shawn hardison(vox guitars)
adam bellamy (keys)
adonis toro (drums)
Influences
pulp, rem, spoon, flaming lips, curtis mayfield, rein seinction, jenny any kind, mercury rev, starsailor, turin brakes, pavement, dinosaur jr, elvis costello, joe jackson, smiths, coustaeu, radiohead of course, peter murphy, led zepplin, pink floyd, serge gainsbourg, rufus wainwright, elvis presley, otis redding, the delfonics, carl perkins, wilson pickett, bach and lots of others
Sounds Like
a coke in the sun :
refreshing but gone too soon :
leaving you thirsty
Raw, bombastic pop with gritty acoustic guitars, keys and city rhythms placing it somewhere between Manchester and Motown.
press
The Stranger seattle
Paul Constant
.....Hardison, an up and coming band with a charismatic lead singer and a mid-90's rawk edge
that sounds fresh all over again....
kevin phinney entertainment journalist
......ringing guitars, jazz-inflected keyboard fills, and a rhythm section that responds in kind. For
them, instrumental showboating is counterproductive; the song is their muse, and soaring
above it all are the unvarnished vocals of Hardyrock. It's a unique instrument of
communication, vulnerable and yet strong and true; delivering songs of triumph and defeat,
reflection and rebirth.
The YouTube vids are really terrific! Sorry to have missed The Mix show. Manic was my favorite of those recordings though it's fun to watch you dance around with the tambourine. Set it ablaze like you're in a trance and you'll be a legend!
Thank you for being a traveler on the Gary Revel Friendship Train. I hope your ride is a pleasant one. Best wishes to you and may all your dreams come true.
We're at ToST this Saturday with the Funkscribe's Family Affair ($4) and at the J&M on Sunday (No cover! Drink specials!)... Come get your groove on with us!
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