The Beat Goes On: "The Midnight Sons" by Marc Geraci

Saturday, June 30, 2012

"The Midnight Sons" by Marc Geraci

The Midnight Sons band formed in 1995 after Ty Gavin, former lead singer of the Next and AlinBlack, former guitarist of Sharon Tate's Baby called Ken Geraci to inform him that they had a handful of original songs and wanted to know if the brothers were interested in forming a band.

Ty and Alin had been in a band in Los Angeles, CA during the past five years and were ready to move back to their hometown for a new beginning.

The Midnight Sons formed in the winter of 1995 and disbanded in the fall of 1996. Our sound was an interesting mix of alternative rock and biker bar rock. Ken and Daniel Geraci would each bring a few songs of their own to the table. A few of the standout tunes were "Mrs. Brown," "Last Dance," "Signs of Life," "Hollywood," and a revamped "Christina." The band also really shined on a few of Ty's classics such as "Share" and "Real Love."

The band played at the famed Raul's reunion show in 1995 and went on to play at the Austin Music Awards. The band would also play a few clubs in San Antonio in 1996 including Rock Island.

Unfortunately, as soon as the band really started to gel, tragedy struck. Guitarist Alin Black had gone back to LA to visit from friends but never made the trip back. He died of a heroin overdose in the fall of1996.

The Geraci brothers would go on to do various band projects throughout the remainder of the 1990's. Daniel would go on to play bass and sing with his church band and Ken wrote music for the St. LouisCatholic choir.

Gary Geraci became a percussionist during his free time as a University of Texas student and would later join me to play a few shows during my short lived stint with Carrie Dell's cover band in 1997 (Carrie Dell and the Timepiece).