By Dan Mayfield /
Journal Staff Writer
The Ya Ya Boom Project's unmistakable sound has been a staple on the local music scene for several years.
The band's rock/folk/world beat music, belted out by singer Marisa Demarco, usually packs a bar with dancing and revelry.
The band, though, has gone through changes as it releases its third CD, “Ya Ya Boom Isn't Pretty.”
The band, said bassist Monica Demarco, hired rock guitarist Carlos Garcia, who's brought in a new style of playing that's meant a raucous new sound for the band.
“Our core idea since the band started? It's always worked in a way that's collaborative, so not one person writes a song,” Monica Demarco said. “We all write together, so as members have changed, the sound has changed.”
The new sound shows on the record, which has a classic, or garage, rock feel to many of the songs, but with a layered, music-theory edge that shows the band members are serious students of sound.
But with that new sound comes a new name. The band is simply Ya Ya Boom now, without the project.
“We've changed so much, it was time to adopt a new name,” Demarco said.
“You can tell where a band is coming from by the music,” she said. “You can hear it in us. It's rock, but it sounds like the desert.”
The band is anchored by Demarco's older sister, singer Marisa.
“She has a lot of textures and timbers in her voice,” Demarco said. “It's rich.”
Marisa Demarco started the band about 10 years ago and Monica joined about seven years ago, but the idea has remained the same.
“It gains and loses different qualities,” Demarco said. “Me and Marisa have been the baseline for what happens in the band. There's been changes, but they all bring something unique.”
Ya Ya Boom CD release
WHEN: 10 p.m. Saturday, May 3
WHERE: Burt's Tiki Lounge, 313 Gold SW
HOW MUCH: Free. Visit www.yayaboom.com
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