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Chattanooga’s Live Music Scene: Infinite Orange
by Bob Payne, WWW.MYSPACE.COM/DAVRIK
posted March 27, 2008

Bob Payne

I was working stage security at Riverbend last year when I was given my assignment for the evening – the stage by the Art Museum. The first band up was a group of Soddy-Daisy High School rockers, the band Infinite Orange. I couldn’t imagine what I had done wrong to have deserved this. I had visions of terribly loud, obnoxious music, blasting away right in my ears. Don’t get me wrong, I love all kinds of music, but I don’t like noise.

As usual, I was wrong. Again. These guys rock. Forget the fact they are teenagers still in high school. It would be an insult to say they are pretty good, for high school kids. They are darn good, without any reference to age.

Nick Lutsko, Austin Leavell and Ryan Guza make up this band. Just the three of them. Nick plays the lead guitar and the lead vocals, Austin plays bass and Ryan plays the drums. All three of them play way beyond their years of experience would indicate.

I think they impressed me most with their stage presence. One would think they had been playing together for twenty years. They play to the crowd, which was substantial at Riverbend. They mix things up with some original songs, along with some rock standards. The crowd went crazy for them, and I could see why. Nick plays the guitar licks like any good pro, including playing the guitar behind his back, which sent the crowd into an appreciative frenzy. Ryan got in a couple good drum solos that brought huge applause, too. Austin plays a great bass, solid in every song.

I think the really cool part of this performance was the parental support that was present. At first, I thought it was just parents there to make sure their kids didn’t fall prey to the evil influences a psychedelic, funky jam band could put into their young minds. Wrong. Again. Those parents already knew this band was good and they were present to support the band. This is a good band, and whether you are 15 or 55, if you get a chance to hear them, I would highly recommend it.

This band will be at a Chattanooga State Spring concert on Friday, March 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. They also have gigs in Knoxville and Atlanta coming up soon. Their website is www.myspace.com/infiniteorange

Live! In Chattanooga

Thursday, March 27

J.J’s Bohemia – Mike Farris, Quiet Life, Lon Eldridge
Market Street Tavern – Equal Parts
Rhythm & Brews – Leticia Wolf with Channing Wilson
Midtown Music Hall – Bon Journey
Dalton Depot – A1A
Spectaters – Deone Taylor
The Palms at Hamilton – No Big Deal

Friday, March 28

Chattanooga State Spring Concert – Infinite Orange
T-Bones – Live At Eleven
Buds – Convertibull
Rhythm & Brews – Kings of the Killer Fish with Up With The Jones
Market Street Tavern – Joe Fickle (Mustache Friday)
Spectaters – The Foundation
Midtown Music Hall – TBA
JJ’s Bohemia – Up With the Jones, Nim-Nims, H-Beam
Ari’s – Fantasy Band with Crystal and Jimmy Tawater
Barking Legs Theatre - Jamie Laval & Ashley Broder
Table 2 – Live Jazz by the Ben Friberg Trio

Saturday, March 29

T-Bones – No Big Deal
Spectaters – Davey Smith & Tim Starnes
Rhythm & Brews – Breakfast Club
Ari’s – Fantasy Band with Crystal and Jimmy Tawater
JJ’s Bohemia – Montana Skies, Good Noise-Bad Noise, LaDonna Smith, Misha Feigin
Dalton Depot – Jump The Shark
Market Street Tavern – Makia Groove
Midtown Music Hall – Nevermind (Nirvana Tribute)

Tuesday, April 1

JJ’s Bohemia – Snarky Puppy
The Red Lantern – Bachtress live piano with Robbi Cline & Summer Rogers
Table 2 – Live Jazz by the Ben Friberg Trio (Jazz)

Wednesday, April 2

Las Margaritas Riverview – Priscilla and Little Rickee
Buds –

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