Record Release Show
Gone Quite Mad (Record Release Show)
The Lover Jacks
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Doors: 10:30 pm / Show: 11:00 pm
Spike Hill$6.00 - $8.00
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Gone Quite Mad (Record Release Show) - (Set time: 12:00 AM)
"Gone Quite Mad is not only worth looking into but a band I would really love to watch grow and expand. Their potential seems limitless."
-James Damion, United by Rocket Science
After 2+ years of sporadic encounters while enrolled at James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA), raw yet seasoned guitarist Nicholas A. Pascarella approached exploring vocalist Christopher R. Gesualdi in fall ‘07 about fronting a Dangus Kahn and the Tornados (JMU legends) cover band. After a few promising jam sessions, the duo began learning covers and experimenting with originals for their first band, The Super Octavius (named after a Dangus Kahn classic). The group quickly began playing an assortment of on-campus events, local bars, and adventurous house parties.
After needs for a hand drum player arose to during a string of unplugged gigs in spring ’08, Gesualdi called Caleb Spaulding, a drummer/djembe-playing fraternity pledge-brother. The chemistry proved undeniable and Spaulding became the band’s full-time drummer in summer '08.
From fall ‘08-spring ‘09, The Super Octavius played 35+ shows, not only blanketing Harrisonburg, but venturing to Charlottesville and Richmond (popular VA college towns). After building notoriety within the JMU community by spring ‘09, departures of the band’s bassist and manager, as well as the pending graduation of its 2 main songwriters, put The Super Octavius to rest.
Amidst deliberation of post-college plans, Gesualdi and Pascarella vowed to remain a unit, regardless of competing variables.
They moved to Gesualdi’s childhood house in northern NJ during summer ‘09, with their sights ultimately set on New York City. While in Jersey, they wrote and conversed incessantly, pushing each other to new musical/intellectual territory. Amongst frequent name deliberation, the phrase "blue chip" surfaced, representing consistent progression regardless of other factors. Couple that with village, representing the close-kit nature valued amongst both themselves and with patrons+supporters. Blue Chip Village was born.
During fall ‘09, Pascarella moved back to Harrisonburg to reunite with Spaulding while he finished his final year at JMU. Gesualdi remained in NJ, landed a Brooklyn-based music industry job, and started working with voice teacher Judy Hages.
After his graduation in May ‘10, Spaulding officially joined Blue Chip Village, and alongside Pascarella, moved to Brooklyn, NY with Gesualdi. While the group spent the summer fine-tuning what would become BCV EP, Gesualdi reached out to Joe Kruse, a bassist who he had briefly played with at JMU back in fall ‘05. Kruse had been in and around the city for 3+ years, building custom, high-end guitars with renown luthier, Carl Thompson.
Kruse gravitated toward the group’s eclectic compositions, and became the full-time bassist in fall '10.
Blue Chip Village recorded BCV EP during winter ‘10 with engineer Skylar Adler (drummer - The Nico Blues). It was released digitally via bluechipvillage.com on March 28, 2011.
HypeM blogger Tender Branson describes the EP as, “one that is mature and subtle. They won't jump right out and grab you with gimmicks or singles but take the slow approach, the worm their way into your brain one note at a time method…it’s purity at it’s finest.”
Blue Chip Village recently changed their name to GONE QUITE MAD.
Gone Quite Mad is:
Christopher R. Gesualdi (lead vocals, lyrics)
Nicholas A. Pascarella (guitars, supporting vocals)
"Renegade Willis" Mr. Joe Kruse (bass, upright bass)
Caleb "All-Time" Spaulding (drums)
-James Damion, United by Rocket Science
After 2+ years of sporadic encounters while enrolled at James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA), raw yet seasoned guitarist Nicholas A. Pascarella approached exploring vocalist Christopher R. Gesualdi in fall ‘07 about fronting a Dangus Kahn and the Tornados (JMU legends) cover band. After a few promising jam sessions, the duo began learning covers and experimenting with originals for their first band, The Super Octavius (named after a Dangus Kahn classic). The group quickly began playing an assortment of on-campus events, local bars, and adventurous house parties.
After needs for a hand drum player arose to during a string of unplugged gigs in spring ’08, Gesualdi called Caleb Spaulding, a drummer/djembe-playing fraternity pledge-brother. The chemistry proved undeniable and Spaulding became the band’s full-time drummer in summer '08.
From fall ‘08-spring ‘09, The Super Octavius played 35+ shows, not only blanketing Harrisonburg, but venturing to Charlottesville and Richmond (popular VA college towns). After building notoriety within the JMU community by spring ‘09, departures of the band’s bassist and manager, as well as the pending graduation of its 2 main songwriters, put The Super Octavius to rest.
Amidst deliberation of post-college plans, Gesualdi and Pascarella vowed to remain a unit, regardless of competing variables.
They moved to Gesualdi’s childhood house in northern NJ during summer ‘09, with their sights ultimately set on New York City. While in Jersey, they wrote and conversed incessantly, pushing each other to new musical/intellectual territory. Amongst frequent name deliberation, the phrase "blue chip" surfaced, representing consistent progression regardless of other factors. Couple that with village, representing the close-kit nature valued amongst both themselves and with patrons+supporters. Blue Chip Village was born.
During fall ‘09, Pascarella moved back to Harrisonburg to reunite with Spaulding while he finished his final year at JMU. Gesualdi remained in NJ, landed a Brooklyn-based music industry job, and started working with voice teacher Judy Hages.
After his graduation in May ‘10, Spaulding officially joined Blue Chip Village, and alongside Pascarella, moved to Brooklyn, NY with Gesualdi. While the group spent the summer fine-tuning what would become BCV EP, Gesualdi reached out to Joe Kruse, a bassist who he had briefly played with at JMU back in fall ‘05. Kruse had been in and around the city for 3+ years, building custom, high-end guitars with renown luthier, Carl Thompson.
Kruse gravitated toward the group’s eclectic compositions, and became the full-time bassist in fall '10.
Blue Chip Village recorded BCV EP during winter ‘10 with engineer Skylar Adler (drummer - The Nico Blues). It was released digitally via bluechipvillage.com on March 28, 2011.
HypeM blogger Tender Branson describes the EP as, “one that is mature and subtle. They won't jump right out and grab you with gimmicks or singles but take the slow approach, the worm their way into your brain one note at a time method…it’s purity at it’s finest.”
Blue Chip Village recently changed their name to GONE QUITE MAD.
Gone Quite Mad is:
Christopher R. Gesualdi (lead vocals, lyrics)
Nicholas A. Pascarella (guitars, supporting vocals)
"Renegade Willis" Mr. Joe Kruse (bass, upright bass)
Caleb "All-Time" Spaulding (drums)
The Lover Jacks - (Set time: 11:00 PM)
Originally from SWR on Long Island in New York State, nobody really cares about the past...... They've played with various bands throughout NYC and they're playing together now.
Drawing from such influences as ZZ Top and Queens of the Stone Age the concept was formed by John Santiago (Johnny Chops) and Dan Krupin (Danny Wood) in late 2010. With the addition of Jason Aloisio (J Love) they have begun honing their sound and songwriting to evoke emotion from anger to elation (with a sprinkle of titillation) and get people moving. The band is slotted to release their first professional EP in the Spring of 2012. Coincidentally, the year of the apocalypse....
Drawing from such influences as ZZ Top and Queens of the Stone Age the concept was formed by John Santiago (Johnny Chops) and Dan Krupin (Danny Wood) in late 2010. With the addition of Jason Aloisio (J Love) they have begun honing their sound and songwriting to evoke emotion from anger to elation (with a sprinkle of titillation) and get people moving. The band is slotted to release their first professional EP in the Spring of 2012. Coincidentally, the year of the apocalypse....
