Q: What did the airline pilot say to the stewardess while taking a bong rip and preparing to touch down in Milwaukee?
A: I’m Land’n High!
That joke never gets old to me. And neither do the sweet sounds of one of one of my all-time favorite bands, Landon High from San Antonio, Texas. The music is timeless and the members of the band are like a dream team, or rather, a CREAM-dream-team of all my favorite rockers/human beings in the world.
Although he’s become one of Hollywood’s major players, Kent Zambrana’s lyrics and melodies of yesteryear reveal a much younger and naive-to-love sense of innocence. The repertoire of songs helmed by music virtuoso and porcupine connoisseur, Danny Gibbons have an edgier bite, but guarantee to always go down smooth. The keyboard stylings of the band’s bombshell, Christine Horvat are enough to give the late Bob Moog a boner, and the beats masterfully crafted by drummer Taylor Thompson are tough as nails, yet manage to retain a surprising level of crispiness.
Though their fan-base was slightly smaller than that of a “U2″ or “Nirvana,” Landon High contributed no less to defining a generation. That’s why it’s so important that you attend the Landon High Reunion Show at the Warhol in San Antonio on Dec. 29th. Here are the details of this twice-in-a-lifetime event.
I know that I, as well as all of my San Antonio friends will be attending the show. But, I really urge any of our friends from Austin and the surrounding cities/states to come too. Last year’s reunion was an emotional, sloppy-drunken extravaganza, and it was just acoustic! This year, the boys are plugging in and taking out all the stops.
It’s Christmas break, the world is ours, let’s have a road-trip. I will gladly drive and buy the beer.
And check out their myspace page if you want to jam out.
*PARENTAL ADVISORY: some songs may include references to taints and choads*
-will
