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GlassAndSteel

Don't die with your music still in you.

About Me

Chris Webster and Dave Rocha are tired of nonsense. They make music because they're incapable of performing miracles. If they could do that, they'd have made the Bush Administration disappear in front of a live audience. Maybe they'd have also made a U.F.O. fall from the sky and land on Tim Russert. Maybe they'd turn Lake Eerie into crude oil, for the sake of America's foreign policy. Or maybe they'd make people stop giving a shit about what's on tv, and start paying attention to what a sad state this specie's collective psyche is in. Now THAT would be a miracle. Greater City: Providence promotes the growth and development of the Greater Providence region in as urban a pattern as possible. Special focus is placed on the development of more walkable, affordable, and vibrant neighborhoods that are served by more robust mass transit and fueled by greater economic opportunity. Our energies are initially being spent on the upcoming zoning and planning process to ensure that the Providence of the future is an urban environment and not a city plagued by inconsistent, uninspired, automobile-centric, and suburban-style development.


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Member Since: 8/11/2006
Band Members: David Rocha and Chris Webster.
Influences: The Hmong hill tribe in Laos was recruited in 1961 by the CIA, to fight a "Secret War" against the Communists of North Vietnam. Their job was to try to block the Vietcong's supply route.Known as the "Ho Chi Minh trail", it ran through Laos, along the border with Vietnam. More than 40,000 Hmong were killed in the fighting that followed.When the US fled Saigon in 1975, Communists also seized control of Laos.The Hmong, abandoned by the US, allegedly became the target of retaliation and persecution.This marked the beginning of the mass exodus of Hmong refugees into Thailand, which eventually swelled to more than 300,000.Some of them were eventually resettled in the US, but many continue to languish in Thai detention camps. And at least 7,000 Hmong are still hiding in the mountains and jungles of Laos, including some former CIA fighters.Under constant threat of attack by the army -- they are a lost tribe -- forgotten by the world for more than three decades.
Sounds Like: Yakkity-schmakkity, self-rightousness. I'm always right. Blah, blah, blah, greatest band ever. Sooooooooooo important. If you blink, you'll actually lose track of time. Hibbity-hobbity, truly inspired.I laughed. I cried. I spilled grape juice on my good pants. Click Me For A Wealth Of Knowledge! Check out Fusion Anomaly. There's a lot of nifty info gathered there.For Providence show listings.For New London show listings.
Record Label: Red Hat Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

As of 02-04-08.

Hello all. It has become a recent realization that perhaps there should be some sort of update on what's been up. So, hello, once again. If you have been reading previous blogs, I should mention that...
Posted by GlassAndSteel on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:28:00 PST

What’s new as of 09-28-07

Hello all! We're riding the wave of an interesting time and here's what we have to share:We're playing the So Humble record release party on October 6th! So Humble has recently recorded their first ...
Posted by GlassAndSteel on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:57:00 PST

We WON!!!

I'd like to thank everybody that helped by making phone calls or writing letters in regards to the Bradford street abandonment, it made all the difference!  Coucilman Lombardi of ward 13 noted th...
Posted by GlassAndSteel on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:27:00 PST

GC:PVD in the news about Bradford Street.

Greater City: Providence's President Jef Nickerson was recently quoted in Providence Business News and The Providence Journal in regards to the Vista  Della Torre project that threatens to cut Br...
Posted by GlassAndSteel on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:52:00 PST

Stop the destruction of our neighborhoods!

Hello friends, this is David Rocha.  I'd like to remind you all that despite any progress that we make as a city, state, or society, there's always those that attempt to use the back door to get...
Posted by GlassAndSteel on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:10:00 PST

Well!

There's so much to tell everybody about but only so much time as of now to tell you guys.  First off, I'd like to mention the Devonious Nickerson has been putting a lot of effort into getting Re...
Posted by GlassAndSteel on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:07:00 PST

GC:PVD's VP on Mayor's Show!

Bret Ancowitz (VP of Greater City: Providence) was recently on Mayor Cicilline's show to speak on the Transit 2020 report (with Scott Wolf of Grow Smart RI and Gary Bliss).  This is yet another l...
Posted by GlassAndSteel on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:14:00 PST

GC:PVD in PBN!!!

So last week, GC:PVD's first public meeting was covered on page 6 of the Providence Business News (making us the third full piece in the issue if you don't count ads).  Our second meeting was Mar...
Posted by GlassAndSteel on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:47:00 PST

Suburbs vs. Cities? Think in terms of Suburbs vs. Natural preservation.

A good number of you know my stance on suburban sprawl and the negative effects it has on our health, social behavior, infrastructure, economy and environment.  Perhaps I should make a seperate "...
Posted by GlassAndSteel on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:48:00 PST

Greater City: Providence

Here's a brief explanation of the advocacy group from our website. Greater City: Providence promotes the growth and development of the Greater Providence region in as urban a pattern as possible. Spec...
Posted by GlassAndSteel on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:03:00 PST