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theMark
Rock / Experimental

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
United States

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   theMark: General Info
Member Since7/15/2004
Band Websitewww.themarkmusic.com is no longer in service
Band MembersAlec Eiffel - guitar
Paul Farris - vocals
Jordan De Liso - drums
Jason Autore - bass
Jay Lovell - guitar
Influencesgood music, ring pops, chilis, and freeze-tag.
Sounds LikeRock that doesnt punk out, mellow out, or wimp out- it just rocks. Intelligently.
--Independent Clauses

If Blackouts of Whitecaps was a persuasive speech, the emotional appeals created by theMark could convince even the most skeptical listener to leap off a tall building or run headlong into a tidal wave.
--Decoymusic.com

really lives up to their EP title...construed quite like a sea, in which the music breaks over individuals incessantly, only pulling back with the desire to hit the listener harder with the next wave.
--NeuFutur.com

Solid and slicing, stuffed with memorable vocal hooks and clever tunes
--Moderate Rock Reviews

complex, well-arranged and full - all qualities usually lacking from independently released EPs.
--Tufts Daily

mathematically precise choruses and tremendously creative bridges that bring it all together neatly.
--Smother.net
Record Labelnegative infinity productions
Type of LabelIndie


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   About theMark
Paul and Kate, our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your families... you will always be in our hearts and minds.


There has been a fund set up to help with Kate's Medical Bills. Please send any donations to:


Farris-Hoyt Care Fund
T.D. Banknorth, 95 Highland Avenue
Needham, MA, 02494


(Any Banknorth can accept a donation.)


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In honor of Paul, the remaining members of theMark have decided to share the live recordings from some of our shows between October of 2005 and the last show at the Middle East in Cambridge on July 31st, 2006, as well as a personal recording of Paul's, in which he does a solo version of Thursday's Understanding in a Car Crash, which can be found here. Also, Paul's loving father, Jon, found another song Paul did back in 2001 called Only Answer, which can be found here.

Please note that the website hosting these files is legitimate and we are not trying to get you to download any programs or anything. all links are for music files and require nothing besides an internet connection. the compressed folders are from shows with more than one track to them. thank you.

the show recordings are as follows:

The Sad Cafe - Plaistow, NH - 10.21.05
This is the first show theMark played with Jordan on drums.

"the Joint" radio show - Brandeis University, MA - 11.8.05
Paul was pretty upset because Jordan forgot his cymbals. While everyone was setting up, Paul drove for an hour to get them just so we could play our set.

The Sad Cafe - Plaistow, NH - 2.3.06
We played pretty much the whole set way too fast.

The Crossings - in the basement of a church, somewhere, NH - 6.9.06
Really tight set, but low quality recording.

The Sad Cafe - Plaistow, NH - 7.15.06
They don't pay the bands, but you always get a solid recording at the Sad Cafe.

The Middle East - Cambridge, MA - 7.31.06
This is the last show theMark played. It features the most recent edition of the Snakes on a Plane joke song and a cover of Nirvana's "Breed".

theMark is on indefinite hiatus. Thank you to everyone who supported our music over the past 5 years, especially Diane at the Sad Cafe for always being so good to us.


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Pop-punk has done a real number on rock music. Its influence has polarized the music scene to where serious rock is loud, dark, and moody, while fun rock is pop-punk or obviously-for-show retro. It's hard for a band to get accepted when they occupy that space in the middle. theMark not only occupies that space- it owns that space. It's not available for sale.

theMark knows how to be serious, have fun, and display an amazing technical prowess all at the same time. I know it sounds tough- but thats just because we've inoculated against good rock music.

theMark owns rock music by having each individual piece of the puzzle fall together. The bottom line is the bassist, who is extremely talented, but knows when to restrain himself. Hes equally at home in lightning-speed runs (Jekyll Walks), or simple lines (Sapphire), or no line (the second untitled interlude). He doesnt try to steal the show, but he displays his talent very well.

The drummer comes next- his versatility makes the rest of the sound work. His change-on-a-dime capabilities make songs like Sapphire possible- without the passionate, shifty drums, there just wouldnt be a basis for the song.

The guitars offer a lot to this album too- intricate and blazing, they are always fist-pumping. Whether theyre delivering coiled riffs (Sapphire) or huge chord riffs (Compass Points), they rock. They know when to get quiet, they know when to get loud, they just know. This band has a chemistry that seems telepathic- no matter what one part is doing, theres another part thats playing countermelody, interlocking perfectly. These songs are perfectly constructed. There is not anything wrong with any one of these tracks.

The vocals top it all off. There are two extremely talented vocalists here- a lead singer with a voice so smooth and persuasive that it could convince even the most hardcore skeptics of the moon conspiracy that we did, in fact, land on the moon. Its the type of voice you listen to the radio to hear- a great, talented voice. The bgvs are great as well, accentuating perfectly without sounding forced or false.

Sapphire is easily the best track here- the most intricate and complex, it also packs the most wallop. The two guitars weave in and out, creating in-and-out melodies while the drums and bass accentuate perfectly. The passionate vocals swoop and punch throughout, becoming forceful and furious without screaming (hallelujah).

Why theMark isnt famous is a mystery to me. They are easily the most talented band I've come across in all my music reviewing. They're making the oldest genre in rock feel new again, infusing power, agility, and youthful vitriol into it. The Mark own rocknroll right now- its up to everyone else to get up to theMark's standard. They've moved to the top of my watch list with this EP.

-Stephen Carradini
Independent Clauses

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