The Spaceship is taking off!

I’ve discovered a great band. They’re called the Spaceship Martini and fronted by Steven Martini, who is also a Writer and actor, and recently wrapped co directing a feature film with his Brother Derick. The movie is called Lymelife, and stars Alec Baldwin and Timothy Hutton. It’s a semiautobiographical story the brothers wrote together, and Steven’s band is going to be providing the soundtrack.
Hopefully the soundtrack will include some of the songs that I have had the privilege of experiencing at a few clubs around town. I feel like I had better see them in intimate surroundings while I can, before everybody else discovers them. As Yogi, a Kibitz room scenester said after the show, “Their sound is like catching lightning in a bottle.” I had to agree that was an apt description. As the band rips through the set, every song leaves you transfixed. The mad fiddler’s 7 string violin acts as an appropriate replacement of a lead guitar, giving the band a refreshing tone. He rocks out with an interesting combination of rock and roll and classical, adding a unique edge to songs that are already stand out quality work.
Terence Leclere, who is the frontman of another notable band, Ric Veda, pounds a floor tom and shakes tambourines. His backround vocals are quite strong and enhances the mix, adding a soulful psychadelic vibe to the quintent, which also includes Anya on backround vocals, and Arvin on a Cajon, a percussive instrument that contrasts nicely with Terence’s rhythms.
The songs are stars in their own right, sang with angst and intensity. Coming across as a survivor with battle scars that he proudly displays, Steven Martini does not hold back his anger in his lyrics. But he creates an equal amount of cheer and optimism. It is about the dark and the light. It is about a mixture of the things that destroy us, the cracks in our psyche, and also the glue that holds us together.
Lost Angeles deals with the contradictions of living in a city that is difficult to figure out whether you love or hate being here. “We’re so good it’s scandalous. Let’s take over Los Angeles.” With a well worn confidence and the feeling that he’s over putting up with bullshit, Steve Martini mixes up a cocktail that is best ingested in a spirit of thoughtfulness. It is the kind of music that can change your mind, whether you’re complacently happy or unreasonably depressive.