Alabaster

Bio:

Alabaster is just a bunch of pop mongrels with a mainstream sound loading the stereo waves with female fronted pop-punk. Although in Seattle now, they originally hail from the great city of Chicago. Alabaster pays tribute to both cities with their raw sound, and indie attitude. This sextet lives up to its pop-punk sensibilities with saccharine hooks, crunchy-driven riffs, and classic, fist-pumping drum work. The group radiates consistency, a cohesive band who knows what they want, and how to perform well together, which can be a challenge for a large group with such a wall of sound.

As for their tunes, those who love the perfectly executed mix of lyrical melodies with a dash of guttural screams will find Alabaster an epic win. Their style is reminiscent of Elastica, an adrenalized L7 beating up on Paramore, with a Greenday / The Gits split. On their new release, "The Diary I Should of Burned…" all of the songs are loaded with intense builds, stops and starts, that will push and pull on your heart making your lips sneer Billy Idol style, and your head bob in agreement.

Alabaster has accomplished much of their success by aggressively touring throughout the US playing such Festivals as Warped Tour, CMJ, and Bumbershoot. They are also in the finals to play the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands for this years 2010 Vans Warped Tour.

So, if you want undeniably road tested punk, topped with sticky-sweet studs, check out Alabaster.

..Booking Contact: Kate.Alabaster@gmail.com..
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Member Since:

August 23, 2004

Members:

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Lead Vocals: Shane
Lead Guitar/ScReamVox /Lyrics: Kate
Vocal Harmonies/Keyboards: stayC
Rhythm Guitar: Joe
Bass: Marlon
Drums: Dwayne

Influences:

Hey Monday, Finch, No Doubt, A.F.I., New Found Glory, Jimmy Eat World, Bullet for my Valentine, Natalie Portmans Shaved Head, Bayside, Paramore, Senses Fail, Pink, Green Day, Rise Against, Taking Back Sunday, Kittie, Bjork, Dance Galvin Dance, Lights, Atreyu... plus, all the great bands we've ever played with who've been so supportive and influential in their own right -to name a few: Fall From Grace, The Classic Crime, A thorn For Every Heart, My American Heart, Anberlin, Dateless, Furniture Girls, A Chance Without, Seeing Blind, Vaeda, The Scarlet Room, Daphne Loves Derby, Switchblade & the Surgeon, Dreadful Children, Meg & Dia, Veritas, A Lesson in Chaos, and our favorite, Emberghost.

Sounds Like:

An intriguing mysterious band... Its slightly dark Indie Melodic Hardcore. If you have no idea what that is, you should just listen. Whatever it is, it pays tribute to its hardcore influences in ways that we can all appreciate. But its too short. We want more.

Record Label:

BOOKING/GENERAL CONTACT: kate.alabaster@gmail.com