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• Upcoming shows — 9 p.m. March 17, Vollrath, Indianapolis; 10 p.m. March 20, The Verve, Terre Haute; 5 p.m. March 22, WTWO-TV “Live at Five,” Farmersburg; noon March 24, Ivy Tech Commons, Terre Haute; 9 p.m. March 24, White Chapel, Rose-Hulman, Terre Haute.
• Finding the CD — “The Contrast” is available at Headstone Friends, and the Conservatory of Music in Terre Haute, as well as digitally at digstation.com.

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March 11, 2010

Valley alt-rockers showcase versatility on new CD

Mark Bennett The Tribune-Star The Tribune Star Thu Mar 11, 2010, 10:30 PM EST

TERRE HAUTE — When Cuba leader Jon DaCosta calls the band’s latest album “our most diverse,” he’s right.

The Terre Haute alt-rockers display versatility and experimentation on the 11-song collection called “The Contrast.” The title fits. DaCosta (lead vocals and guitar), Jimmy Rinehart (lead guitar), John Murray (lead guitar), Michael Coffey (percussion) and Matt Hulett (bass) offer a taste of several genres, track by track.

They twang on the country-tinged “Haircuts and Breakups.” There’s a hint of Duane Eddy on “Train Wreck.” “Steelworker’s Wife” blends the contrasts, all in one tune, plucking a stark Neil Young intro before shifting into a pop power-chord crunch at the heart of the song about a drifting housewife. “Answer Machines” is a percolating, smooth R&B guitar strut.

One common denominator in the songwriting, primarily by DaCosta, is the sadness and discomfort in the lyrics. “This Long Year” describes a family’s hard year, touched by disease, divorce, surgery and a flood. There’s relationship disconnection in the bleak “Steelworker’s Wife.” And the album’s finale, “Panic In Your Eyes,” delves into pressures of life with straight-up rock force.

Following up on previous albums “Sounds Like a Story” and “Epilogue,” DaCosta and the band have hit their songwriting and musical stride with likewise independently-released “The Contrast.” With a recording session planned this year at SonyTree Studios in Nashville, their stock is rising.

 

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