Throwback Thursday: Everclear

By Melissa Fossum Thu., Apr. 5 2012 at 8:00 AM

Categories: Throwback Thursday

Everclear

I couldn't have asked for a better time to hear about the Summerland Tour. While waiting for a coffee in Venice Beach, California, I was browsing Up On The Sun on my phone and saw that Everclear was coming. I knew what I had to listen to, because I rolled down the windows and rocked out to "Santa Monica" while driving over the Venice canals. From there, I listened to Everclear on shuffle and found myself singing along to songs I hadn't heard in years.

Everclear, Sugar Ray, Lit, The Gin Blossoms, and Marcy Playground are scheduled to perform at Comerica Theatre on Tuesday, July 3.

I just wanna feel some sunshine (and stand in front of a green screen).

I'm sure I'm not alone in listening to 1995's Sparkle and Fade and lusting for the beach. Just be careful with your requests for "Santa Monica," I saw Art Alexakis perform a solo show at Harkins Centerpoint (now Madcap Theatre) years ago and he got a little testy when someone requested the song. But hey, he played "I Will Buy You A New Life" and "Father of Mine" and all that other good stuff.

For a Portland band, Everclear sure loves the city of Santa Monica. Not that I blame them, the pier makes another appearance in the "Father of Mine" video.