Anne Ellis West. Cello, Vocals. Micah A. Edwards. Saxophone, Vocals. Adam Fergurson. Drums, Vocals. Fletcher T. VanVliet. Guitar, Vocals. Robin Carine. Bass, Vocals.
Influences
Some fab folks we've played with! No One & The Somebodies, Videohippos, Dr. Dog, Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground, TJ Kong & the Atomic Bomb, Drink Up Buttercup, Beat Circus, Manson Family Picnic, Amazing/WOW, Northern Liberties, The Armchairs, West Philly Orchestra, Seizure 17, Suckerpunch, Agent Moosehead, Shout Magic, Saudi Arabia, Murderhouse, Axe Populi, Ugh God, Neighbors on the Moon, All the Friends, Say NO! to Architecture, Renminbi, Lesser Known Neutrinos, Radio Eris.
Sounds Like
We listen to: Neil Young, No One & the Somebodies, Dead Kennedys, Rasputina, Tool, Led Zeppelin, Tom Waits, Radiohead, Morphine, Sigur Ros, AKACOD, the Roots, Slayer, Of Montreal, TV on the Radio, NIN, Lil’ Wayne, Diplo, Run DMC, Outkast, Justice, Dinosaur jr, Beck, the Prodigy, Gnarls Barkley, A Silver Mount Zion, Joanna Newsom, Cat Power, Bach, Elgar, Bjork, Belle & Sebastian, Bulgarian Women’s Choir, ELO, the Doors, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Danny Elfman, Pink Floyd, God Speed You Black Emperor, Trail of Dead, Nirvana, Johnny Cash, and Smashing Pumpkins. ALOT ALOT MORE!
”Brothers & Sisters,
We were born scattered in pockets across a great continent, mounds of earth having pulled us up, wrenched us loose from that infinite darkness. Spit out into the world again, wise children with eyes unbound, virgin ears still ringing from the thump of our mother’s heart. Our mouths then opened, and out spilled the laughter of god. For constant within us sits still water; our murkiest depths have held the great spirit, a holy mountain. That ceaseless symphony, a void of white noise from which great masters might pull strings of hot light. And when I hear those songs of death, of joy, I am filled with such unconquerable strength.
So, as time continues to tremble and shift, we must remain as statues for both gods and men alike, champions of liberty and justice for all souls.
Brotherly Love,
Fletcher T. VanVliet”
"These eccentric sirs and madam of high art are somewhat similar to a small circus troupe of philosophers and spiritualists, spokespeople for the human revolution, all performing musical acrobatics on their chosen instruments in mad swirling feats of sound. With an almost post-punk guitar style, jazzcore sax bits,
cello lines which range from freely flowing to deliberately
halting, and perfectly timed drumbeats which precede, follow,
and surround the accompanying instrumentation...this closely
knit group of artists, friends, and musicians have cultivated
their sound into an amazing collection of well written and
incredibly performed songs."
-James Carlson, Philadelphia Examiner-
Da Comrade! formed in 2006 out of the rolling boiling ferment that is the Philadelphia underground arts & music scene. Working from "Chernobyl" their HQ located in West Philadelphia they have released 2 collections of subversive spiritual songs and are currently prepping to release a new EP.
Contact us at dacomrade@hush.com for booking, reviews or friendly banter!
Honestly its soo unique, and thats one thing that I love to hear in music! The vocals are really different. Love it. And the music is just great. It all fits together soo well. Hopefully I'll be able to catch a show soon, or maybe we can set a show up together or somethin, I'd really enjoy that!
i'm notorious fer takin' touring bands on wild adventures through the streets of springfield. so, expect an adventure when ya finally make it down here. :)
springfield has so much to offer here: loving audiences AND urban adventures.
We cannot wait to come back to Philly. We had such a fantastic time that night. Maybe as early as this fall. We'll be in touch. Thank you so much for the love!
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