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Sugar Jones: At the Metro Cafe mp3.WashingtonPost.com, May 9-15, 2002 Louisiana transplant Chad Thevenot, with his band Sugar Jones, appears at the Metro Cafe May 16 for a funk-laced, pop-rock-infused show. The twenty-something bandleader moved to the metro area in 1996 after spending several years in Austin -- an experience that left him with “no confidence and no joy in the music.” “I was completely ignored," he recalls. "No one was listening or even interested. It made me quit playing -- I mean completely for three years.” He moved here “just for the summer, just to feel out the scene,” and through what he calls “an incredible event of serendipity” found a job at a drug policy reform organization. The promise of a fresh start and a means of support encouraged Thevenot to call Washington home. It took several years for “that musical itch” to return, but it did. In mid-2001 he released his second Sugar Jones CD, a studio project titled “Bring Your Own Insanity,” which included Meters bassist George Porter Jr. The next step was to assemble a band -- something he accomplished rather quickly. Then the band Sugar Jones made its way along the U Street corridor's many clubs, most recently appearing during the Crosstown Jam held at the Millennium Arts Center. Thevenot's onstage presence had a distinct confidence. He says he feels rejuvenated, and his performance certainly channels the excitement found in re-birth. In Texas “I felt unbelievably alienated and ineffective. I became disillusioned and let go without a doubt. When it came back -- the music -- it was in its purest form: playful. Because I’m having fun, I feel so uninhibited. . . . This is just what comes out.” "A Chemical Dream" and "You Must Be Heaven" from the "Bring Your Own Insanity" CD are on the Sugar Jones MP3 page. The group can also be seen May 24 at Lewie's in Bethesda. |
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"Because I’m having fun, I feel so uninhibited. . . . This is just what comes out” |
