Although the band is long split, their memory remains...
With their sun-kissed, tropical rock sound that shines brightly through solid songwriting, superb musicianship, a lighthearted island attitude and on-stage antics, Knoxville, Tennessee's St. Somewhere established themselves as one of the premier purveyors of Caribbean-style rock in the U.S.
The four-piece act rode on the driving rhythms of Trinidad & Tobago native Quincy Yeates' steel drums, complemented by guitarist and high-spirited front man, Matt Hall, working within the framework of the collective groove engineered by drummer Kevin Wiley and bassist Aram Takvoryan; all seamlessly sailing along the shores of Island-infected sounds and a variety of musical genres, including reggae, calypso, pop and rock'n'roll; accentuated by the collective vocal offerings of all four members.
Formed in 1997, St. Somewhere came together as a result of a chance encounter between Yeates and Hall at a bar near the campus of the University of Tennessee. Yeates, an acclaimed pianist, vocalist and steel drum player from the Caribbean islands of Trinidad & Tobago, had moved to the United States to attend the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Hall was a singer/songwriter who for years mixed his academic efforts with gigs ranging from a residency at an Irish pub in Chicago to performing acoustically at various venues around Knoxville. Desiring lives as full-time musicians, rather than students, Hall and Yeates seized the opportunity to form the band, bringing together Yeates' Caribbean influences and Hall's singer/songwriter roots and penchant for Jimmy Buffett-style musical flair.
Hanna's Cafe in the Old City won Best Dance Club 2008 as voted by the readers of Metro Pulse. A sincere thank you to everyone who voted for us.
Now for our regularly scheduled shameless self-promotion:
Hanna's Tuesday nights: Matt Lumpkin acoustic show live on the patio. $1.50 domestic bottles. $3.00 well drinks. No cover. Performance starts at 9pm. Matt Lumpkin's MySpace page
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Hanna's Wednesdays: Wednesday Nights are Hot Import Nights. $2.00 Import bottles all night long. Knoxville's very own: Bullet Groove will be performing live Wednesday June 4th. Show starts at 9pm. These guys put on one helluva show. If you haven't seen 'em yet, its time. Bullet Groove's MySpace page ..
Hanna's Thursdays: Live music. Thursday May 15: Blissontap Thursday May 22: Jackson Mohr & Jaystorm
Hanna's Weekends: Do I even need to attempt to explain what happens here? Ok, I will: Knoxville's BEST DANCE CLUB. Lower level plays hits from the 70's to current chart toppers. Upper level plays hip hop and dance music. Its only like the best party that you've ever been to....and it happens EVERY Friday and Saturday night at Hanna's.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JEFF PIKE OF TIME AFTER ISLAND TIME RADIO and A1A BY THE MARGARITA MAFIA
THE MARGARITA MAFIA - Musicians, Artist's and Fans In Alliance
The Margarita Mafia was formed as a resource for liked minded people who enjoy the music of Independent Trop Rock Singers and Songwriters. The Margarita Mafia is not a Fan Club. We are Artists, DJ's, Club Owners and Music Lovers, coming together to support the Trop Rock style of music.
http://www.margaritamafia.com/meet.asp
OCTOBER 2007 ARTIST OF THE MONTH -- JEFF PIKE of A1A
Georgia Singer/Songwriter, Jeff Pike, is best known in the Trop Rock world as the lead singer for "The Official and Original Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band", A1A, but besides being there since the inception of the First Parrot Head Club in 1988 , Jeff has performed with Jimmy Buffett himself, many of The Coral Reefer Band, opened for major recording artists, released several original CDs and is co-producer/engineer of the successful Internet Radio Show, "Time After Island Time".
With the Jimmy BuffettNationalConvention, "Meeting of the Minds" on the horizon, we thought it would be the perfect time to talk with Jeff about the early days of Trop Rock, the evolution of the band A1A, songwriting, and the future of Trop Rock music.
http://www.margaritamafia.com/meet.asp
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Hello everyone!!! Thank you for making the reunion of St. Somewhere an unforgettable one!! We in the band cant tell you how much we love all of you!! If anyone has pictures (which I know you do cause you blinded us with the flashes!!!!) please get in touch with me so we can make a photo album of years past and present....
Can I just say...I miss you guys! I road tripped farther to see you play (Charlotte, NC with Leighanne) than even Tall Paul...if I get married one day, can I have a reunion show?
Wow St.Somewhere!I recall the very first show they had at the spot patio bar in knoxville it was matt,Q,and i(just meet Q that night).Man i enjoyed my time in this band everyone in the band were great musicians.The recording of the cd postcard was one of the best times in my life!!!~Congatod
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