Don’t get me wrong I like the Spill Canvas. In fact when lead singer Nick Thomas was doing solo stuff his dad had asked me to design some posters for him. Anyway I think it is great that a local band has garnered some attention on a national level, BUT, It makes one wonder if it is true or just a bunch of hype, especially after reading it in the over-hyped AL. Some may also wonder why the band gets so many glowing reviews from the AL? Well, band member Joe Beck is the son of Randell Beck, exc. ed. of the AL. I’m all for the AL covering local artists and musicians, and not just the ones who make greeting cards with magic markers or sing screamo. But c’mon, to use the newspaper you edit to personally market your son’s band?! Shameless.

 

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