Billy Hubbard --Vocals and Guitar Matt Ott --Guitar and Vocals Chris Reckert --Bass Skye Mazuroski --Drums
Influences
The Beatles,
Elvis Costello and the Attractions,
Cheap Trick,
Led Zeppelin,
The Living End,
Brand New,
Rolling Stones,
The Band,
Boston,
Big Star,
Damone,
Bruce Springsteen,
Weezer,
Ozma,
Pink Floyd,
Foo Fighters,
Red Hot Chilli Peppers,
b & d Confusion,
The Cars,
Django Haskins and the Regulars,
The Police
Sounds Like
Elvis Costello started a Cheap Trick tribute band with Led Zeppelin
The appeal of Forest Henderson is the simple (but rare) combination of good songs and a great live show -- the tunes get your feet moving at the club and stay in your head the next day at work. Their live set sounds polished and cohesive, yet urges you to bounce around more wildly than the band, a formidable challenge for show-goers.
The band has been in existence since 2001: Billy Hubbard, Matt Ott, and Chris Reckert grew up in Bellingham, MA and have been playing together for the past 8 years. Drummer Skye Mazuroski joined the band in 2006. The near decade of sustained partnership across the front of the stage and the work ethic of the band as a whole becomes evident in the palpable tightness of the live set and the ease with which FH executes it.
Members of the band enthusiastically say of their musical style: "it's like if Elvis Costello started a Cheap Trick tribute band with Led Zeppelin!" Though Forest Henderson would love to consider itself a purified extract of the best parts of classic pop-rock, in reality their influences push the sound more in the vein of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and Kings of Leon, with songs that are distinctive and unique but make their influences known.
Forest Henderson has moved on to make an impact on the Boston music scene, with sold out shows, radioplay (WBCN, numerous colleges), venue residencies, and several hit songs among the college download community under their belt. The band is now looking to branch out to the greater northeast area (NY, RI, DC, etc.) in support of their debut EP "You're Out of the Band!"
Free show in Lowell at the Ant Cellar tonight! Here is all the info:
Tonight August 25 8PM
The Ant Cellar (House Show)
778 Broadway Street Lowell MA 01854
Band: Los Bungalitos, Short Fuse Burning, Elijah Wyman and Ralph Eats Dynamite (last to first)
Other Info: All Ages, Free!
Free show at the ant cellar tonight! Kill Conrad, Gunshot Wound, Short Fuse Burning, Inside Joke and He Comes Undone. 8PM 778 Broadway Street Lowell MA 01854
Hey, dudes. Thanks again for coming out the other night. Sorry again for the slip-up. We'll blame that on the whiskey. Like I do for everything I f* up.
yo doods - im def. gunna try to make it down 2mrw night to see ya! i will also try to overcome my shyness and introduce myself this time! cant wait to see you!
You're so very welcome! Very cool stuff for sure! If you'd like to submit something for consideration for airplay, guidelines are in my blog and on both Broadcast Asylum sites :) Thanks for being so awesome! You soooooo rock!
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