Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd, Rush, The Beatles, Queensrÿche, R.E.M., The Tea Party, Our Lady Peace, Toad the Wet Sprocket/Glen Phillips, The Juliana Theory, Manic Street Preachers, Iron Maiden, Lacuna Coil, Marillion, Finger Eleven, Coheed & Cambria, Savatage/TSO, VAST, Flickerstick, Highball, Mike Farley, Stone Temple Pilots, Brand New, SR-71/Mitch Allan, Tom Petty, Spinal Tap, Jaded Era/Strange Familiar, The Cars, Pearl Jam, Velvet Revolver, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Eat World, Leo, Bruce Springsteen, Bad Religion, The Wonders, Oasis, Fates Warning, Megadeth, Duran Duran, The Smiths, Morrissey, Modest Mouse, Placebo, Gin Blossoms, Black Lab, Neil Young, Simon and Garfunkel, Death Cab for Cutie, Cheap Trick, Sponge, Limozeen, Live, Muse, GN'R, The Sounds, Sammy Hagar, My Chemical Romance, Bloc Party, Green Day, David Bowie, Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld, Van Halen, 2nd Half, Echo and the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters, Metallica, Iced Earth, Blue Oyster Cult, Brandtson, Cat Stevens, Genesis, Alice Cooper, Eddie and the Cruisers, The Bravery, American Rockstar, Oingo Boingo, (are you even still reading this?) Creed, Def Leppard, Angel Dust, Blind Guardian, The Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, Outlook/Peter Niro, The Cure, HIM, The Temptations, She Wants Revenge, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Greenwheel, Rocket from the Crypt, The Moody Blues, Stephen Lynch, The All-American Rejects, Linkin Park, Cap'n Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters, Yes, Sentenced, The Pixies, The Tragically Hip, Moist, In Flames, U2, Angels & Airwaves, The Offspring, The Click Five, Matthew Good Band, Billy Talent, Roxette, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Four Seasons..... (Im influenced by pretty much anything that Im listening to you get the idea.).... oh yeah, and beer! ...
Sounds Like
Toad the Wet Sprocket, Our Lady Peace, Jimmy Eat World, and R.E.M. on acoustic guitars.
Hello, my name is Kevin, nice to meet you. Thanks for checking out my MySpace page. I know this is a music page and I am supposed to have a "band bio" here, but I’d like to keep this page a little more personal. So, this is my "about me" section:
I started playing guitar and writing music when I was in my early teens. In 1998, some high school friends and I formed Highball, an alternative/hard rock band based in the Cleveland area. That band [with various lineup changes] survived for about seven years until it’s demise in 2005.
After Highball’s breakup, I started writing, recording, and performing as a solo singer/songwriter. In 2006, I finished my first solo album of mainly acoustic material entitled More Than What You See. I’m really happy with the way the album turned out. If you like what you are hearing, it would be great if you would help out a poor musician by buying my CD by clicking on the CDBaby link below.
As far as my music goes, I tend to draw a lot of influence from alternative bands such as Toad the Wet Sprocket, Our Lady Peace, R.E.M., Oasis, and Jimmy Eat World to name a few. However, there are some progressive elements in my music as well that comes from being a fan of such bands as Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd, and Queensryche.
I place a lot of emphasis on melody and the hook of a song; I want my songs to be stuck in your head for hours after you hear them (but in a good way, like the chorus to "Hey Jude"; not in a bad way, like a Limp Bizkit song or a Dane Cook joke). I also try to make my lyrics intelligent and meaningful. All that being said, though, I try not to take myself too seriously, and I like to have fun with my songs and at my shows.
As for what else I do... I am a bartender at Thursday’s Lounge in Akron, a contributing writer to DomainCleveland.com, a DJ at the Symposium in Lakewood, and I work part time at the University of Akron (where I graduated with a BA in music and a marketing minor in 2005) in dining services.
So there you have it. If you like my music, tell a friend. If you hate it, tell an enemy.
~k
Kevin i finally let me listen to your music....hahah she loved it....well i hope work is going good for you...don't miss me too much hahah i haven't said anything stupid lately haha well hope to talk to you soon! =]
Yep.. June 6th.. i think it all starts at 8:00 or so... Haven't seen u in ages heh ;) Things are going well.. just trying to get some shows etc... it's cool.. i think all the novelty touristy feelings have worn off.. lol How are things with you? keep me in the loop peace -Kira
Hey Kevin! how are you? we miss rockin it out in ohio! If you don;t have anything going on... come catch our show at Musica on JUNE 6th... we'd love to see u again ;) hope all is well.. ROCKON -Kira
I LOVE KEVIN!! EVEN THO YOU SUCK AND ARE NEVER AROUND!! WHEN YOU COMING TO HANG OUT AGAIN? I MISS YOU...WE NEED TO DO KARAOKE SOON....HOPE ALL IS WELL...TTYS :-)
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