Anne Sexton, anxiety, Augusten Burroughs, William S. Burroughs, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Black Flag, Claude Levi-Strauss, Dr. Dog, The Flaming Lips, The Foo Fighters, Fugazi, Henry Rollins, Husker Du, Ian MacKaye, insomnia, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Li-Young Lee, Erica Jong, Minor Threat, The Minutemen, Nirvana, The Pixies, Redd Kross, The Replacements, Sonic Youth, Teenage Fanclub, Tom Waits, The Velvet Underground, Weezer, Wilco
Sounds Like
pretty friction. elf nannies. reverbed afterlife. going swimming in your halloween costume. getting hit on by hot kim gordon cougars. dreams of dogs with guns for paws. super karate monkey death car... in short, beauty unknown before.
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FOR BOOKING INFO, VISIT WWW.SECUNDINE.COM
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“Total pop with a lemony twist of intelligence (take that generic emo band of the month!)”
–Razorcake
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“Combine a heavy dose of the Pixies and Fugazi with the melodic vocals of Matthew Sweet and Built to Spill, add the quirkiness of Weezer, and you’ve got a great band, Sad Tropics”
–S.L.A.M. S.B.
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Candy. Puppies. Diamond rings. Rock and roll power trios. Good things often come in small packages. Since 2006, Sad Tropics, a little band with a big sound, has been making a lot of noise both onstage and off, thanks to internet buzz, the release of a debut ep, consistent radio play, a summer tour to the East coast, and of course the band’s energetic and unpredictable live show.
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Though still a young band, the members of Sad Tropics are all seasoned veterans of the music scene, with bassist/vocalist Andy Martin and drummer Jeremiah Wade playing together in various bands since high school, and guitarist/vocalist Josh Hensley’s other band, The Rutabega, enjoying success as a recording artist for Chicago’s Johann’s Face record label, which earned the band major distribution and licensing agreements with MTV for use on television shows such as The Real World and Road Rules.
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Since the band’s inception and earliest performances, audiences have been enrapt with Sad Tropics’ intense and engaging live show. These guys consider no gig too big or too small, playing everywhere from theaters and clubs to private parties in barns and art galleries. Serious music fans themselves, Sad Tropics have excitedly shared the stage with a wide variety of nationally-recognized acts such as major label recording artists AutoVaughn (Nashville) and Chin Up Chin Up (Chicago), independent recording artists Scissors For Lefty (San Francisco), God's Reflex (Chicago), Ghetto Pony (Montreal), Weird Paul (Pittsburgh), Federale (New York City), Das Kapital (Chicago), and DJ Baron von Luxxury (San Francisco), and successful regional artists like Double Barrel Darrel, Daytime Volume, The Orange Opera, and Glowfriends.
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Shortly before a 2007 summer tour, Sad Tropics also managed to find time to record and release a six-song cd, Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt. Produced by the band and mastered by Dan Stout at Colossal Mastering in Chicago, the ep has been selling steadily thanks to exposure at shows, local retail outlets, radio play on Midwest stations everywhere from Louisville to Chicago, online stores (including the iTunes Music Store), and the band’s own website.
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As for the band’s sound, favorable comparisons have ranged from current rockers like Foo Fighters and Weezer to classic power pop artists like The Kinks, Husker Du, and R.E.M., and even some popular “Americana rock” acts like Wilco and Ryan Adams.
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For more information on the band, check out the Sad Tropics Number One Music page, numberonemusic.com/sadtropics.
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BOOKING INFO:
Troy Moss,
Booking Agent,
Secundine Promotions,
secundine@secundine.com
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www.secundine.com
myspace.com/secundine
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myspace.com/sadtropics
numberonemusic.com/sadtropics
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There is currently a search for two types of bands for record label consideration.
*** Note: PLEASE IDENTIFY IF YOU ARE IN GROUP 1 OR 2 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR RESPONSE. Emails are being reviewed by different representatives.
1. A Pop/Rock/Commercial band with female lead. Band must consist of 2 guitars (Prefer both guitar players to be of lead caliber. However, one lead and one rhythm is acceptable), keyboard/piano, bass, and drums. Lead vocal, followed by backing vocals, in that order, is a plus as it relates to other members of the group. Average age of the band cannot exceed 28 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
2. A Modern Rock band with male lead. Must be a complete band but there are no prerequisites as it relates to the make up of the band. Average age of the band cannot exceed 23 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
XXX - If you meet the minimum qualifications as described above. Email a link for your MySpace Page and if applicable, a link for your website to: recordingartistsearch@gmail.com
Only send one email with your links. Due to the volume of responses normally received for these types of opportunities. After review of your material, you will only be contacted if there is an interest in attending one of your shows by a label representative. As such please to not send any follow up emails regarding selections. If you were not contacted back, there was not an interest.
Thank You.
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You're part of tomorrow's debut of Crop Circles (breakthruradio. com)--hope you like it. Still so very very sorry y'all are defunct. Hope you're considering a reunion show or two . . .
You sound terrific. And that's just ONE word on it. Thank you! And the age-defying fun in your pictures...Hooray! for liberation without libations? No beer at tennis matches, is there?
If I hooked you guys up with a show here in Kalamazoo, would you do a little reunion? The house I live in has a house party every other weekend and we could pack the place out and make some money. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?
