Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Adventure Set revival: ‘Everyone old is new again!’
Mark Pothier and Ken Scales have revived their long-dormant Adventure Set band that was once quite popular in Boston in the ‘80s. As two of the original members of Adventure Set, Pothier and Scales have put out an EP, Centuries to Go (also available on iTunes). And here’s a Mac demo put up last week. The goal is to eventually get back in a studio, so a purchase and getting the word out will help them a little. … Here’s an old video of Adventure Set and a more recent video.
Mark Pothier and Ken Scales have revived their long-dormant Adventure Set band that was once quite popular in Boston in the ‘80s. As two of the original members of Adventure Set, Pothier and Scales have put out an EP, Centuries to Go (also available on iTunes). And here’s a Mac demo put up last week. The goal is to eventually get back in a studio, so a purchase and getting the word out will help them a little. … Here’s an old video of Adventure Set and a more recent video.
Fyi: Pothier, who
after Adventure Set went on to play in the even more popular Ministry band, is
one of my editors at the Globe these days. We recently discovered our paths
probably crossed way back when at Tufts University, where I used to be the
entertainment manager at the old MacPhie Pub, hiring groups such as Mission of
Burma, the Neighborhoods, Human Sexual Response, Robin Lane and the Chartbusters, and Scales’ old band, Pastiche. Initially, I was confused over whether Mark played with Pastiche, but I’ve
since been set straight by Reader No. 1, himself an old Tufts friend and
MacPhie Pub veteran. From Reader No. 1:
Yes, we did have Pastiche at Tufts MacPhie Pub, they were great! … Pastiche history here and here. … Speaking of old bands, saw The English Beat and Paul Collins' Beat (2 bands that came out in 1979 with same name) at the Natick Center for the Arts last week... as well as Graham Parker at Club Passim in Cambridge - and Parker and the Rumour are reuniting, show at the Wilbur Theatre in early December. Everyone old is new again!
