From conversations overheard, it’s not clear whether or not certain people in the Seattle music community- or northwest for that matter- knew if Kaz was still in town, keeping inside, or waiting in a closet to scare you in the morning (as you’re getting ready to get dressed for work or whatever).
To clarify, Kaz Nomura (PWRFL Power) was indeed out of town. Him and Tennessee Rose (Cap Lori) returned from Japan to visit after being gone for nine months. In a way Kaz was hiding in your closet but doing a very good job at it, only to emerge after the elapsed nine months to scare you. Nine months is how long it takes for a baby to gestate and bring itself into the world.
Think about it.
This baby was crying because he had a case of the blues. Upon returning to the states our beautiful baby boy, Kaz Nomura, was faced with the realization that he terribly missed the upstanding quality of Japanese Food. Perhaps the songs he plaid on this night was his subconscious co-composing songs months prior in anticipation of his return. This is likely to be a coincidence but, in any case, Kaz returned from his creative vacation with a slough of new songs and more swift and meticulous guitar playing. It was a mix of humorous and deep lyrical content yet the humorous side of songs were coupled with a serious tone. That despite how comedic some of his songs may seem, there still could very well be deeper subject matter lying underneath of those funny words.
—Off Tempo



