Who’s in at the Hothouse:
Marva King & Antagonist


Practicing with the Pros

Well Hothouse readers, it is once again one of those nights when my hat comes off to the performers coming through our studio, this time to Will Clark (keyboard) of the smoothe jazz band "Surewill," and his new project backing R&B diva, Marva King.

Ms. King, a natural talent since the age of 4, has performed with such music legends as Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson, and most recently the one and only artist currently known as Prince.

The band have been practicing all day, and let me tell you, if you want to know what tight sound sounds like, then you need to take a tip from Will, 'cause he and his crew are TIGHT. Their groove is so locked in and their volumes so under control that it isn't so much their sound rolling through the halls, but more the feel of their rythm permeating through the building that catches you and makes you (dare I say) wanna strut. Groooovy.

And Marva ... woo! .. Forgetaboutit! Talk about a pro-FESS-IO-Nal! King comes walking in, and after brief friendly greetings all around, gets right down to business. In 20 minutes, no less than three songs get knocked right on out of the park. Let me sum it all up in one little three-letter word: Pro.


Antagonize This

Also gracing us with their ever growing presence on the national scene, were local metal mavens, Antagonist. Fresh off their recent tour (if you can call 3 weeks later, "fresh") Carlos (voc/guit), Londie (drum), and Matt (guit) sans Paul (bass) rekindled their musical mission in the newly modeled Studio M, and let's just say they haven't lost a step. Here's to your continued success, fella's.