VAPORS OF MORPHINE W/SPECIAL GUEST JOHN FARAONE
Dana Colley is the last remaining original member of the critically acclaimed trio Morphine to
continue performing with the offshoot group Vapors of Morphine, which has by now outlived its
predecessor and moves in new directions. The 60-year-old Colley’s baritone sax is the through-
line that carries from Morphine’s inception in 1989, past the on-stage death of front man and
songwriter Mark Sandman in 1999 and into Vapors’ current lineup and sound with Jeremy
Lyons and Tom Arey. (All three surviving Morphine members, including drummers Billy
Conway and Jerome Deupree played in post-Morphine bands for ten years before Jeremy
Lyons showed up, and the trio of Vapors of Morphine was formed, originally with Deupree,
occasionally with Conway or others filling in.)
continue performing with the offshoot group Vapors of Morphine, which has by now outlived its
predecessor and moves in new directions. The 60-year-old Colley’s baritone sax is the through-
line that carries from Morphine’s inception in 1989, past the on-stage death of front man and
songwriter Mark Sandman in 1999 and into Vapors’ current lineup and sound with Jeremy
Lyons and Tom Arey. (All three surviving Morphine members, including drummers Billy
Conway and Jerome Deupree played in post-Morphine bands for ten years before Jeremy
Lyons showed up, and the trio of Vapors of Morphine was formed, originally with Deupree,
occasionally with Conway or others filling in.)
Mark Sandman– his smoky crooning, gently ominous two-string slide bass and elliptical lyrics —
remains a very real member of Vapors of Morphine, the band that carried forward. Colley
might be the last original member, but he’s hardly the last one influencing.
remains a very real member of Vapors of Morphine, the band that carried forward. Colley
might be the last original member, but he’s hardly the last one influencing.
This much is clear on the new Vapors of Morphine album, Fear & Fantasy. Colley’s virtuoso
baritone sax remains a load-bearing pillar, as does the two-string slide bass.
baritone sax remains a load-bearing pillar, as does the two-string slide bass.
W/ Special guest John Faraone
This event is 21+ with a $20.00 adv $25.00 day of