Jambase

I was picking up some groceries last night around 9 when I got a call from Zach Phillips about a rippin’ party at his band’s practice space at this building on the corner of 36th and Main. A bunch of bands, including his own, were playing and there was beer. I was gonna take it easy, but what the hell — tomorrow we die, right?

Unfortunately, I missed the Architects because I had to take my groceries home and get them in the fridge — I also missed tha muthafuckin’ Be/Non — but the party was pretty rad. The building houses Cypher Sound, formerly Berry Music, a stateof-the-art studio with adjoining practice spaces. The guys from Stella Link and Olympic Size have a small studio, too. The lobby walls were adorned with gold and platinum albums, most recorded by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, all presented to Aaron Connor (sp?), who seems to be the owner of the joint. I met him — a friendly gent with a smooth, bare head and goatee — but I wasn’t feeling like schmoozer, just a good-time haver, so I left him alone and just drank his beer.

A band started up in the main studio. Some guys had been noodling around on guitars for a while, which was only slightly annoying. The band itself, however, was certified noodlehead act Valency. I’ve mentioned them once before, in print. I shouldn’t have wasted what little space I had for them in that column by talking about the way they look, because that’s not the problem. The problem is, well… let’s start with their drivel-packed About Me on MySpace: