Big Hungry plays tonight at the Orange Peel

Posted on by Rebecca Sulock

Big Hungry plays tonight at the Orange Peel, along with local faves The Critters and Doc Aquatic.

Big Hungry – Orange Peel Promo from Rod Murphy on Vimeo.

A bit about Big Hungry, from the band’s bio:

Zaq Suarez formed Big Hungry in the winter of 2010-2011 in Asheville, North Carolina after the break up of the band that moved him here, Open Windows. Finding inspiration in the cold, he decided to make a move musically toward a more of a rhythm and harmony based form of Indie rock.

“I’ve found that most of my favorite songs are 1 to 3 minutes long … It’s harder to do than you may think, squeezing a whole idea into such a small amount of time, but the goal is to have the listener get to the end of the song and start it back,” says Zaq. Although Big Hungry has a lot of members (including Open Windows drummer Ben Woodward who was added as percussionist/hype man) they achieve a quiet sound. “I hand picked members from some of my favorite groups around Asheville and told them all, this is my band and these are my songs. I respect you as musicians so I want your input but at the end of the day, I have the final say. Everyone agreed and the sound has exceeded my expectations.”

 

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One thought on “Big Hungry plays tonight at the Orange Peel”

  1. Laurie Morris

    Where did you get the name Big Hungry? There is a valley between Upward and Dana called Big Hungry and the same named river runs thru it. Is there a connection?

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