Explode : A Story “I remember the first time I met Sónia. My brother John and I were doing a small theater piece at the huge 12th century church in our little hometown of Alcobaça in Portugal. It was something to honor a person leaving for Africa to do missionary work. This girl appeared. A huge personality. Her voice boomed. She was five years old.” - Nuno Gonçalves Sónia Tavares—raven-haired, animated, striking, early-thirties, dead alert—sits in a square in Lisbon drinking coffee as the casual evening slithers off into more serious nighttime. She is on her mobile phone to a New Y… read more
Explode : A Story “I remember the first time I met Sónia. My brother John and I were doing a small theater piece at the huge 12th century church in o… read more
Explode : A Story “I remember the first time I met Sónia. My brother John and I were doing a small theater piece at the huge 12th century church in our little hometown of Alcobaça in Por… read more
1) Formed in 1994, The Gift was initially a side project of the Dead Souls, Nuno Gonçalves and Miguel Ribeiro’s band at the time. The evolution from one project to another was natural, as they felt the Dead Souls sound was limited by their instrumentation (guitar, drums and bass)and they wanted to experiment with new sounds and explore new musical paths. In September 1994, Sónia Tavares, Nuno and John Gonçalves, Miguel Ribeiro and Ricardo Braga enrolled in the Bar Ben Music Competition in Alcobaça and took second place in the competition, to everyone's great surprise, given the… read more
1) Formed in 1994, The Gift was initially a side project of the Dead Souls, Nuno Gonçalves and Miguel Ribeiro’s band at the time. The evolution from one project to another was natural, as t… read more
1) Formed in 1994, The Gift was initially a side project of the Dead Souls, Nuno Gonçalves and Miguel Ribeiro’s band at the time. The evolution from one project to another was natural, as they felt the Dead Souls sound was limited by t… read more