||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER |||
Fian, a rock n’ roll band from Seattle, will be kicking off Orcas Center’s 2021 live-streaming events on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m.
Fian’s music generally meanders along loose structures with liberal exploration of wide dynamic ranges and lyrical subject matter. Frankly, attempting to describe their sound to the uninitiated has become a bit of a running gag. Operatic in ambition, Fian defies all attempts to be crammed into any existing genre categories and they’re not shy about wanting to keep it that way.
The list of bands used as analogs to Fian’s sound is diverse to the point of absurdity and uselessness. King Crimson, Dire Straits, At the Drive-in, Muse, and Pink Floyd are among the more common, with some people saying they are reminiscent of Dio, Pearl Jam, Joni Mitchell, Panic at the Disco, or the music of Les Miserables. Pop-psych-hair-blues-theater-jazzy-grunge-prog doesn’t really roll off
the tongue very well but the most effective descriptor has been “Cemetery Rock.”
You can experience the eclectic musical stylings of Fian by going to www.OrcasCenter.org to watch the livestream on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m.
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