Way to many to make a proper list, but a few include: Elvis Costello, The Cure, Smashing Pumpkins, Blur, Kate Bush, Faith No More, Ryan Adams, Jellyfish, Peter Gabriel, Yes, Ben Folds, Alice In Chains, The Beatles, Tori Amos, Jason Falkner, The Mars Volta, The Dresden Dolls, The Posies, Aimee Mann, David Bowie, Beastie Boys, Muse, Counting Crows, Slowdive, Run DMC, Guster, Animatronics, Stevie Wonder, Seed, Prince, Rhythm Nathan, Radiohead, Antigone Rising, Weezer......
this list makes me upset because it doesn't even scratch the surface...
Sounds Like
All of our influences mixed with all of our experiences and just a pinch of yer mom.
It's well after 3am at the Unknown Theater, and Joel and Nick decide it's time to break out the sleigh bells & kazoos and get festive the way they did it back in the day in Queens...
THE 'CHRISTMAS IN HOLLIS' JAM - PART 2
The jam continues into the wee hours of the morning as ELEMENOPY's friends and musical cohorts take the stage for some improv and a game of "Pass the Mic." Featuring some of Ithaca College's finest!
A lively and energetic rock duo described as "Simon and Garfunkel meets The Smashing Pumpkins", these two multi instrumentalists blend the subtlety of singer-songwriter intimacy and passion, with the aggression and fun spirit of rock star theatrics, to create an unexpectedly fresh and dynamic genre-bending sound. Their live performance has been called "vaudevillian," "intense," and "inspiring," and is like no two-person act you've ever seen before... Nick and Joel generate a completely unique and intense full band sound by rotating through a myriad of instruments onstage (including Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Bass, Drum Kit, Keyboard, Congas, Hand drums & other percussion, etc.) and by utilizing multiple effects and looping. New audiences are inevitably left shocked and dumbfounded after ELEMENOPY leaves the stage, consistently voicing their amazement that "all that sound came from just two guys!" And devoted fans always return to see "what they will do next," as Nick and Joel are never satisfied to play the same show twice and they always have something new and exciting to unveil.
Joel Rutkowski & Nick Liberatore are longtime friends from Syracuse, NY. Since the early 1990s they have played in a number of moderately successful East Coast bands and have pursued a variety of musical endeavors. In 2004 they moved to Los Angeles and formed a new project called ELEMENOPY with one simple mission statement: make the best music possible with any means available. With no boundaries of who would play what instrument when or sing what song or even what genre would define them, they began writing and performing music in any way that the moment inspired, trading off between a range of instruments, making whatever collection of sounds would best be in service to a particular song. The result is music that is exciting and engaging, yet honest and unassuming. Their songs are characterized by passionate high energy fused with a strong knack for catchy melodies and colorful harmonies, as well as a flair for lyricism that is steeped as much in poetry and emotion as it is in sly wit and clever articulation.
Originally Joel and Nick conceived forming the traditional rock band by adding more members. However, as they continued performing as a two-man acoustic group, they attempted to realize the lush full band sound they envisioned for their songs by any means possible. Their once minimal stage setup quickly gave way to the addition of a full drum kit, percussion, keyboard, multiple effects and looping, all done just by the two of them. The spectacle of these unique performances generated a highly enthusiastic crowd response. Nick and Joel therefore decided to embrace and perfect this style of showmanship, the result being a stage show that is just as exciting as the songs themselves.
In 2005, ELEMENOPY released their first official EP, Sgt. Walrus's Westward Journey (Independent). The six songs reflect the full-band sound and energy that is ever-evolving and expanding live. Extensive Los Angeles performances and touring followed to rave reviews. In 2007 they earned a prestigious residency at "the coolest venue in LA"--Unknown Theater in Hollywood (www.unknowntheater.com www.myspace.com/thursdayswithelemenopy) playing the first and third Thursday and last Saturday of every month which is still going strong today. Joel and Nick not only host and play on these nights, but also book the other performers. They strive to bring in not only other great musical talents to the theater, but painters, poets, comedians and all other open-minded expressionists. Summer 2008 brought them back into the studio to record their first full-length CD. Working with Katy J at Bowl Noodle Hot Studios in Desert Hot Springs, ELEMENOPY is now in the process of wrapping up a brand new 13 track record to be called "The Sound That Thursday Built" (In tribute to their residency and all the tremendous support from Unknown Theater and their fans) Featuring guest spots from some of LA's most amazing talents, and songs that range from huge explosive epics to intimate confessional ballads, they truly live up to their motto: "Ef The Genre Police"!
Many bands claim to be "original", but ELEMENOPY actually does embody the word. A group that really needs to be seen and heard to believe. With any luck, they will be given the chance to bring their mind-blowing performances to places all over the world soon! Come see ELEMENOPY and spread the word that Rock and/or Roll is still fresh, innovative and alive!!
"ONE ACT TRAGEDY" Live @ Unknown Theater - November 25th, 2006
hey hope all is well! just put up a ton of work, adding hundreds of photos this week from the summer:) i'm booking in the greensboro, north carolina area would you be interested in working together?
What's up Fellas! We need to get a gig together soon, just wanted to let you know that we play the Rose City Rocks Festival at Dullahan's in Pasadena, Friday, May 29th at 9:30pm right after the Laker's game. They have 12 hi-def plasmas, 3 - 60'screens, + 2 large projection screens it's a killer spot for the game! Hope you can come out it's going to be a great show!
Dullahan's
Friday, May 29th 9:00pm
72 N. Fairoakes Ave
Pasadena, CA 91103
Hey guys! Long time... anyways, check this out, I booked this Tuesday night at Dakota Lounge (formerly Temple Bar) in Santa Monica. We've got some damn good songwriter types and bands playing and IT'S FREE, so come on by! I'll be performing all new songs at 8:45:
A donkey punch to the forces of evil, and a mushroom stamp on the forehead of injustice! We are the Beer Drinkers Society my friends and after months of silence we are back. There's been a new president and a new world order forming. We have alot of talking and alot of catching up to do. Join us on April tenth for the launching of the BDS Web Show, we cut through the shit quick like a 5 foot dildo of truth in the ass of a pedophile politician!
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