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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1982)
‘No Ties’ : Talent, versatility unite a first class act Clad in tightly fitting shirts and pants, five musicians non chalantly stroll onto the stage. Strains of music from the equip ment being checked and tuned can be heard above the murmur ing audience. Suddenly, the collage of bodies, instruments and lights blend into the dynamic sounds of No Ties. A progressive rock and roll band, No Ties recently perform ed at the College’s Valentine’s Dance, which drew approximately 200 people. Although No Ties is a fairly new band, the energy in the per formances, the versatility of the five musicians, and the quality of their sound, has made them into one of the top up-and-coming rock bands in the Portland area. Many years of prior experience helped No Ties organize quickly and gave the band the versatility in their vocal and. in strumental abilities. This versatility gave them a new sound and success—one that Portland rockers are unaccustomed to, because of the difficulty of finding such musicians. No Ties was formed about six months ago. Three band members, Teary Beresford (guitar and vocals), Dennis Mitchell (guitar, vocals and drums), and Michael Keesey (drums and vocals) were members of Stories. Marc Stoll (keyboard and vocals) was in another band when he first saw Stories perform and decided he liked their power rock format. Stoll shared some musical ideas with the Stories and the four decided to regroup into No Ties. Ron Hampton (bass guitarist and vocals) was the last to team up with the band. No Ties rehearsed for about four months before they b taking gigs. During that time they all worked part-time rehearsed five niqhts a week. Above: Mike Keesy ex presses himself with “Styx.” To the left: Keyboardist Marc Stoll is all heart at the Valentine’s Dance.