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Entertainment Magazine: Entertaining Tucson Vol. 1: Nadine & the MoPhonics Nadine & the MoPhonics: Singing for successApril 1985- Entertainment Magazine. Page 11
Nadine and the MoPhonics is the name of one particular Tucson rock and roll rhythm and blues band. But you won't find a Nadine among the bunch. And, you won't find a MoPhonic either. "We decided we weren't gonna tell people why we (call ourselves that). It's policy," lead guitarist sometime "grunter" Dan E. Sorenson says. But, he makes an exception this once and explains the origin of the band's name. "We actually used to have a bass player who was a speech teacher." Oh. Nadine and the MoPhonics actually have had several bass players and a few drummers before settling down with their present line-up. Lead vocalist Nancy McCallion, age 22, co-founded the band with her partner rhythm guitarist, vocalist Cathy A. Zavala, also 22. "We met in a guitar class at Pima," McCallion says. "We knew each other because we had a mutual friend, and this mutual friend talked about the fact that Cathy played, wrote songs and stuff, and I guess and then we met and listened to each others songs." The rest of the line-up includes Sorenson, 35; bassist/vocalist Cathy M. Davidson, 24; and drummer Bob G. Casler, 32.
The band also needed the tape to sell themselves to club owners for prospective gigs. "It's pretty hard to work in certain clubs." McCallion says. "I guess we don't fit into their type," Sorenson says. ."We don't have green hair," Casler adds. But, if Nadine and the MoPhonics get their way one year from now, "I'm hoping we'll have a really good following ... and playing as much as we want.Ó McCallion says. "Five years, from now I hope I'm not here anymore. I hope to be farther along." Zavala's wish is fairly simple. "I want a nice car." "Well, I want a big house," McCallion says. "Oh, I want a house, too," Zavala adds. Nadine and the MoPhonics. Photography by Tim Fuller. Entertainment Magazine archives. 2014 © Entertainment Magazine and BZB Publishing, Inc., Robert Zucker and Newsreal, Jonathan L. All rights are reserved. These are the compiled works of contributed materials from writers and photographers previously published in the Tucson Teen, Magazine, Entertainment Magazine and Newsreal newspapers, and from Entertainment Magazine On Line (EMOL.org). No part of the material protected by this copyright may be reproduced or utilized in any means, electronic or mechanical, without written permission from the publisher. Permission is granted to use quotes and cite references to the contents in this book with proper credit noted: “Entertaining Tucson Across the Decades,” © 2014 Entertainment Magazine.” Return to Entertaining Tucson
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The band released a cassette tape last year entitled, appropriately enough, "Nadine and the MoPhonics,"
on amazon.com.