Greg Roth (Roth) - vocals, guitar, keys, harmonica Will (X-Box) McNeil - guitar, vocals, keys Gregg (Schlepper) Shapiro - bass, vocals, keys Rotating drummer chair: Sean O' Rourke, Dave "Tup" Anthony, Rob "the belly" Mirabelli - drums
Influences
The Beatles Radiohead David Bowie Weezer Dylan Beck Ben Folds Five The Clash Motown Coldplay Pixies Stevie Ray Vaughn Elvis Costello The Meters Flaming Lips Wilco U2 The Beatles
& so, so, soooooooooooooo MUCH more!
Sounds Like
It's hard to describe the sound of a band that has melodies that stick in your brain the way cotton candy sticks to the roof of your mouth, swaggering guitar hooks and soaring harmonies all wrapped around an undeniable Rock-n-Roll stage presence. Oooh, look, we did it!
CHECK OUT www.BLANKETYBLANKBAND.com FOR TOURDATES, PICTURES, & MORE!
Some T.V. shows you might have heard Blankety Blank on:
MTV's Real World, MTV's Room Raider's, MTV's My Super Sweet 16, MTV's Made, David Alan Grier Show, Degrassi, VH1's "Girls Gone Wild-A Behind the Look Special", Bravo TV's "100 Funniest Movie Moments Special", A&E's "Back to the Blueprint". Several more shows have & continue to play BB songs throughout the world.
BB opening for EVERCLEAR @ Emory. "SLY"
You Come Through
BLANKETY BLANK__________ (rap sheet, bio, last will and testament)
The 4 guys in BLANKETY BLANK _________________ (shoot guns, eat Spam, live in Atlanta,GA) . There are 4 of them.
BLANKETY BLANK music has beautiful _______________ (harmonies, waterfalls, discounts). Their songs are supremely well crafted with a tremendous amount of _____________________
(monster truck rallies, rodeo fanatics, killer guitar and vocal hooks).
The band has been compared to and influenced by ___________________ (Beatles meets Weezer, Donald Trump meets Mike Tyson, Jerry Lewis meets the Rolling Stones) so it pretty much has a rock/power pop feel to it. BB's new 9 song CD, Is This Your Pill? was recorded at Butch Walker's studio in ATL & was mixed by Russ Fowler (Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine, Offspring, Angie Aparo). The CD has become an underground cult classic, selling thousands independently worldwide. Aren't you ___________ (salad tossing, bar hopping, curious) as to what the buzz is about???
Lead singer/songwriter Greg Roth won the finals in rock for the John Lennon Songwriting Competition for his song "Unhappy Hour."
His mother is very________________ (sexual, constipated, happy) for him.
Roth plays ___________________________________________(guitar, West Palm Beach, piano, harmonica, bass, in a tub of Jell-o, drums) and sings too! He likes to sing. In the past, Roth has performed with or opened for ________________________ (losers, transvestites, musicians) like Lenny Kravitz, The Ramones, John Mayer, Dre 3000 of Outkast, Barenaked Ladies, Blondie, Shawn Mullins, Harry Connick Jr. and others.
Bassist Gregg Schlepper Shapiro loves _________________________ (midget wrestling, Motown music, reading sun-dials). Solid grooves & muscular playing characterize his ______________ (humor, desire to fly, style). Shapiro plays lots of instruments but enjoys making ____________________ (marzipan fruits, toasters, birds whistle) most of all. Shapiro hails from N.Y.C and was in the fantastic roots/rock band, Another Story.
He has played on various CD sessions and his bass playing has brought him to the attention of fans worldwide.
Are you scared of AWESOME guitarists? BLANKETY BLANK is! Thats we didnt get one. We got Will x-box McNeill, instead. No, thats just ___________________ (flying saucer, K-Y Jelly stain, joke). Will sings background vocals and plays all the instruments Roth and Shapiro play - only much, much better. Be afraid, be very afraid. ________________ (Ooooo, Wha hah hah, Aiiiieeee). Will had several house gigs in various Mississippi casino boats & clubs before moving to Atlanta.
The guy who beats sticks on the loud boom-boom, crash-crash thing is __________________ (a woman in a man's body, our brand new drummer, all things to everyone) He is Rob. Rob Mirabelli. If you love drums, Rob loves you. His playing has a tremendous thundering appeal to it, yet his softer side reveals ______________ (latex gloves & lotion, puppy-eyed innocence, a craftsman-like knowledge) to his instrument. His studio work & touring the northeast speak volumes for itself. Mirabelli was invited to join one of the ______________________ (hottest, spandex-wearing, eco-friendly) Atlanta bands on the scene, but left to join BLANKETY BLANK because he pitied the band.
Catch BB on tour around the southeast & prepare to be _________________ (searched, blown away, orgasmic) by their live show and sound!
hi BB, just wanted to let ya know ALTER has been added to the July show, the promoters are still looking for bands for the August 16 show, check the blog on our page for more info . . .
Hey guys, this is Lisaann. I just wanted to stop by & show you some love. I like the newer songs you have on your player, they're definately good, well crafted tunes. I hope everything's been going well & that many, many opprotunities will come your way for exposure. You are a great band & great people & deserve only the best!!!!
Yo, Hope all is well! Come on and check out the debut full band SUN SETS EAST show @ Smith's Olde Bar Thurs. April 24th @ 9pm! w/ the Beggars Guild www. sunsetseast. com
Good show at Vinyl guys! I enjoyed seeing y'all again. Roth it was cool talking with you and Matt after the show. Hope to see a concert soon! hugs sheila
Just wanted to stop by your page, it's been awhile. What's new with you?
I am in the studio recording my 3rd release, Perfekt World, with Ingrid Michaelson's Boys and Girls producer, Mark Turrigiano. We have a street dater of late March. Stop by my page then and check out the new music. I would love to know what you think.
Greetings from Illinois! I hope you guys had a awesome Christmas. Here's wishing you nothing but great things, and hopefully total world domination in 2008 (Yeah, you're just that darn good!)!!!
LOL...you're silly! ;) OMG, do you believe it, but I can't make the BB show this time. :( I'll be at my best friend's house for their 10 Year Anniversary Party. Have fun....I know you will!
Thanks....It was a GREAT Santa day! Hope your Christmas was just as awesome and your New Year is off to a good start. Oh BTW, I have some good pics of that Victoria girl at Wild Wing that night. LOL!
heeey, remember that one time about 2 weeks ago when you guys played in suwanee???? me either, because you didn't tell me you were going to be here. damnit.
