{"id":30201,"date":"2025-10-20T09:25:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=30201"},"modified":"2025-10-20T10:18:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:18:35","slug":"bonus-post-preview-mitch-easter-and-gang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/20\/bonus-post-preview-mitch-easter-and-gang\/","title":{"rendered":"BONUS POST: Preview – Mitch Easter and Gang"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"One of the best (and most underrated) bands of the so-called new wave era was Let\u2019s Active. Founded by Winston-Salem musical wunderkind Mitch Easter, Let\u2019s Active combined sophisticated pop with instrumental muscle, serving it up in an approachable, friendly package that emphasized the music\u2019s irresistible qualities. The original trio \u2013 Easter plus Faye Hunter and Sara Romweber (the latter two of whom have sadly left us) \u2013 eventually gave way to successive lineups, but many of the foundational qualities that made the band special would remain.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s Active eventually ceased operations, and in recent years their music has been in danger of being forgotten (though NOT, it should be emphasized \u2013 by those who have always appreciated it). The music has been absent from streaming services, and the albums and EP are all long out of print. Happily, the former is being corrected: Let\u2019s Active catalog is set to soon appear on Spotify and such.<\/p>\n

In 2021, a live celebration honored the original lineup. I was there, and it was superb. I interviewed Mitch shortly thereafter for a feature that was supposed to run in [publication name redacted]. For reasons having nothing to do with Let\u2019s Active or myself, it never ran. So I published it on Musoscribe.com<\/a>. It\u2019s worth a read for those who\u2019d like a chronicle of the band\u2019s early years. Based on conversations with Easter and others close to the happenings.<\/p>\n

Now comes news that an Easter-led group calling itself Mitch and Gang (a sly nod to Columbia Records\u2019 Mr. Miller) is staging a concert in W-S to celebrate the music of Let\u2019s Active. Tix went on sale and sold out in minutes. Word on the street is that the show\u2019s being moved to a larger room, and that additional tickets will go on sale today. The show\u2019s 11\/29 at The Ramkat. Get \u2018em while they\u2019re hot.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

P.S. I would be remiss if I didn\u2019t mention that Mitch Easter kindly wrote a splendidly wonderful foreword for my new book, What\u2019s the Big Idea: 30 Great Concept Albums<\/i><\/a>, available for pre-order now<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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