{"id":243920,"date":"2010-10-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/the-clock-strikes-five-for-midnight-rivals\/"},"modified":"2010-10-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-04T07:00:00","slug":"the-clock-strikes-five-for-midnight-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/the-clock-strikes-five-for-midnight-rivals\/","title":{"rendered":"El reloj marca las cinco para Midnight Rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Erin Goss <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Midnight Rivals will perform at Bar Eleven on Oct. 23 and at The Whistle Stop on Nov. 26.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Give friends with a long history in music some beers and you know what will happen. While many of us will simply lose some pivotal motor skills once alcohol\u2019s chemistry takes hold, they instead will be fueled to create good music.<\/p>\n

All of us know what it\u2019s like to imagine grand plans for the future over drinks with friends, such as quitting our jobs or moving to Europe, but for some reason once the alcohol has worn off those aspirations rarely seem to materialize. For friends and musicians Mark Maigaard and Charlie Ware, this wasn\u2019t the case.<\/p>\n

Drummer Maigaard recalls the beginnings of local band Midnight Rivals as he fittingly drinks from a Tecate. For years the two discussed forming their own band, but at the time of their initial ruminations, Maigaard was constantly on the road with his previous band, Louis XIV, and Ware was frontman of the popular local group Lucy\u2019s Fur Coat.<\/p>\n

Regardless, the two decided it would happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile I was with Louis XIV he said if there\u2019s any break in the Louis thing, we are doing our own band,\u201d Maigaard recalled.<\/p>\n

Eventually the pieces fell into place. Louis XIV took a break and Lucy\u2019s Fur Coat went into retirement after playing their final two shows at the Casbah\u2019s 20el<\/sup> anniversary party. One final evening at Hamilton\u2019s was the crowning piece to Midnight Rivals\u2019 creation, a band whose sole focus was to make good music.<\/p>\n

\u201cCharlie and I figured this out over a couple of beers and then he created Midnight Rivals. No pressure, just awesome rock and roll, we said let\u2019s just do this,\u201d Maigaard said.<\/p>\n

From there, the men began laying down the groundwork for their new band, pulling together an arsenal of seasoned musicians with a passion for playing live. With both Maigaard and Ware having years in the local music scene on their side, they were able to pick from the best.<\/p>\n

\u201cCharlie said, \u2018It\u2019s you and me and we will get the rest of the band together.\u2019 He got Pete Reichert from Rocket from the Crypt and then Mike Santos, also from Lucy\u2019s,\u201d Maigaard said. \u201cAnd he brought along Morgan Smith from The Front.\u201d<\/p>\n

Armed with a full lineup of local music veterans, the band began working with one goal in mind\u2014-to simply enjoy the experience of making music. Despite the musicians\u2019 diverse backgrounds, the collaboration occurred naturally, as the group members fully embraced their plan to have no plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think that we all have our tastes, but with Midnight Rivals there\u2019s no ego,\u201d Maigaard said. \u201cWe have our opinions, we just want to make good music and have fun with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, there\u2019s no pressure. Whatever happens, happens. We aren\u2019t thinking we need a record deal and we need this and all of that\u2014no. I mean, if something did happen, awesome, perfect. But we are just having fun with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Inadvertently, Midnight Rivals embodies the timeless rock \u2019n\u2019 roll motto to a \u2018T\u2019\u2014to not care about anything but the music. Like many of rock\u2019s legends, the band\u2019s dedication to music, and only music, has paid off. They recently put out a record, \u201cNitty Gritty,\u201d produced by Maigaard\u2019s former bandmate Brian Karscig, currently of The Nervous Wreckords, and have steadily racked up the accolades.<\/p>\n

And though they never sought out the spotlight, the newcomers recently were nominated for Best New Artist at the San Diego Music Awards. It\u2019s no surprise, though, as Midnight Rivals\u2019 songs capture a palpable energy. The result is shameless rock \u2019n\u2019 roll infused with brazen guitar riffs and Ware\u2019s signature country-tinged croon.<\/p>\n

While they aren\u2019t worried about the future, Midnight Rivals has several live dates on the horizon. The guys will be playing Bar Eleven on Oct. 23 and eventually rocking a post-Thanksgiving bash at The Whistle Stop on Nov. 26.<\/p>\n

Beyond that, though, the Midnight Rivals are simply seeing where the wind takes them.<\/p>\n

Smiling, Maigaard puts down his Tecate and sums it all up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s in my blood, so I have to do it.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Erin Goss Give friends with a long history in music some beers and you know what will happen. While many of us will simply lose some pivotal motor skills once alcohol\u2019s chemistry takes hold, they instead will be fueled to create good music. All of us know what it\u2019s like to imagine grand plans […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1320,"featured_media":243921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"The clock strikes five for Midnight Rivals","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11549,11551,11555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-243920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-news","category-uptown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}