New Year, New Band, New Company, New Gun: A Sand Section EP Release Party
Sand Section Since the release of their debut LP “Truth Over Harmony” nearly a year ago, Sand Section has been building up their proverbial castle without fearing the tides. Their perpetual remodeling has effected considerable change and growth within the band, and has included many open doors. “Last summer we toured extensively with [fellow South Bay band] Fortunate Youth through most of the Southwest United States, all the way through Texas,” recalls lead guitarist and vocalist Jeff Nisen. “Upon return, we added a new member to our band, Stefan Partelow, who plays keys, percussion, and rhythm guitar. We found it necessary to make our sound a little bigger, and it really beefs up our live performance.” “Shortly after adding Stefan,” continues Nisen, “we parted ways with our drummer Sam [Mandelbaum] and began playing shows extensively as an acoustic band until we got the drummer situation figured out. The funny thing was that we soon discovered that we were a really good acoustic band… Tony [Gonella] and I had done so many acoustic gigs around the South Bay over the past few years that we literally developed a unique sound together and got really good. We also realized that we…
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