Engines revving for Go Kart Go

Sean Hogan

If you are walking anywhere around Serna Plaza today be sure tolisten-up around high noon for the indie rock sound of the band GoKart Go.

The band came together from a mass of talented musicians whowere all congregating in northern California.

That San Francisco Bay area garage style has lended a unique andcatchy sound to their music.

With Eric Anderson on lead vocals and guitar, Pete Krawiec ondrums and back up vocals, and Chris Hanson on bass guitar, thisband has a style that stands out against the regular pop music thatfills the airways.

“Were excited to play for the students at Sac State, tolet them hear what we’ve got to play,” Anderson said ina telephone interview.

As far as the audience goes, the band believes the more thebetter.

“It’s the response from the crowd that we reallythrive on. The more they pick up on the music, the better the bandplays,” said Hanson who is often referred to as the clown ofthe group.

With deep guitar riffs and a new style of rock that differsgreatly from today’s regular pop fare, the band is anxiousand ready to take in the atmosphere of Sac State.

Go Kart Go has been compared to groups like Matchbox Twenty andthe Goo Goo Dolls by some of their online critics, a comparisonthat indie rockers find hilarious.

This is no sort of regular main stream band – they are fresh,and ready to let the world hear what they have got to say.

Go Kart Go has toured the U.S. with shows reaching as far as NewYork, Denver, and back to the local scene of northern California,where they’ve played numerous gigs in San Francisco, Berkley,and Davis.

With an original sound, and a whole list of songs that theaudience can relate to, the show here at Serna Plaza proves to be agreat time.

Taking a break from the touring scene, the band is planning tohit the road again in the late fall or early springtime of nextyear.

Writing new songs and living life, this group promises to keepmoving.