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1990 - 1994        (solo recording/ composing)

1994 - 1995 Mike Nogueira, Al, and Dave Wieselquist taking a break backstage in the "green room"  of City Nights Dinner Theatre in Pawtucket, Rhode Island while performing in

Al Tavers - Annas, High Priest  Joshua Willis - Jesus of Nazareth Nicole Dufour - Mary Magdalene  Bruce Lackey - King Herod  Bill Capitano - Caiaphas, High Priest Mike Nogueira - Pontius Pilate Scott Morency - Judas Iscariot Steve Pacheco - High Priest Cristine Ille - Maid By The Fire  David Wieselquist - Old Man By The Fire W. Patrick Tunney - Peter  Mike Frongillo - Simon  Mike Alix - Soldier Peter Gerardi - Roman Soldier Classification: A popular Rock Opera stage show (theater) Most Memorable Song: "The Trial" (A.Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice) Most Memorable Moments: winning the audition for the lead role of Judas Iscariot - because I thought sure as shit I was going to lose it to a kid named Jeff who audiotioned for it on the 2nd night of auditions; losing the lead role of Judas Iscariot; after-rehearsal and -performance cast gatherings at the Ground Round (haha) and other places; getting thrown out of the Ground Round - for no reason, whatsoever - and how pissed I got over THAT "incident;" continuation of friendships with other cast members; Al's first and only foray into the world of stage theater and the fascinating people and processes there

Covenstead
Dighton, Massachusetts
 
 
 

Al Tavers lead vocals, keyboards, guitars, bass goat herder, stud extraordinaire, web site design/ artwork, special effects enthusiast, assorted pissin' and moanin', etc.

Al Tavers   lead voice, keyboards (piano/ organ/ synthesizers, computer sampling), guitars,
                              visual/ lighting/ stage special effects
 
 

Kevin Williams    ( lead guitars, vocals )

Matt Viana   ( bass, vocals )
 
 
 

Pat Vincent - guitars, vocals

Derrik Morrison - lead vocals

Rick Morin - drums/ percussion, harmonica

Jesse Souza- lead vocals

Classification: Original Progressive Rock

Most Memorable Songs:
 

PHASE 1:

"Dreams of Pegasus" (Sean/ Al)

"Lost Innocence"    (Al)

"Sink..."           (Al/ Pat)

"Tightrope"         (Sean/ Al)
 
 
 
 
 

COVENSTEAD uses:

Stratocaster Guitars

Peavey Amplification

Altec "Voice of the Theater" Cabs with Speakers

. . Synthesizer keyboards (also computer samplers)

Martin and other acoustic guitars

microphones

and lots of other stuff ...

Most Memorable Moments:
        Raising holy hell on Friday nights; reaching for all sorts of bizarre, different and non-traditional musical styles - then sometimes laughing at each other for what  we'd come up with; systematically "discouraging" Joe; Al getting pissed in the middle of a crowded computer store because the guy working there didn't even know about sound cards; not asking slackers back after they "auditioned," Sean and Al bleaching their hair Manic Panic Crayola yellow (and Al dyeing part of his purple); Newbury Comics and Newbury CD stores; Providence; reaching down to pick up dropped sunglasses and driving off the road - then the guy trying to sue Al for "ruining" his front lawn; Freeze Pops; the infamous annual Halloweenparties; the mock wake/ funeral/ occult "mass"/ cremation Halloween '95; Billy throwing Pat out, then Al throwing Billy out; Pat's "just    never coming back;" Strawberries stores; music stores; Batman movies; getting a kick out of bitching about the cold, bitching about the heat, swim breaks in the pool, bitching about not being able to find all permanent members for this project, bitching about society and politics, bitching about life in general; Al teasing Sean about re-tuning - or even "touching" his guitar (yeah, right!); Sean and Al climbing the old deserted tower at Horseneck Beach after pulling the rope in so nobody else could get in - to take pictures, use the binoculars (which they forgot both the camera and the binoculars), and basically so they could raise holy hell up there, undisturbed, for as long as they wanted to; staying up talking heart to heart all night long; THE psychedelic evening of goofing on Led Zeppelin's "The Song Remains The Same" (something Al probably thought he'd never be caught dead doing - in THIS or any other lifetime) and on "A Clockwork Orange" - particularly the part where the gang's leader, Alex, drop-kicks the elderly writer guy down the stairs while he's ranting "I'm singin' in the rain... Just singin' in the rain...!" - We kept playing that part over and over until our stomachs hurt from laughing so much; Al's driving over the fog-shrouded Braga Bridge the next morning and going to a Criminal Justice class - a course in which he got an "A," (!!!) after being up, laughing, all night with Sean; "The Outsiders;" "Trainspotting"- especially "Sick Boy;" Hangin at the gas station on Sundays; etc., etc., etc., yadda, yadda, yadda ...

These were FUN times. GOOD times...

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