John Cusimano - Guitar, Vocals;
Roto - Lead guitar;
Matt Powers - Bass;
Shawn Pelton - Drums
though it is worth mentioning that on tour
we have help on drums sometimes when Shawn can’t pull away from SNL: Ant Cee of the SmashUp.
Influences
Hüsker Dü, The Jam, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, STP, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, The Talking Heads, Richard Hell, Live Skull, The Band, The Ramones, Television, Sex Pistols, Joan Jett, 30 seconds to Mars, God or Julie, Bikini Kill, Fugazi, Octant, At the Drive-in, Yo La Tengo, Jimi Hendrix, Cat Power, Matt Powers, Whether Music, ALSO ALSO, The Slits, Helium, Blonde Redhead, Lightening Bolt, the Boredoms, Death Cab for Cutie, Cursive, The Dismemberment Plan, Van Morrison, Neil Young, U2, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Sonic Youth, Muddy Waters, Generation X, The Secret Machines, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Queen, Ciccone Youth, The Eels, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Sid Barret, God speed you Black Emperor, The Police, Jane's Addiction, Pornos for Pyros, Smashing Pumpkins (though only Gish), Bob Marley, Primus, Steel Pulse, Israel Vibration, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Jaco Pastorius, Victor Wooten, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, David Bowie, Cream, Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Coltrane, Bird, Gang of Four, Iggy and the Stooges, Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, The Rolling Stones, Steve Reich, Santana, Otis Redding, John Lennon, The Who, The Zombies, Jethro Tull, The Silver Apples, Love, MC5, Glen Branca, Dire Straits, Weezer, Os Mutantes, Rasputina, Vic Chestnut, Citigrass, Astrograss, Sublime, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Appendix Out, Mocket, The Need, Sky Cries Mary, Jesus and Mary Chain, Kings of Leon, The Killers, The Strokes, Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine, Phillip Glass, Neutral Milk Hotel, Sunny Day Realestate, Capt. Jack, Postal Service, Le Tigre, Square Pusher, Sleater Kinney, Propagandhi, Less than Jake, Modest Mouse, The Microphones, Rush, Stevie Wonder, Green Day, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Frank Zappa, AC/DC, Elliot Smith, Old Metallica, Beck, Jeff Beck, JOhn Vanderslice, The Shins, Perry Farrell, Perfect Circle, Radiohead, Buffalo Daughter, The Minders, Beulah, The Gerbils, Apples in Stereo, Beta Band, Helmet, Tom Waits, Unkle, Enemymine, Velvet Revolver, Brian Steen, Pocket Earth, Dirty Three, Him, Deer Hoof, Temple of the Dog, Hovercraft, old Pink Floyd, Arcade Fire, Imogen Heap, Bush, New York Dolls, CSNY, CCR, Mamas and the Papas, Lydia Lunch, Bowie with Bing Crosby totally classic hilarity, Elvis, Mission of Burma, Baby Jane, Old Genesis, Guns n' Roses, Green Day, Less than Jake, NOFX, Mad Season (remember them?), Santana, the Runaways, Mudhoney, Dinosaur Jr., Screaming Trees, T. REX, Stereolab, Sublime, Sean Lennon's album "Friendly Fire", The Violent Femmes, and too many others to list here.
Sounds Like
We sound like what your listening to coming out of your speakers... right now. (unless you don't have sound, then you're in a whole different realm of trouble.)
We all met a few years ago when John wanted to start gigging around some of his tunes. Matt was captured in the wild. James was found admiring "quite nice" architecture in Southern France. Shawn required the National Guard to obtain, and we are very proud of that acquisition.
We recorded our debut "Scratch the Surface" in 2003 and got radio play up the ying yang, wherever that is... sounds painful, and then in 2005 we came out with "Tipping Point" and it was distributed through SONY/RED. Our analogue aesthetic have remained strong through both recordings and will stay as we head into the studio to work on our as yet unnamed new album.
Now calling upon the minerals of Rock, and with our powers combined we form: The Cringe. Check us out before we're dead. (Buy our stuff at: amazon.com, cdbaby.com, iTunes, www.thecringe.com, or stores everywhere!!)
Manager:
Allison Shaw
Manicmonkee@gmail.com
Publicity:
Rhonda Kelley
Rainmaker Public Relations
RKelley283@aol.com
Jimi Jamm-- CHR/Hot AC radio
Howard Rosen Promotion
jimi@howiewood.com
Howard Rosen Promotion
5605 Woodman Ave. Ste 206
Van Nuys, CA 91401
818-901-1122
www.howiewood.com
info@howiewood.com
Lori Lousararian
Rogers & Cowan
Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Avenue, 7th Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90069
310-854-8104
310-854-8107 fax
llousararian@rogersandcowan.com
Booking:
Jenny McPhee
TKO Booking Co.
Jennymcphee@tkoco.com
310-273-9200
Tom Baggott
thebookingagency.com
802-372-6998
majortom@thebookingagency.com
Matt Powers debut : Never Ending Aftermath CLICK TO LISTEN
So the Cringe arranged and played the version of "That's Amore" on the theme song portion of this new MTV show: That's Amore!: Domenico's Passport To Love. Here's a glimpse:
Who then , can separate us from the love of Christ? can trouble do it,or hardship or persecution or gunger or proverty or danger or dead?
for i am certain that nothing can separate us frome his love ; neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers or powers ,neither the present nor the future, neither the world above nor the world below there is nothing in all creation that will ever be able to separate us from the love of God which is our through Christ Jesus our Lord
HARMONY DSPR (STUDIOS) THE HARMONY OF THE ART AND THE DEVINE
Hello, hope all is good just dropping by to say our album is now only £2+postage, for 12 tracks on limited edition cd our shop is http://d67. bigcartel. com, thanks and take care, Absent.
Thank you for being our friend and for your continued support. Our new album "The Silver Lining" will be released August 26, and our new single "MisSunderstood" which has just gone to radio stations across America will be released on iTunes July 8th! If you want to check out a preview of "MisSunderstood" go to our profile and listen now! Be sure to also keep checking your bulletins for messages from us for up to the minute news, NEW tour dates, and contest info! Thanks again for all your love and support, and KEEP IT LOUD.
Just wondering if you ought to check out Foist's new and quite varied selection A trip-hop tribute to Chilean folk hero Victor Jara by Helium Dealer... debauchery and much more in the monologue Gerrard Burridge: Memoirs of an Englishman In Spain... a nifty little funk-punk number from new Foist signing Adult Playroom. First time we've recorded sax too, on Bang Bang Busy... lastly, some cowpunkabilly favourites from The Shandy-Leers
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Hey whats up? Its your boy Supa just dropping by ur page showing some love. Hey I need you to let me know about my new single "VIP". Everyone else is saying it SUPA HOT. U let me what you think. Just drop by my page and leave me a comment.
i got your album woohooo i was stoked when i got it in the mail...just wish you had signed it lol i know i am asking for too much now....thanks a million...u guys ROCK! Love, Gina from Rhode Island
THANKS FOR THE ADD. ARE YOU GUYS EVER GONNA COME TO ILLINOIS? I SEE THAT UR GOING TO WISONSIN AND THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU CAME HERE TOO.
