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The band got this one: "This was the opening act for Wapiti, Big Bubba Tres.
Pretty much every song was about killing zombies, zombie midgets, stripper-zombies, or zombies in the snow. Lots of talk of “titties,” too, which is kind of hilarious because they played at 7pm Friday night, prime time for family attendance. Their cover of “Like A Virgin,” and another of “Iron Man” were crazy. In between songs, the lead singer’s banter made me think of a demented and sex-crazed Fred Penner. It was pretty full-on.
“Ready for another zombie killing song or what?”
It would have been even scarier in the dark, but the half-light at Annex Park just made their smoke machine look like a shittily managed brush fire. There was even a gong onstage, which only added to the theatrical suspense; are they gonna cover “Bang a Gong?” Or Lamb of God?
“Vampire beer, it’s worse than we feared..!” Rad.
Craziest line, though; “Bitch, show me taco, give me reason not to kill your zombie child.” Made all the more surreal by face-painted kids dancing in front of the stage with the bunnies and yetis…"
The band enjoyed the show - a lot of energy at the festival for sure, although there was more lawn than bum in front of the group on the stage... they sounded excellent.
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Bubba Tres is an Alternative Rock band that began in 2002 as a duet, then grew into a trio, then a foursome, morphing into a group of 5 musicians, each one bringing to the group a unique history and musical talent.
In the Winter of 2011 the group lost two members (Mark and Andrew) who both left to pursue their own dreams and - as is so often the case - life and distance got in the way. Now made up of three members, Bubba Tres has upped the visuals and energy of the act, and they have found a new energy and drive to be alternative. More time has been spent of phrasing and on 'space' between the notes, with the new songs being more complicated in chords, notes, and leads.
They play original tunes with a definite leaning toward Zombies, hookers, and the very dark side of whacked out humans who have failed in their attempts to fit society....
In the past, when they where known as "Big Bubba Tres" (sounded too much like a Blues band), they spent a season doing a Johnny Cash tribute show....
When they cover a song, they make it their own, from doubling up the speed (like 'Ring of Fire'), through changing the instrumentation (like on 'Like A Virgin'), to simply turning up the volume ('War Pigs', 'Baba O'Riley', and others). They use electronic backing tracvks to spice up songs like Iron Man as well as many original tunes.
'Bubba Tres' uses guitars, ukuleles, accordions, mandolins, drums, basses, trumpets, electric violins, keyboards, synthesizers, megaphones, kids toys, clarinets, and other sound-producing implements of terror to energize and entertain the crowd.
In the Winter of 2011 the group lost two members (Mark and Andrew) who both left to pursue their own dreams and - as is so often the case - life and distance got in the way. Now made up of three members, Bubba Tres has upped the visuals and energy of the act, and they have found a new energy and drive to be alternative. More time has been spent of phrasing and on 'space' between the notes, with the new songs being more complicated in chords, notes, and leads.
They play original tunes with a definite leaning toward Zombies, hookers, and the very dark side of whacked out humans who have failed in their attempts to fit society....
In the past, when they where known as "Big Bubba Tres" (sounded too much like a Blues band), they spent a season doing a Johnny Cash tribute show....
When they cover a song, they make it their own, from doubling up the speed (like 'Ring of Fire'), through changing the instrumentation (like on 'Like A Virgin'), to simply turning up the volume ('War Pigs', 'Baba O'Riley', and others). They use electronic backing tracvks to spice up songs like Iron Man as well as many original tunes.
'Bubba Tres' uses guitars, ukuleles, accordions, mandolins, drums, basses, trumpets, electric violins, keyboards, synthesizers, megaphones, kids toys, clarinets, and other sound-producing implements of terror to energize and entertain the crowd.