Jared DuBach
Daily Egyptian
Even though their name is based upon a "Flintstones" cartoon character, there's nothing cartoonish about the Southern rock sound of the Stoney Curtis Group.
The Stoney Curtis Group, which performs at 10 tonight and Saturday at PK's, consists of Marshall Watkins on bass and vocals, Kyle Morse and Arick Reeder on guitars and Jon Ellis on drums. A point of interest about Mores and Reeder is that they are former members of Drivin' Rain. Watkins says that the band got its name when a character named Stoney Curtis, a spoof on actor Tony Curtis, made a guest appearance on "The Flintstones." To him, it just sounded like a cool name.
Watkins describes the Stoney Curtis Group as basically a biker band.
"We get a lot of our jobs from biker organizations," Watkins said. Stoney Curtis Group has been playing the annual Hog Rock Festival for the past few years, and various other motorcycle rallies in the Midwest. Watkins posted on the band's Web site that one of the band's more memorable places to play at is PK's in Carbondale.
"This is one of our favorite places to play. The people are very cool and the place really knows how to rock," Watkins said.
The band does covers of classic and Southern rock favorites like Molly Hatchet, the Allman Brothers Band, Thin Lizzy, Cream, and the James Gang. The Stoney Curtis Groups also performs numerous songs from the Stone Temple Pilots and the Black Crowes. Watkins describes the band's own eight original songs as "sounding really different" from the classic and Southern rock tunes in their cover song repertoire. The band currently has a self-titled CD, and is going to begin writing the songs for the next album soon, according to Watkins.
"We would love to do this as a full-time thing playing club gigs," Watkins said. "We don't want to be famous. It's not the '70s you know."
Reporter Jared DuBach can be reached at jdubach@dailyegyptian.com
The Stoney Curtis Group is playing at 9 tonight and Saturday night at PK's Bar. For more information on the Stoney Curtis Group, go to http://www.stoneycurtisgroup.com
Published on 11/17/05; 12:24:44 PM
