They have a set song list, and some things are scripted, but 90 percent of the humor on stage is ad-libbed, he said. Group member Charlie Mechling “keeps us on our toes,” with new show opening lines and other humor he injects into each performance.Read more: http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100923/ENT/9230307
Local high school choir students participated in a Britt educational event on Friday, when they came out to Straight No Chaser's afternoon sound check.See post: http://www.brittfest.org/blog/sncblog
Ponce recalls sitting at a piano, “jamming” ideas for harmonies and textures. And Stine explains that the prevailing goal is to find the right “twists” without losing the identifiable character of the songs.Read more: http://napavalleyregister.com/mobile/article_5b855128-c068-11df-b26b-001cc4c002e0.html
“You have to figure out a way to make things familiar yet different,” he said. “You want to find what people love about the song and carry it over so it’s not too shocking to the ear and still has that known melody that people like. It’s tricky, but it’s a lot of fun, too.”
(If you're like me, you're envisioning a pretty rocking tour bus with 10 dudes belting out gorgeous multipart-harmony versions of your favorite songs for hours on end, delighting the bus driver and all the children on the streets. That doesn't happen, though. Ahlwardt says they save it for the stage. Fair enough.)
Attending a Straight No Chaser performance would put a smile on anyone's face.Read more: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/article_0397d01b-b9bc-5ecf-adfa-9aaa2b32aaa7.html
