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By Matt Munoz
Wednesday, May 16 2012 06:09 PM
Missed the last Weezer tribute due to circumstances beyond your control? Then make plans to catch the encore Saturday at B Ryder's.
The decision to bring back the wildly successful show staged at Sandrini's back in December 2010 wasn't easy, according to bassist Zachary Spier, as band members continuously shrugged off the idea of a possible second show. But then the band managed to capture the Weezer concert experience, making the choice easy.
"The first show was great, bigger than we expected and really cool to see. I think we were all surprised," said Spier, who rejoins his fellow musicians in the project: singer/guitarist Pablo Alaniz, guitarist Sal Galindo; and drummer Evan Ware. "We just wanted to try something new and see if we could do it over there."
On their last show, the band performed Weezer's "Blue" and "Pinkerton" albums in their entirety, along with b-sides and rarities.
This time around, they plan to bring those back in addition to selections from later collections, namely the "Red" and "Green" albums that spawned radio hits "Hash Pipe" and "Pork and Beans." Definitely not top picks of the Weezer faithful sworn to the band's earlier works, but Spier recognizes the later material's relevancy for the band's lasting appeal.
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