Matamoska and N-E-1
Originating in 1980 as the Cartunes, N-E-1 rehearsed in Spring Valley and performed at locales like Escondido’s Distillery East Nightclub. The band’s brief tenure included opening for the Clash, Madness, UB40, and Oingo Boingo, as well as winning a 91X Rocks to Riches competition, becoming one of the radio station’s top 100 most requested bands with their single “1-2-3.” Another single was recorded at the end of 1980, “Hey You” b/w “Get Serious,” with the label billing the band as N/E-One (now very rare). After recording a full-length called So We Go, the last N-E-1 performance before splintering was in 1987, with their final album being as the somewhat less ska-influenced Moon Dogs.
The four founders reunited onstage for the first time as N-E-1 in July 2014 at the Museum of Making Music, and again that December at the Casbah, and once more in summer 2016 at Lestat’s. N-E-1 will reunite for only the fourth time in over 30 years at the Tower Bar on April 7. “We’ll have all original members, with the exception of Richard “T-Bone” Larson, who’ll join us on drums,” says Croft of the lineup to include Tim Cien on vocals and guitar, Manny Cien on bass and vocals, and Rob Glickman playing lead guitar. The bill includes the Amalgamated.
Sample music:
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| Boss Universal | Amalgamated |
