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Bio
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piercing falsetto reminiscing on a heart that has long been broken,
comparable only to the legendary Patsy Cline echoes from a poorly lit
room as Rebekka Paige reflects on her music career coming to a sudden
end. A 7 year dream is slowly becoming a relic of the past. The summer's
bright leaves slowly die in bursts of auburn and brown. The Rebekka
Paige Band played their last show and left a shroud of uncertainty
around the future of her musical career.
"As cliché as it may sound, music is my passion." stated Rebekka. "When
I'm on the stage I get this rush of excitement, nervousness, and joy all
at once. I think music is very powerful and has long been an outlet of
mine. Music means a lot to me."
The members of the band unanimously decided to move on with other
endeavours. All member's except Colby Latocha, Rebekka's brother and
long time lead guitarist. His passion for music unequivocally matched
hers. With playing comprised of blistering speed and unbridled rawness,
it offset her vocals with unapologetic nerve.
"I never really had any other goals in life other than music. Most
school days I had better things to do. Best advice I ever received was
from a teacher telling me school wasn't for everyone. It was clear where
I needed to be." recalled Colby.
With a renewed hope in a music career, a common goal and a new musical
direction in mind, "Catalina" was born.
"Rebekka and I both agreed that the country music scene is abandoning
its roots. We want to prove that traditional country music is still
relevant, perhaps more so than ever." stated Colby.
With this re-imagining of their musical direction came an idea of a
trilogy of albums.
"I am very heavily influenced by artists who write their own material.
Not just one or two songs, but literally albums front to back. You would
be hard pressed to find artists like that in this day and age. That's
where the ideology of the trilogy came into play. I feel telling a story
on such a large scale will be a challenging feat, as well as a very
interesting way to showcase our work." said Colby.
With sights set high and nearly two decades of musical experience
between this brother-sister duo, Catalina is ready to haunt country
music with memories of its past.
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