The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir

Bio:

WHO IS SYGC? We are a chambery folky punky band based in Chicago. We've played with The Violent Femmes and The Arcade Fire. We've been glowingly praised in Billboard and Time Out NY. Elia's songs from our first album have been featured on The OC, in a Michael Rappaport film, and in a play at Second City. Press for our current record: "a hug for the downtrodden" -spin.com "Einhorn’s lyrics, his deft collisions of the dark and the upbeat, recall Morrissey at his sharpest" time out chicago "brilliant" newcity chicago "4/5 stars- beautiful" -allmusic.com "street corner stories... dolled up style and wise-guy sensibility... [Elia is] a taleteller in the David Johansen mode" -paste magazine You can pick up our new record online at www.amazon.com or www.bloodshotrecords.com, and we're on itunes and rhapsody too! .. .. ..

Member Since:

June 08, 2005

Members:

MANAGEMENT: Rob Thomas for Pragmatic Management pragmaticrt@gmail.com BOOKING: Mary Jones mary@maryjonesmanagement.com PUBLICITY: nan@bloodshotrecords.com swank@bloodshotrecords.com BAND: sygc.punx@gmail.com * PLEASE use this email. you will get a MUCH prompter response than if you send a myspace message.* BEING A LIST OF WHO YOU MIGHT SEE AT ONE OF OUR SHOWS (WE FREQUENTLY SWITCH IT UP), IN ORDER OF HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN AROUND * Elia: songwriter, main vocals, guitars, keys * Mark: bass, engineer * Sam: trumpet, tambourine * Matt: trombone, backing vocals * Jay: drums * Mary: guitar, vocals * Ethan: violin, backing vocals * Alison: keys * We also sometimes have dancers

Influences:

harvey pekar's 'american splendor' - north wales - chicago - construction on the cta - the boystowns of the world - quadrophenia (the film) - hemingway - the national pop league - people who are spiritual but not religious - vegetarians - steinbeck - 'grayed rainbow' by jackson pollock - teenage punks - telecasters - daniel johnston's honesty - therapists

Sounds Like:

The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, of course!

Record Label:

BLOODSHOT RECORDS