The vocal prowess, moody minor piano chords, and introspective lyrics of singer/songwriter Hope Gaines are the focus of this ensemble. Hope's songwriting is complimented tastefully by the smooth bass lines of Dan Deck and jazzy brushed drumming of Drew Mader. Hope & Therapy's sound blurs the lines between blues, progressive, soul, jazz, folk, and indie taking cues from modern greats such as Radiohead, Catpower, and Coldplay all the while winking and nodding to timeless classics like the Beatles, Roberta Flack, and Ray Charles. Let them take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Forget what you know. This is "The New Blues".
"The members of Alton’s Hope & Therapy are no strangers to the local music community...Moody and introspective, the trio combines atmospheric jazz and classical touches with sighing piano melodies and rainy-day lyrics...Hope Gaines is an expressive vocalist whose emotion is sincere, not overstated. Definitely a new local band to watch."
-Annie Zaleski, Riverfront Times Local Music Editor
Great job last night guys (despite a few minor sound difficulties). I had to sneak out at the very end of the set, but it was fabulous and hopefully we can do it again sometime (when we have a full band and I have a full voice).
Good seeing you the other night. Hope everybody has had a chance to see the band from the big gig show here: http://www.riverbender.com/music/ Gonna have to scroll down a bit to find them. Enjoy.
♥ LOVE THE NEW LAYOUT, AND CREDIT 2 ME FOR THE AWESOME VIDEO~LOL, MINUS ME SCREAMING LIKE A CRAZED FAN WHICH YOU ALL KNOW I AM ♥ JUST WISH MY CAMERA COULD'VE HANDLED THE SOUND BETTER:) YOU ALL ARE AMAZING ♥ CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YA'S AGAIN SOON:) ~XOXO~
Right on guys. I'm good friends with Nik. I actually saw you guys at Don and Penny's with Wine and Revolution. Unfortunately, I missed the big gig. I'm currently playing with the band Brickshy from St. Louis, and I'm trying to set shows up on that side of the river and would really like to book a show with you guys. Give our myspace a listen and let me know what you think.
so you know "Mind of a Freak" is ready to drop...right
well it's going down OCT 30th @ POP's..... So bring ya ass over to the ILL. side and kick it with the Freakz... We celebrating the realease so be sure to burn 1 wit us.....
it'd be the shit if ya brought $25 so you get the hook-up on the NEW CD "Mind of a Freak" and the NEW CD-T-SHIRT
whats been up with ya fam..STL been shinin this year, weve hosted some great concerts, the cardinals been tearin shit up, and now the Freakz are about to put out our new ablum
"MIND of a FREAK" with 19 fresh ass tracks...thats right you get every bit of the cd filled with bangers...featuring tracks from JASON PORTER, A-TOWN MOB and the FAT BLUNT CREW
OCT 7th @ POPS ..you can hear alot of the music from the Ablum live , with Project born and Mars
also we've updated the site be sure to stop by....
MY YOUTUBE CODE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO POST A COMMENT HERE CUZ YA'LL HAVE IT SET AS USER DISABLES HTML COMMENTS, SO YA'S NEED TO GO TO THIS LINK FROM MY YOUTUBE, AND OR JUST GOT TO MY YOUTUBE SITE AND SEE ALL OF THEM!!!!
you all kicked ass tonight~i loved it, and i have alot of photos & videos im uploading! I scream so loud like a crazy ass fan, but hell yeah I am!!!! Hope looked at me like "There's Lisa's loud ass", ha ha ha!!! So much fun, I'd stay up & watch ya'll all freaking night! Again AMAZING JOB!!!!
YA'LL WAS GREAT THIS MORNING~ I ABOUT BALLED MY EYES OUT WITH TEARS OF JOY HEARING YA'S LIVE ON THE RADIO!!!!!!! HELL YAYYYY, CONGRATS AND I CAN'T WAIT TIL SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE BIG GIG!!!!!!!!
上線中！