Forgotten Valley is a series of shows at 3 Dots that feature bands and artists that shaped the rich music scene of the 90's and pairs them with up and coming local acts from the current DIY scene. Gorinto Productions and Your Moms House have put together another exceptional lineup for the October 2023 edition~
ALL AGES 7PM 10$ Suggested
Devin Ocampo w/ Jerry Busher
Devin Ocampo is an American musician and multi-instrumentalist (guitarist, drummer, singer, songwriter). He is most recognized for his work as the guitaraist, singer, songwriter (and occasional drummer) of the D.C. based Math rock trio, Faraquet. Ocampo has also been involved in a number of other bands including: Smart Went Crazy (drums), Medications (guitar, vocals), and most recently, The EFFECTS. Ocampo has close ties to the legendary Washington, D.C. Dischord Records label, a relationship which began with the release of the first and only Faraquet record in 2001, The View From This Tower. The earliest known Ocampo project to publicly release music is Loomis Slovak, a screamo band that released its only EP in 1994, on Youth Strike Chord Records.
Jerry Busher is a musician, audio engineer and artist from the Washington DC area.
Jerry Busher played drums in Fidelity Jones from spring 1988 to spring 1990, touring the US and Canada. Fidelity Jones released Piltdown Lad E.P in 1989 and Venus On Lovely single in 1990 and are featured on the 20 Years Of Dischord and State Of The Union compilations.
Busher played drums with the Washington, DC rock group Elevator in 1992, which also featured John Hammill (Pussy Galore, Velvet Monkeys) and Malcolm Riviera (Gumball, Velvet Monkeys).
He formed Allscars in 1996 an "experimental" band that played improvised as well as structured music. Allscars released 3 full-length recordings ( early/ambient, Introduction to Humanity and Lunar Magus) toured the US, Canada, Europe and Japan. Busher played drums, trumpet samples/effects and painted the cover art.
In 1997 Busher began playing in The Spinanes with Rebecca Gates playing on the record Arches and Aisles, released on September 23, 1998. The album features guest spots and co-production by John McEntire and vocals by Sam Prekop.
Busher served as roadie for Fugazi in the 1990s, and began providing drums, percussion and trumpet to their live performances. His drums and percussion work is featured on the Fugazi releases The Argument and Furniture.
Tara Toms
Tara Toms is a songwriter, vocalist, and performance artist in Harrisburg, PA. She fronts the band Weird Year and performs widely as a solo artist and/or collaborator on friends’ projects. In addition to Weird Year, she currently performs as a solo artist and with the Open Music ensemble.
She has been sponsored or worked in partnership with MIT Design X, 717 Arts, Susquehanna Art Museum, XFest, and numerous other progressive arts organizations. She has previously coordinated diy events and festivals throughout the region, led monthly free improvisation workshops, hosted several experimental concert series, and led mentorship programs for young artists.
Tara has been performing her own music or accompanying her friends’ projects in the mid-Atlantic region for 18 years. She has toured nationally both with her band and various noise and electronic projects. Her work is lyrically dense, often polyrhythmic, and thematically cyclical. Tara delivers emphatic vocal performances with vacillation between precise and unhinged control. Her music (and entire vibe tbh) has been aptly described as
“long-winded proclamations of self-actualization; polyrhythmic chaos; and electrified, DIY Americana earworms”
Doo Crowder
Doo Crowder lives in central PA & sings his avant/traditional ""praying in the dark-core"" aka “wide berth” songs to be glorified & loved but sometimes has to settle for being heckled & discussed cynically. He sounds like Elliott Smith & Isaac Brock when he sings, like G Love when he raps & like William S Burroughs when he recites his literature to music.
Zac Mckee