Kids' Play

Reuben Moss (left) and brother Evan are kids you ought to take seriously. Seriously.

When he's not playing with his other band -- Metallisomething -- former Valley resident Jason Newsted (right) is the Moss Brothers' bassist.

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"I think it's very creative," Lisa says. "That has always been the premise for me, because if you think about it as, 'Oh, my kids are going into rock 'n' roll,' it's pretty terrifying. But if you think of it as, 'They're making their own music and they're writing about things they're interested in,' that's where the creativity comes in, and it's the wonderful part."

"We knew from the beginning that Reuben had a relationship with music and with his instrument that was unusual," Mark says. "And all I did was tell him he was doing a good job and get out of the way. I remain in awe of him."