Bending time and space, blurring musical genres and mixing realities might sound like the latest sci-fi show in TV Guide’s fall line up, but in fact it’s just another day for Bay Area band, Ready! Ricochet.
In the midst of preparing to hit San Francisco’s Hotel Utah on October 29th, Ready! Ricochet has decided to make its worldwide debut actually worldwide in the virtual world of Second Life. The band will be premiering it’s post-rock, synthesizer fueled music at Demo’s Wonderland on October 6th at 7 PM PST/SLT (that’s Second Life time in case you were wondering).
How do I get to the show, you may ask if you’re not already part of Second Life. Well it’s actually pretty easy. All you need to do is go to http://wwww.secondlife.com and create a free account. After that you download the viewer from Second Life’s website, login and voila you are on your way to experiencing Ready! Ricochet in avatar form. Just click on this landmark to find the club.
Anyone wishing to see the show but needing a little help to get there should contact Ambrosia Rhapsody or Demolicious Wonder before or during the show. Hope to see you there!
from L-R Botanik Flux, JohnY Glasswing, Gina Iridescent, Capo Battitude, Skrufi Alphaville
Five Quick Questions with Ready!Ricochet
1. Who’s in the band and what does everyone bring to the mix?
Erica Liss (aka Skrufi Alphaville): As the pilot of our dirigible, I make sure we don’t wander haphazardly through time. One wrong turn, and it’s 1987.
Gina Montel (aka Gina Iridescent): I’m the cartographer, the one who has our paths mapped out and keeps everyone on track to the final destination.
Rina Deville (aka Capo Battitude): I’m the designator of directions, the opener of portals. The God of Thunder and Venus all in one.
Jeff Woodruff (aka Botanik Flux): I’m the mad scientist who shirks ethical considerations to generate the most wicked of genetically modified sounds.
2.Rather than asking you “What kind of music do you play and who are your influences” please fill in the blanks. (Or you can just tell me what kind of music you play and who your influences are):
If (blank) cross-pollinated (blank) and the resulting offspring were to (blank) you would get Ready!Ricochet.
If George Michael had a three-way with Freddy Mercury and Courtney at the Folsom Street Fair, Ready!Richochet would be the offspring.
3. Was the visual element of the band, i.e. the video backdrop and the steampunk aesthetic, something that evolved organically, or a conscious choice from the beginning?
We were borne out of the City of Lost Children and Oscar Wilde’s wet dream.
4. What are you looking forward to with regards to your Second Life World Premiere?
Virtual world domination and the virtual groupies that come with it.
5. What would be your dream gig?
Easy. A club with a carousel.
