![]() Tickets: $10 admission includes a free copy of the album or a piece of Cinder merchandise. Alter Ego is a non-stop all dance repertoire featuring the best of 70s disco, 80s rock, 90s Pop, and Top 40 of today. UCF Flying Horse Big Band Concert Tickets. Where: Buddha Rock Club, 12701 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers We’re very excited about going out again and doing this professionally.”Ĭonnect with this reporter: Charles Runnells (Instagram) Music he’s proud to perform, whether it’s on a huge national tour or just back home in Fort Myers. Young says he's just happy to be making music again. Music that rocks. Maybe this will launch Cinder back onto the hard-rock charts. Will this album be The One - the album that finally breaks Cinder to the masses. “We’re just excited to finally get back out as Cinder,” Bush says. Randy and Lori lead worship at Westminster Presbyterian Church, finding their second musical home as a duo and playing with local favorite Alter Ego band. The 11-track album is being released through the label Art Is War Records, home to rock artists The Nixons, Skinlab and Pissing Razors.Īfter Saturday’s album release show, Cinder has a few high-profile gigs lined up, including playing the Blue Ridge Rock Festival in Concord, Va., with headliners Stone Temple Pilots and Godsmack. “And as soon as we started writing these songs, we were looking at each other and going, ‘Man, if nobody likes these songs, I don’t even care.’ These songs, to me, feel and sound great, and I love what we’re doing. The first song they finished was “Sounded like Goodbye,” which Bush says they wrote in a mere 20 minutes. “We just started writing and writing and writing.” Not after the Geffen/Interscope disaster and the shelving of their album "Break Your Silence" (whose recordings have never seen the light of day).īut then they started jamming together after Bush joined the band about three or four years ago. And whether we go out and tour in support of an album that’s successful, or we stay home, we’re still playing music.”Ĭinder officially releases “The Machine” this Saturday with a show at Fort Myers' Buddha Rock Club, where its members have often played as both Cinder and Soapy Tuna.Ĭinder hadn’t planned to record a new album, admits guitarist Scott “Scooby” Bush, 53, of Nashville. “But secretly: F- yeah, we are! Definitely. ![]() Because we’ve had our hopes up before, you know what I mean? ![]() Lori has noticed, “We carry less equipment than a band and the volume level is so much quieter.” Randy adds, “We enjoy doing big horn band dates with Alter Ego, but Randy and Lori events allow us to get up close and personal with the audience.“I get that question a lot: ‘Are you excited? Are you nervous?’” Young says. Lori nods, “And it’s the women that pull the men out onto the dance floor - so we pay careful attention to what the ladies like!" After playing occasionally as a duo act in recent years, Randy & Lori decided to concentrate more on duo events in 2015. “For the last eight years, we have taken note of those songs that make people jump out of their chairs! We try to mix up a blend of songs that fits each particular crowd and maybe surprise them with one of those tunes that makes them say 'I haven't heard that one in a while!,'” says Randy. Performing with Alter Ego has afforded Randy and Lori the opportunity to see firsthand what songs are popular with restaurant crowds, and what works with exclusive club events. At home in SW Florida, Randy and Lori are seasoned professionals with extensive career bios. Lori began singing with The Cotton Sisters in Redlands, California and segued into studio vocal work as well as playing keyboards. Randy began his career with Sweet Comfort Band and ALLIES, touring the world as a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and record producer. Randy and Lori lead worship at Westminster Presbyterian Church, finding their second musical home as a duo and playing with local favorite Alter Ego band (often voted by News-Press as the best band in Fort Myers!). In their former home studio in Nashville, Tennessee, Randy racked up countless Christian / Country / Pop hit songs, produced records and toured with international acts (such as Shania Twain) while Lori helped run the business and doubled as studio vocalist. When requested at special events, they perform some of Randy's original hit songs, such as "Butterfly Kisses" and "Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That?" (Recorded by Dolly Parton). Lauren makes up one half of the WillowWacks, her husband and wife folk duo, two thirds of The Young Step, her alter-ego David Bowie inspired rock band. Randy and Lori have performed dance and dinner music at many of the finer country clubs around their home area of Fort Myers, Florida for the last eight years. ![]() The current status of the business is Active. Grammy Award- winning songwriter Randy Thomas leads this duo act with his wife, Lori. ALTER EGO BAND LLC has been set up in state FL.
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