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Local hard rock group
mixes calm sound, rage
The members of Therapist,
all University students,
display an affection for beer
during their Saturday show
By Natasha Chilingerian
Pulse Reporter
Singers, comedians and speakers
normally take sips of water during
breaks in their performances to soothe
a scratchy throat or strained vocal
chords. But members of local hard
rock band Therapist prefer gulps of
beer in between songs, and it seems the
drunker they get, the better they play.
The four rockers, all of them Uni
versity seniors, performed at the
Black Forest
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_ central role
in the
band's performance, not to mention
in the band's history. When asked
how the group got together six
months ago, lead singer and guitarist
Jake Holman replied: "Hamms tall
boys." It came as no surprise that a
stand-out tune that night was titled
"Swimming in Alcohol."
"This one is for all of you," Hol
man announced to the tipsy crowd
as a precursor to the song.
Therapist (an intended combina
tion of the words "the" and "rapist")
is a newly hatched band consisting
of Holman, bassist Eric Henson,
drummer Andrew Eguchi, and lead
guitarist Ben Dinsdale, all of whom
joined the group just three days pri
or to Saturday's show. While some
hard rock bands dominate their mu
sic with monstrous screams and
head-busting noise, Therapist's
sound was pleasant and accessible,
yet full of rage.
They finally took the stage at mid
night, after performances by two
grunge bands: Under the Stairs, which
haunted the audience by putting one
member in a vampire mask; and Do
mesticide, which overemphasized the
Lauren Wimer Senior Photographer
Therapist's Jake Holman plays during the band's Black Forest show Saturday.
"hard" in hard rock. Therapist was a
breath of fresh air compared to their
openers. Their look exuded youthful
appeal, a casual attitude and a dash of
glitz. All four men were backed up by
good looks, a display of confidence
and informal dress. Holman threw in
some glamour with a giant dollar sign
necklace, and Henson did the same in
a silky black shirt.
Their music contained all the ele
ments of any hard rock band: loud
grunting into the microphone,
pounding guitar and drums, and the
essence of anger. But they balanced
their hard sounds with soothing
ones. Holman's vocals were appeal
ing; he screamed at times, but mostly
displayed a talented, sexy and slight
ly British voice. Lyrics were wordy
and poetic, and melodies were dis
tinguishable and articulate — a
blessing after the random bursts of
noise and shouts from the other
bands that performed.
"Swimming in Alcohol" showed
their artistic expression. Guitar work
was pretty, and the tune was slow
and soulful. An audience member
even held up a flaming lighter and
swayed back and forth, as if to de
clare the tune an anthem.
Lane Community College student
Susan Fuller, who said she is dating
Henson, said Therapist has gained
quite a bit of popularity lately.
"They will be practicing, and I'll
go outside and a group of girls
will come sit on their lawn," she said.
"I ask them, 'What are you
doing?' and they say, 'We want to
be groupies, too!'"
This was only the third show for
Therapist (a follow-up to two gigs at
Samurai Duck), but the band proved
its talent. They showed the audience
that they could make good music,
drink and be merry.
"All we do is play music every
day," Henson said. "We play until
someone makes us stop."
Contactthe Pulse reporter at
natashachilingerian@dailyemerald.coni.
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