to replace a cymbal on the drum set before the show even started or having to deal with a bothersome heckler, they kept right on moving with the music.
“That guy was just some fratty idiot, so he really didn’t bother us,” Titolo said.
The guys never seem to let anything bother them either when it comes to making music.
“We really just try to goof off a lot and try not to take everything to seriously,” Johnson said.
This goofiness of the band is evident in the video they posted on YouTube.
“We are really proud of the second album, we just spent a lot more time writing this album so we feel strongly about how good it is.”
Zack Johnson, Bassist and Vocalist for Groove Moose
(Spectacular) and Senior Management Major
“If you just search the band’s name in YouTube, the video is just us walking around campus trying to promote ourselves, and no one has ever heard of us,” Titolo said.
People have heard of them though, and some of their more dedicated fans had a blast at their first Milledgeville show.
“I was taken with their intricate flow of groove and rhythm. They were just great,” said junior theatre major Jess McClure.
The band is not done performing here in Milledgeville. They played another gig later in the week on March 11 at Buffington’s Bar and Grill. While the band loves playing to the local fans they have one show coming up that they are anticipating greatly.
“We are playing at the Allgreen Music Festival in April, and that is a huge deal for us,” Titolo said. “There are going to be a lot of big bands there, and it’s just awesome that we get to share the stage with them.”
The guys aren’t done after that, not even close.
“After the festival we start a tour of the entire east coast,” Titolo said.
They will be going through Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia and Maryland just to name a few to try and spread their sound throughout the country.
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