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  • Genre: Alternative / Folk / Rock

    Location NEW YORK, New York, Un

    Profile Views: 472798

    Last Login: 8/5/2011

    Member Since 1/3/2008

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vZ2Fub3J5YW4uY29t

    Record Label Yep Roc

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    ..Violent Femmes Founder Gordon Gano To Release ..Under the Sun........ Gordon Gano and his band the Violent Femmes helped define post-punk's nerdy cool wile crafting himself into one of rock's finest singer/songwriters. For the first time in seven years, he is emerging again to offer his bittersweet tunes to a whole new generation of fans. Gordon Gano & The Ryans releasing ..Under the Sun.., a collaboration between Gano and Brendan & Billy Ryan, to be released September 15th 2009..... In 1983, Gordon Gano and his band the Violent Femmes released their self-titled debut, still believed to be by many critics one of the best rock albums of our time. Described as, "The Grandfathers of folk-punk...rock's dadaist improvisers...the sonic personification of anxiety...blues cubists," and "...spokesmen for misfits," the band would go on to define 80s teen angst and be the unlikely poster children for the still nascent alternative music movement, making it clear there was as yet untapped powerful dimension of artists and consumers lurking beneath the current pop mainstream of the day. ..Violent Femmes.. is famously the first album to ever gain platinum status without ever charting on the Billboard Top 100. To date, the album has sold nearly two million copies [*Note: this is since the advent of Soundscan in 1992 and therefore missing nearly a decade of sales]..... The music that inspired his collaboration with the Ryan brothers spawned during fertile sessions in the cafe's, bars and laundromats of New York City's West Village. Known for their own band The Bogmen and a healthy film score career (Fever Pitch, The Heartbreak Kid, MO) Brendan and Billy Ryan bring musicality and new color to Gordon's visceral lyricism and signature adenoidal drawl. A filled-out next chapter to the music of the Femmes, ..Under the Sun.. is the music of a mature band, a band made of men not boys, men who have supplanted wonder for angst, controlled passion for reckless abandon. But any album that contains the lyric "I was crappin' and a-nappin' " can't be all business. Gano-ian playfulness surely makes more than one appearance..... Largely record at the Carriage House in Stamford, CT, ..Under the Sun.. features Gordon Gano on vocals/guitar/violin, Brendan Ryan on keyboards/accordion/horns, Billy Ryan on guitar/backing vocals, Frank Ferrer (Guns N' Roses, Psychedelic Furs) on drums and Lonnie Hillyer (Maggie's Dream, Bernie Worrell) on bass. Phil Palazzolo (The New Pornographers, Neko Case) engineers and mixes..... A direct inspiration to today's indie folk and pop artists alike (The Arcade Fire and Gnarls Barkley both regularly perform Gano's songs, the latter recording "Gone Daddy Gone" for their debut album ..St. Elsewhere..) ..Under the Sun.. is only Gordon's second solo offering and surely his most cohesive. The ever-swimming shark, Gano and company move toward another chapter in the canon of rock. .... ..Stream ..Under The Sun.. Now!...... .... .. .. .. .. .. ...................... Click the video player below to see an exclusive interview with Gordon Gano, Brendan Ryan and Billy Ryan and two music videos for "Man In The Sand" and "Wave And Water" from ..Under the Sun..... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. ......................
  • Members

    ....  ......Gordon Gano........Vocals, Guitar, Violin.... .... ......Billy Ryan........Guitar, Backing Vocals.... .... ......Brendan Ryan........Keyboards, Horns, Accordion.... .... ......Eddie Eyeball......Bass.... .... ......Frank Ferrer........Drums.... .............. ........ ..........
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  • kathy

    Hey guys.. I hope all is well!  Come to Texas sometime! 

    9 months ago
  • 志村昌彦

     Thanks for add!!

    10 months ago
  • Red Lashes

     smalls

    1 year ago
  • Sy

    Hey G...trust everything's ok....talk to you soon.

    1 year ago
  • M Bodnar

    It's great that I can now maybe one day see you in concert, even if it isn't as the femmes! When are you guys hanging out in Ohio?

    1 year ago
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    Hey!thanks add me.


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    Hi,how are you?

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    Hello,thanks add!

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    How are you? My friend.Thanks a lot for adding me.

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Bio:

Violent Femmes Founder Gordon Gano To Release Under the Sun

Gordon Gano and his band the Violent Femmes helped define post-punk's nerdy cool wile crafting himself into one of rock's finest singer/songwriters. For the first time in seven years, he is emerging again to offer his bittersweet tunes to a whole new generation of fans. Gordon Gano & The Ryans releasing Under the Sun, a collaboration between Gano and Brendan & Billy Ryan, to be released September 15th 2009.

In 1983, Gordon Gano and his band the Violent Femmes released their self-titled debut, still believed to be by many critics one of the best rock albums of our time. Described as, "The Grandfathers of folk-punk...rock's dadaist improvisers...the sonic personification of anxiety...blues cubists," and "...spokesmen for misfits," the band would go on to define 80s teen angst and be the unlikely poster children for the still nascent alternative music movement, making it clear there was as yet untapped powerful dimension of artists and consumers lurking beneath the current pop mainstream of the day. Violent Femmes is famously the first album to ever gain platinum status without ever charting on the Billboard Top 100. To date, the album has sold nearly two million copies [*Note: this is since the advent of Soundscan in 1992 and therefore missing nearly a decade of sales].

The music that inspired his collaboration with the Ryan brothers spawned during fertile sessions in the cafe's, bars and laundromats of New York City's West Village. Known for their own band The Bogmen and a healthy film score career (Fever Pitch, The Heartbreak Kid, MO) Brendan and Billy Ryan bring musicality and new color to Gordon's visceral lyricism and signature adenoidal drawl. A filled-out next chapter to the music of the Femmes, Under the Sun is the music of a mature band, a band made of men not boys, men who have supplanted wonder for angst, controlled passion for reckless abandon. But any album that contains the lyric "I was crappin' and a-nappin' " can't be all business. Gano-ian playfulness surely makes more than one appearance.

Largely record at the Carriage House in Stamford, CT, Under the Sun features Gordon Gano on vocals/guitar/violin, Brendan Ryan on keyboards/accordion/horns, Billy Ryan on guitar/backing vocals, Frank Ferrer (Guns N' Roses, Psychedelic Furs) on drums and Lonnie Hillyer (Maggie's Dream, Bernie Worrell) on bass. Phil Palazzolo (The New Pornographers, Neko Case) engineers and mixes.

A direct inspiration to today's indie folk and pop artists alike (The Arcade Fire and Gnarls Barkley both regularly perform Gano's songs, the latter recording "Gone Daddy Gone" for their debut album St. Elsewhere) Under the Sun is only Gordon's second solo offering and surely his most cohesive. The ever-swimming shark, Gano and company move toward another chapter in the canon of rock.

Stream Under The Sun Now!


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Click the video player below to see an exclusive interview with Gordon Gano, Brendan Ryan and Billy Ryan and two music videos for "Man In The Sand" and "Wave And Water" from Under the Sun...


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Member Since:

January 03, 2008

Members:

Gordon 
Gordon Gano
Vocals, Guitar, Violin

Billy
Billy Ryan
Guitar, Backing Vocals

Brendan
Brendan Ryan
Keyboards, Horns, Accordion

Lonnie
Lonnie Hillyer
Bass

Frank
Frank Ferrer
Drums


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