BENEATH THE BURIED play The Karman Bar OCML birthday bash
Saturday, Oct. 17 The Karman Bar in Laguna Niguel will host Orange County Music League President and co-founder, John Safari’s birthday. With bands such as SIVA, Beneath The Buried, Art of Decay, Haster, Afraid of My Neighbor, and Tragafeto.
Concert Guide Live caught up with Beneath The Buried vocalist, Kevin Havic, to get the scoop on the music scene in Orange County and what a John Safari Birthday Party is like.
CONCERT GUIDE LIVE: Tell me a little bit about Beneath The Buried.
KEVIN HAVIC: It started with my self and Danny (Taylor). We used to play guitar and write for fun. A couple of people heard us and thought it was cool, so we decided to recruit a drummer to play with us and my buddy Brian (Cabral) was a bass player so we all started playing. When our original singer, Scott, left for Florida we thought the band was done. My brother told me to sing on some of the tracks we had recorded. I went in the studio, sang and was scared to show the band. They liked what they heard and we started writing new songs and kept going.
CGL: What can we expect from a John Safari birthday show?
KH: We usually bring our big amps to the Karman Bar. This is going to be one cramped, sweaty, violent, fun show!
CGL: Describe your relationship with OCML
KH: It started off professional with John and I. Bill Bennett introduced me to John, he was easy to work with. He was always on board with our ideas and excited. Now John is one of my best friends.
CGL: Why do you think it is important to have OCML in our community?
KH: It brings a lot of the local talent together. Every one is supportive of each other. When you go to support another band you can pull inspiration from them. No matter how big or small the show or venue you go to show your support. It’s all about local communities. Beneath The Buried has a saying “We don’t need to be making millionaires more money.” We should just support our locals.
CGL: How does the band interact on stage together?
KH: We tend to mess around a lot together on stage. We have fun and we mess with Josh (Animal) the most. Brian runs around stage with his long hair. It’s all about the good vibes, we laugh and just have fun.
CGL: What are some obstacles you overcome as a band?
KH: Loosing a singer was really tough on the band to the point where we didn’t think we could be a band anymore. Writing is always an ongoing challenge. This last record was hard to write, nothing was ever good enough. We wrote maybe 20 songs and four ended up on the record. We write acoustically with pianos and guitars to get ideas for a song. I tend to write a lot about life experiences. It feels good when people understand your music and share your experiences.
CGL: What is the ultimate goal for Beneath The Buried?
KH: Never stop playing. A band starts out as a dream, becomes a hobby, then a past. The goal for us is to never stop playing. No matter how hard it gets, we don’t quit on each other. We are going to keep following our dream to make it a future. We are looking to tour next year, and hopefully get on a Warped Tour.
CGL: What is the most important part about the OC music scene?
Kevin: The brotherhood and sisterhood of the scene. A lot of people have a ton of negative things to say about the music scene in Orange County, but they are all looking from the outside. There’s a lot of local talent and friendships within the scene.