When I was in high
school, one of my two favorites bands (the other being the Grateful Dead) was
End Construction. This band is composed of, in alphabetical order, Brian Doser,
Jim Infantino, Ellis Paul and Jon Svetkey. (Their last names spell “DIPS,” and
their second album, which was never recorded, was going to be titled Dips In The Road.) I would see them
perform every chance I got. And those shows were some of the best nights of
music of my life. Each of those four singer/songwriters has such a distinct
style and personality, and when they’d play together it was basically
magic.
They used to do a
bluegrass David Bowie medley that was ridiculously fun. I loved this band so
much that when I started a folk and acoustic radio program in Eugene, Oregon, I
named it after one of their songs, “Dogs Run Free.” (That song still completely
cracks me up.)
They stopped playing
together in the early 1990s, each pursuing his own musical career. But they’ve done a
few reunion shows over the years. And
later this month, on February 24th, they are getting
together again for two shows at Club Passim in Cambridge, Massachusetts. If you
live within five or six hours of Boston, I strongly recommend you go to these
shows. There’s a five o’clock show, and an eight o’clock show. I’m seriously
bummed that I’m going to miss them.
Besides the fact that
these are four excellent singer/songwriter/musicians, there’s another reason to
attend these shows. They are going to benefit a friend of the band, who needs
help with medical costs.
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