Posted on November 30, 2009 - by Mark Zonda

The White Tides

They say there’s a certain kind of rum that you’ll have the chance to taste only in the worst bars in Caracas. Still Caracas is the Latin America’s most expensive City. Strange, isn, it? As strange as Mark Zonda and Mic Leffe playing in a small Italian town after midnight in a small place nearby a river. “It’s strange, but it’s true”, just quoting Freddie Mercury. Mark & Mic (also pointed as Chip & Chop for that night) played many Tiny Tide‘ songs leaving some space for blues improvisations with harmonica, post and prog-rock, and some covers as well (Bur “Song 2″, Flaming Lips “Yoshimi Battles Against The Pink Robots”, Everly Brothers “Bye Bye Love”, Echo’s “The Killing Moon” and a R.E.M.ish version of Elisa “Sleeping In Your Hands”). Crowed agreed telling that the two blokes sounded for twenty, and songs were even more effective being so simple and direct, following the school of “Half Japanese“, “Razorcuts“… and “The Clever Square“!

Clint and Charles, Mark’s guitars, are supposed to be cursed, since he managed to fuck up strings on both the instruments. That’s why half the band final goodbye was a unique version for drum and armonica of “A song for EMI”, Mark Zonda tribute to Beatles and Elliott Smith. The show was a nice little surprise.

Tiny Tide 2009: Live Pics
Tiny Tide 2009 Live Clips:

• Tiny Tide – Intro
• Tiny Tide – Kitty Jesus / Yoshimi Battles Against The Pink Robots Pt.1 (Flaming Lips Cover)
• Tiny Tide – The Smiths & The Cure
• TIny Tide – S♥L
• Tiny Tide – AAA
• Tiny Tide – Song 2 (Blur Cover)
• Tiny Tide – Beachvolley Fields Forever
• Tiny Tide – Do Mean It’s A Mess (and Mic solo)
• Tiny Tide – Final Jam

Tiny Tide – The Smiths & The Cure

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