News Give the People What They Want
posted by on April 12 at 16:15 PM
Has anyone else noticed these stickers around town lately?
I have no idea where they’re from or what they represent, but the second I saw them for the first time by the entrance of the Comet I immediately hoped that it was the sign of a comeback for Sweet Water.
Sweet Water was a Seattle band who hit their high point during the mid-’90s thanks to their song “Superstar,” which 107.7 the End played every 20 minutes. If you remember them at all, you no doubt remember that song. “Do you wanna be rich? Do you wanna be a superstar? Well honey you already are, you already are…”
I love that song, and I love them, but the rest of the album Superfriends was really great too, and that’s what a a lot of people might not realize. They’re not a local one-hit wonder; Superfriends is a stellar power-pop record with a little bit of swagger, distortion, and cockiness. And they make me dance. A lot.
Onto the point of my story… after seeing said stickers and thinking that it was more than a coincidence, I did some half-assed investigation (because, you know, I’m a professional) and found a MySpace page for the band and what was there? SHOW DATES! Holy shit! Sweet Water will play the Crocodile Cafe June 15-16!
Before I got too worked up, though, I had to make sure it wasn’t a bluegrass band from Alabama. So I called the Croc and Mr. Eli Anderson confirmed that it is indeed the Sweet Water reuniting.
Tickets for the 15th are sold out, but there are still tickets available for the Saturday the 16th show. You can get them online at Ticketweb, any Sonic Boom location, or at the Crocodile.
So what’s next? I’m gonna track down the band, of course. The fifteen-year-old girl in me is peeing her pants in excitement. Stay tuned.
OMG. Is there going to be an All Ages show?
haha uh.. totally unrelated.
Both appear to be 21+, but I'm interviewing the band this weekend, and I'll find out if other shows will follow. Word has it that they've been working on new material for a few months too, so perhaps these shows aren't a one time only thing? I'll find out for sure.
Seeing Sweet Water at Vera would be... sweet.
really, does anyone under 30 remember them?
Really, does anyone of any age care at all about this? Why does Megan only cover the kind of music that people grew out of at age 14? Op Ivy, Get Up Kids, and now this crap? How old is she anyway? And why does she write like she's talking to a deaf infant?
"I love that song, and I love them, but the rest of the album Superfriends was really great too, and that’s what a a lot of people might not realize. "
"And they make me dance. A lot."
This kind of writing is barely even appropriate for a fourth grade book report.
We got a real Lester Bangs on our hands here.. I know that not everyone should be a bearded record collector with all the Nuggets tracklistings memorized and a deep respect for Ethiopian jazz and Satwa or whatever. But come on! Zwickel's been around for like a month and he's already shown a deeper knowledge of and respect for music and journalism then Seling has in the god-knows-how-many-years she's been playing Mad Libs with the music section.
She should give her job to someone who deserves it, deep down she must know (as everyone else does) that she's completely unqualified. Maerz/Segal/Wilson, you are all missed.
Eric: I disagree. I think Megan's writing is quite effective at conveying her enthusiasm (would you prefer the dispassionate, analytical detachment toward which so many other critics end up drifting?), and her posts cleary resonate with some of the crowd around here.
I vote that Megan keeps her job and gets a free tattoo of a defunct punk band.
i don't know what you guys are crying about. Sweet water rocks and the show is going to be crazy.
Holy poopstain! Sweet Water!
You know, @5, I don't always vibe on Ms. Seling's writing either, but I know she's enthusiastic about what she does and that goes a hell of a long way.
ok so i've read Megan for her years at the Stranger and i think she's quite sweet and her enthusiasm bubbles over. But a music critic she is not. Her taste is music borders on deplorable. And Sweet Water at Vera? oh come on. Let's hope that the folks running the Vera Project have better sense than that. The kids do not know who Sweet Water is. It would be an empty house.
There was only one Lester Bangs, we don't need another pretentious wannabe anyway. I don't share Megan's taste in music, but geez....
This link will totally bolster those who have a problem with Megan's qualifications
Deplorable?
More like adorable!
xoxo,
megan
sweet h20 is tator tot hot!!!!!
I have four specific memories regarding Sweet Water.
1) "Superstar" was the song they played whenever beloved Mariners reserve outfielder Rich Amaral came to the plate. (Along with "Ruby Soho" for Luis Soho and "Werewolves of London" for Raul Ibanez, those are some wonderfully subtle music-based jokes that M's fans have had the good sense to appreciate.)
2) I saw Sweetwater, Sky Cries Mary and the Crash Test Dummies during the day, at the Puyallup Fair...when my then girlfriend and I had tix that same night to see Everything But the Girl at the Backstage...but the third person who we went to Puyallup with--the person who drove--didn't make any effort to help us back in time to see the EBTG show.
3) I remember Sweetwater being booked at DV8 (now Club 131.) Brandon Pugh was the manager of DV8, loved Sweetwater, and was diagnosed with leukemia soon after this show... I know few of you have many fond memories of DV8, but I saw more than a few great shows there and Brandon was a great guy.
4) Back when I worked at Orpheum, we had an instore for the post-Sweetwater band, the PARC Boys. PARC=the first initial of their first names...which they probably realized could also be spelled backwards from the way they chose.
pg
PS--As to their reunion show--all power to 'em...and have 'em make some other memories for some other peeps.
I think I am going to cry. I have been waiting for this for a long time.
i was never mad at sweet water. haters fall back.
This is going to be totally awesome... I'm shitting rainbows and barfing smiles!!! King of fuckin' 79!!! Paul, Credo, Adam, Cole... YES!!!
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