The Gathering Field
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Doors are at 8 PM. Show is at 9 PM.
Tickets are $15 in advance, and $20 at the door.
Pangs of sweet regret, everybody got 'em
But pangs do not a true assessment make...
These words from "Days Fly Away," one of 12 new Bill Deasy compositions on the first Gathering Field record in a dozen years, reflect the band's "don't look back" attitude.
"I think we all feel this is an opportunity to hear what we sound like right now, not how we sounded way back when," lead guitarist Dave Brown observes. "This is very much about the present moment."
One listen to the band's new release, "Wild Journey," and the truth of Dave's statement becomes evident. Yes, there is something familiar there, the indefinable chemistry that hooked a legion of fans the first time around, but there is a new-found depth, a spark of wisdom, a heightened awareness. The result is a sound that is as it was, only more so, and then some.
Gathering Field began in a burned-out third floor in Grove City, Pennsylvania when Bill Deasy and Dave Brown hunkered down for the weekend with guitars, tequila and recording gear. The results provided more than enough evidence as to the creative spark between Dave and Bill, leading the duo to enlist bass player Eric Riebling (formerly of the Affordable Floors), drummer Ray DeFade, and John "the Junkman" Burgh on Hammond B3 organ, thereby forming the Gathering Field.
They released their self-titled debut in 1994 and began performing in Pittsburgh and beyond. Their popularity skyrocketed when one of the regions most powerful rock stations, WDVE, began playing a song called, "Lost in America." With the release of the record that bore the same name, Gathering Field garnered a deal with Atlantic Records in 1996 and continued to develop its ever-widening base of supporters.
In 2001 the band went on hiatus but the original members re-formed at the close of 2013 and released a new record, "Wild Journey," two years later!
Pittsburgh, PA 15222