The Detroit-based prog rock band House of Usher doesn't have simple concerts, it has events. That will be the case at 8 p.m. Friday as well when House of Usher opens for Sweden's Pär Lindh Project at JD's Macomb Theater in Mount Clemens.
"He's very much in the heavy metal style but he's presented with almost symphonic music with heavy wailing electric guitars. He's coming all the way from Sweden to play here," explained House of Usher keyboardist Richard Kaczynski. {This quote is pretty garbled, not quite what was said-Ed}
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In January, House of Usher released its debut, Body of Mind, which features a guest performance by Detroit Red Wing Matthew Dandenault on "C'est Pas Fini," French for "it's not finished."
Kaczynski explained that because of the song's complicated nature, they were unable to find a way to name it. "It's Not Finished" didn't sound very interesting so lead singer Aaron Letrick, who plays hockey with the Wings in the off season, came up with the idea to recruit Dandenault.
"We asked him to translate and read an intro to the song, which is what's on the CD. It didn't take him long. He's always got a future after he's done with hockey," said Kaczynski, a Troy resident who works as a professor at the Wayne State University School of Medicine.
--Christina Fuoco