The Name Game

(The Poly-Opto at The Blue Nile in Harrisonburg/ Hugh Fagan photo)

Thundercock, a rock band from Virginia Beach, is now called The Poly Opto, which means the band has gone from having a terrible name to having one that's just mildly bad.

The band's music is better than either name, though. Tough and aggro, but not brainless. A little jammy, but not too self-indulgent. I'm glad to see they're playing at The NorVa on July 3 with No Fault of Their Own and Oedipius Rex.

Hi Skye

(MySpace photo of Skye Zentz)

The ukulele-loving songstress Skye Zentz is back in our general vicinity. Or at least she will be June 12 when she's scheduled to play The Boot along with Chris Merritt and SaidTheLion.

Skye has been on some sort of California adventure for the better part of the last 12 months. I haven't connected with her yet to hear some of the stories, but I bet the experiences will make her Boot show all the more entertaining.