the authors apology formed in 1997 in atlanta (be honest it was actually snellville) georgia as simply a way to keep track of the songs that keith bailey began write and record. he was constantly absorbed in the music that was around him: everything from his parents old vinyl he grew up with, to various influences his fellow music enthusiast and cousin jef siler would introduce to him.
As they stumbled together recreating history through singers and songwriters they had missed out on in the 60's and 70's, as well as making frequent stops to the lcoal record shops for new stuff, they created a band called CLEMENTE (www.clementetheband.com) which would lay much of the foundation of keiths musical endeavors.
As time passed, keith created the authors apology as a meager attempt at creating his own songs on borrowed four-tracks and documenting periods of time and notebooks of real and imaginary characters that began to consume most of his life. after years of writing, going through line-up changes with clemente, fellow band-mate jef relocating to california and australia, as well as a marriage to his wife linda, the authors apology grew from a stack of off-time demo tapes and learning-curve melodies to something he could really stand behind.
With friends casey yarbrough, luciano giarrano, harry baxley, and robert heublein joining him to steady the heartbeat and nurture a growth in sound through percussion and instrumentation the authors apology has begun a new path for anyone who's a sucker for b-sides and cheap dates. sorry for all the things they haven't done.
Author's Apology website
"jaw-dropping guitar gun-slinging and powerful emotive vocals...a dangerous, rocking, three-piece band."
-- Kevin Mackall Senior VP MTV On Air Promos
In an age of home studios and pre-programmed music, Brooklyn rock band The Beat Hounds believe in the old-fashioned idea of putting on a great live show and not being afraid to take musical risks in front of an audience. The power trio of Matt Lenny (guitar/vocals), David Jamison (drums/vocals), and James Preston (bass/vocals) use the recorded songs as jumping off points for high-wire acts of musical exploration. As guitarist Matt Lenny explains, “Half the fun of watching a band like Led Zeppelin or Cream is that sense of danger…that things could go wrong at any second, but then they don’t! It’s incredible when a band goes somewhere uncharted and manages to land on their feet. You can’t fake that.”
Armed with Matt Lenny's 60s and 70s influenced tunes and a desire to push the classic rock envelope into more modern territory, The Beat Hounds have been recording their debut album in Brooklyn's own Casa Nova Studios. The 10-song debut will be released in early 2010 on vinyl and digital download.
The Beathounds Website
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Transplanted from the great Commonwealth of Virginia, these expat lads (sometimes called the "Virginia Ex Patz") coagulate notes of muzak that encompass the thrill, beauty, and agony of an old aged cheese. Having survived the cold war, living in our nation’s number one strategic target, the expats music deals with the anxiety of the red scare and the trials of growing up in the shadow of pirates, battleships, and bombers.
Former: Hell Mach Four & New Kent Killers
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