Just about everyone makes New Year’s resolutions.
For local band Durango Tire Fire, New Year’s Eve will kick off a new name for 2022: Desert Child.
And you can be there to witness the metamorphosis: The band will take the stage New Year’s Eve at the Powerhouse Science Center with special guest Sir Kaydian.
Along with the name change, the members of five-piece band are also setting their sights on taking their music to higher levels and realizing their dreams of music as a career. To do that, they are working on building their catalog of original music – and touring nationally with those songs – and getting the word out that they are available to play high-end weddings.
If you go/For more information
What: New Year’s Eve with Desert Child (Durango Tire Fire) and special guest Sir Kaydian.
When: Doors open at 8 p.m., show begins at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31.
Where: Powerhouse Science Center, 1295 Camino del Rio.
Tickets: $25 presale, $35 at the door. Tickets available online at https://bit.ly/3mtS4Ip.
More information: Visit https://bit.ly/32uz7hr.
NOTE: This is an 18-and-older show. Dress up as your favorite pop star/rock star and enter the costume contest to win prizes.
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For more information about Desert Child, visit www.desertchildmusic.com. To talk to them about playing your wedding, email booking@desertchildmusic.com. You can also check out the band’s Instagram at www.instagram.com/desertchildband.
Desert Child is made up of: Ari Newman, lead guitar, vocals and band leader; Zac Carr (aka Big Red) bass; Dan Hayden (aka Diva Dan) lead vocals; Brian Ross (Coach Brian), guitar and lead vocals; and Alec Mayes (the Wonder Boy) on drums and vocals.
Newman said the band has been in its current iteration for about eight months, although four of the members have been known each other since they met as wilderness therapy guides at Open Sky Wilderness a handful of years ago. And even though the band now is still fairly young, he said they have made much progress.
That progress includes looking ahead, Newman said, adding that thanks to increasingly modern technology, the band can stay in Durango while still being afforded the opportunity to be musicians.
“Our goal right now in the next two years is to be a national touring band, and to support families, really stay in Durango – through the vehicle of music, try to achieve that dream and not actually leave Durango because you don’t need to anymore with proper planning and modern music distribution, you don’t need to move to LA to make it.”
And if you haven’t heard the guys, you should: They’re fun, sure, but they’re also really good: Newman said they practice eight to 12 hours a week, and as they develop their originals, they’re also learning music they love as a group, he said – they’ll play anything from Rolling Stones to Gram Parsons to Spice Girls or Beyoncé. Their music spans just about every genre with the goal of getting you moving.
And as for the name change, Newman said it’s a nod to some of the band members’ past (and, for some, present) employment as wilderness therapy guides, and it’s also a name whose meaning is still evolving.
“It harkens back to the work we did in the Utah desert with children. It’s a name that’s still taking on meaning but it sort of came to me when I was out alone in the woods thinking about it,” he said. “It’s sort of something that’s more palatable ... and to make meaningful music, because we’re not just about having a tire fire party; we do want to make music that affects people and effects change and moves people.”
katie@durangoherald.com
