Sean Rooney(drums)
Jay Hunt(vocals/bass)
Nick Tufts(vocals/guitar)
Chris Davis(lead vocals)
Marcus Parenti(keys/guitar/vocals)
Jesse Laurion(drums)
Ted Feroz(sound tech/drums/bass)
Slow Bill was born in E. Rochester, 2002. Jay Hunt(bass and vocals) and Sean Rooney(percussion) set out to start a band with no genre of any kind, a concept achieved by very few bands; "Ween" and "Zappa" being the most accomplished at this in our opinion, though Ween was the biggest influence in our efforts. (This is not to say we sound anything like Ween or Zappa). We experimented with many musicians until we found Nick Tufts(guitar and vocals), Chris Davis(vocalist), and Marcus Parenti(keyboards, guitar, and vocals), and the ORIGINAL Slow Bill was founded. With all of us being songwriters, our over-all sound did take on a certain level of diversity, though we leaned toward a more energetic rock/punk/funk/ sound, (hip hop at times). We played our first gig at The Coat of Arms in Portsmouth, NH, opening for good friends of ours Shagbark on June 17th, 2003. In 2004, we regretably lost first our singer Chris, and later Sean(one of the founding members). Jay and Nick took over at the helm as far as vocals, and for the first half of 2005, Jesse Laurion signed on as our new drummer;(parting due to personal differences in the summer of 2005). Soon after our beloved Marcus left us due to family matters in Florida, and has yet to return. As of late 2005, Ted Feroz signed on as our drummer for a few shows, but with Nick and I juggling two bands, (Wize Crackaz), we didn't have time for Slow Bill. For a short spell, Jesse came back on and things were looking up.
Now it seems we have reached the end of the road. To all those who supported us throughout the years, we would like to give our sincerest thanks- it truely has been a wonderful experience... don't forget about us, we certainly won't forget all of you.
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i was sad to hear about no more slow bill i was looking forward to doing some tunes with you guys well hit me up sometime until then stay as cool as the other side of the pillow...peace
Hey You ! Long time since we heard from you! Well our Ep "Can't Bury Waves" is out now on Itunes, worldwide. And you know what? you can listen to the entire ep on our myspace right now! So check it out! Or go pick it up right now, right here, .. And help us spread the word. It means the world to us! You CAN help us! Write to your freinds, post a blog aso. Or start our street team anything matters! Thanks!
FRI Aug 22nd: Fresh from Warped Tour, gONNA gET gOT continue their My Microphone Tour in Worcester at Lucky Dog Music Hall w/ Fear Nuttin Band!! COME DOWN AND PARTY!
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