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.
Party Band? You decide! 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!
Hey there! I wanted to invite you out to my funky new boutique opening in Canton on February 16th! I have jeans, dresses, kids, and mens clothing. Almost nothing is over $8 and you can cool finds for under $2!! The address is 577 East Main Street right off of Dr. John Pettit Dr. next to the salon and Locksmith. I am also giving away store discounts in exchange for your clothes!! I can't wait to see you there!!!
Thanks for listening. We are now a full, electric band so I'll let you know when we have some new stuff up. Heath and I have played a few shows out and now we are setting some up for March for the full band. I hope all is going good for you and I'll talk to ya later. Tom
ha holy crow! Havent heard from the blanksters for many many moons....how the heckfire are yall? Im doing well, workin hard, sleepin less...life is good. Im down for a show though....anything my way soon? What have you boys been upto? Rich and famous yet?
Hi, just wanted to let you know we are excited that our songs are now on I-Tunes, Rhapsody,E-Music, Amazon, and Napster for .99 cent downloads. Much love to you, and thanks for listening and hanging with us on myspace! anne-marie and green bracelet
Hey Sucka sucka sucka!!! We just uploaded 3 brand new valentine's day tracks of our new e.p! Pretty please check them out or we'll stomp stomp stomp on your grandparents 70th bday party!!!
Hey hey! I wanted to fill you in on what's going on with me. The band and I are starting to record a new album in mid January and hopefully have a spring release. So keep an eye out for a burst of shows around that time. ALSO! You can check out some of the songs from our upcoming release on my myspace page. Tell me what you think of them. I also have some t-shirts for sale if you wanna buy one. There is a store link on my page also. Okay. Keep safe and have a great christmas!
VAMPYRE Live! with Choking Her, Dark Asylum, and Cataleptic Burial for an evening of dark metal and HOT costumes on October 31, 8:00pm at Little Tree Studio just off College Ave. in the Decatur area. tickets are only $5 at the door, make sure to tell 'em you're there to see VAMPYRE . . . this is our first live show with Madd MaXXX on bass, hope to see y'all there!
Great show last night at wild wings guys! Oh,next time tell schlepper to leave his dog at home that way he does not have to keep running outside to check on him! lol
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