Our brains have worked hard enough this week, so Valerie Hill gives us a fairly easy equation. Mayola plus Eskimo Joe’s equals a great way to celebrate back-to-school.
As the first week of classes draw to a close, many students may be planning how to celebrate the new school year.
While one could rely on the old standby of drinking, soda pop of course, local band Mayola and Eskimo Joe’s have devised a night of splendor so fantastic that the roof of Stillwater’s beloved restaurant could be blown off.
Mayola will be celebrating the release of their “Everybody” EP with a concert inside Eskimo Joe’s tonight.
Fans of Mayola may experience déjà vu because the Stillwater band already had a CD-release concert for “Everybody” Jun. 12 at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa.
Travis Nichols of Mayola explained that the band, “wanted to have a release for the record last May in Stillwater, but it wasn’t done in time. We always wanted to have a Stillwater release because it’s a Stillwater record.”
It would seem that Stillwater is certainly an integral part of Mayola.
When asked if there was anyone or anything Stillwater-specific that influenced the band, Bryan Thompson responded that, “all the musicians in town, all the artists, all the deli sandwiches, all the video vaults, all the birds and grandpas, and all the little children influence Mayola.”
Although Mayola intended on showcasing its “Everybody” EP earlier this year, Tim Holland, general manager of Eskimo Joe’s, said that when planning this concert for the band, “the first week [of school] just made sense. We avoided a home football game and we thought that they could really be the focus of the night.”
Holland also pointed out that this show is just the first in Eskimo Joe’s new format, “to include a lot more live music.”
“Starting in September, we’ll have a whole, full line-up of acts coming through,” he said.
Mayola’s show was in consideration for an outdoor, all-ages show, but has been moved indoors due to, “a number of logistic reasons,” said Holland.
Nichols’s main reason is “alligators.”
There is no cover charge for admittance, but the show is strictly 21 and over.
The indoor venue provides a more intimate setting and safety from alligators.
For those who have yet to see the sun shine on their 21st birthday, Antonio Laster of Mayola assures underage fans that there will be an all-ages show in early October.
Playing with Mayola this Friday is The Non, who starts the show around 10 p.m. and, “will be there to sex things up a bit” said Thompson.
Eskimo Joe’s will be featuring free draft beers for Ladies’ Night and $1.50 Joe’s Cups for men.
When asked which food on Eskimo Joe’s menu would go best with listening to Mayola, Holland recommended, “a little bit of everything a la carte.”
This statement closely resembles Mayola’s musical style.
Regardless of where Mayola plays, the audience is sure to see a show that will buzz the air with electricity, paint the walls and make the floor thump rhythmically with bass.
Nichols explained that their “live show has always been important.”
“Mayola began as, and probably still is, first and foremost a live band,” Thompson said.
“When we recorded the EP, the goal was to try to capture that live energy that comes through in the show.”
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