Leanne Frisbie - vocals,
Duane Riley - guitar,
Mark Johnson - Bass,
Cam Swan - Drums
Influences
Old school rock bands - Rolling Stones, Led Zep, CCR, Hendrix, and the rest.
Pioneering woman rockers like Patti Smith, Blondie, P.J Harvey, Melissa Etheridge, Pat Benetar, Sheryl Crowe, Stevie Nicks and Annie Lennox.
And the later ones few and far between - Alanis, Hole, Shirley Manson, Amy Lee.
Sounds Like
Cross between the The Motels, Divinals. P.J Harvey and Patti Smith, with a whole lot of retro rock influences.
Shrinking Violet is an emerging rock band with a penchant for raw, bluesy rock, and killer guitar riffs. With their first singles Secret and Small Town World setting the tone, this band is rocking 2008 with their raunchy, bare-it-all tunes.
Hello! I haven't been around this way for a while, it's been great listening to the new tracks you've got up there. Good luck with the gig & what not! x Claira
As Winter sets in Starlight Gigs are heating up!!!
Wed 20th – Dogs Bollix - From 8pm Anna Kaye – Band Debut - w/- Kimbra - & Ants Pickard (From KICK) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thurs 21st – Kings Arms - From 8pm Mystery Liquid - Broken Season – Soulsion --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thurs 21st – Fu Bar - From 10pm Happy Hearse – Photonic - Black Heart Lane - Battle Circus --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat 23rd – Fu Bar – From 10pm Thirty Years Too Late - Bodazapha -Alpine Fault --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thurs 28th - Kings Arms – From 8pm Siren Junkies - Day 3 - Lapser - Cell --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thurs 28th – Fu Bar – From 10pm Agent - The Tarantinos - Ishtar --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri 29th Dogs Bollix – MICROFICTION’s EP RELEASE PARTY From 8pm w/- Siren Junkies; Robbie White; Crash Test For Favourite Things -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri 29th - Rose & Crown – Upstairs Bar – Starlight’s Music Marathon From 7pm til very very late!!!!
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At kurb we're forging ahead with the digital revolution thats turning the music industry upside down. Heres what our services and packages are doing for kiwi artists:
Myspace promo. Crazy stuff. Boy if you knew what I knew you’d never see myspace the same. Serious need-to-know action. Musicians serious about their careers need to get in touch.
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So yeah, good luck with your tunes! Come check us out if you've got a gig or release coming up! We've also got some pretty sweet promo articles on our site for indie muso's.
Hey brothers,
thanks for the friends add:)
ya now have officially been funk'd lol
hope ya enjoy our grooves & just
remember the funk luv's you
Ps killer grooves ya have there!
take care,
Hey there, I just randomly came across you on Amplifier, I think it was that picture that grabbed my attention - I'm so glad I clicked on through, that song of yours sounds amazing! Can't wait to hear what else you've got up your sleeves... xx
