SHELAH: tori amos, sarah mclachlan, silverchair, the smashing pumpkins, alice in chains, nine inch nails, 90's alternative/rock including MTV music videos at 2 am and VH1's "insomniac music theater"
KARL: the smashing pumpkins - "siamese dream" and "mellon collie and the infinite sadness", nirvana - "nevermind", korn - "korn", jimmie's chicken shack - "pushing the salmonella envelope", the juliana theory - "love", silverchair - "diorama", guster - "lost and gone forever", third eye blind - "third eye blind", death cab for cutie - "transatlanticism" and "plans", Alice in Chains - "Jar of Flies".
SCOTT: fugazi, skillet, pink floyd, linkin park, mike watt, POD, 100 portraits, blind melon, violent femmes, descendents & ALL, sponge, bad brains, inspecter 7, live, the downs family, smashing pumpkins, embrace, and johnny cash
KIO: a perfect circle, dave grohl, tool, 30 seconds to mars, 10 years, killswitch engage, radiohead, porcupine tree
Sounds Like
"Imagine the big wall of sound a la Smashing Pumpkins, but without Billy Corgan’s self absorption and big shiny head." -Domenick Moore, Shinbone Magazine
"Buy this CD. Go see them live... This is new music from young craftsmen that needs exposure." -Scott Flax, Editor of North East Music Organization (NEMO)
"Their compositions are dynamic; the arrangements are precise and expertly executed." -Jim Kanavy, Sharp Magazine
"Kelso lists 90s It-Girl and Lilith Fair headmistress Sarah McLachlan as an inspiration, and you can hear the similarities — they both have throaty, smoky voices. Kelso, though, is her own woman with her own protean voice: temptress; gamine; broken hearted"
-Dominick Moore, Shinbone Magazine
"Their compositions are dynamic; the arrangements are precise and expertly executed."
-Sharp Magazine
"..Go see them live.. This is new music from young craftsmen that needs exposure."
-NEMO (North East Music Organization) PA
"..the coolest band I've heard in a long, long time."
-Dave Strauss, Host of Flat Cat Radio
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Imagine music greatly influenced by 1990's alternative rock: extremely dynamic with intertwining guitar and piano melodies that support passionate and powerful female vocals.
Formed by guitarist Karl Strauss and singer/pianist Shelah Kelso, The Patchwork Quilt Fallacy instantly gained critical acclaim in their local music scene of northeastern, Pennsylvania. The band experienced regional success attracting the attention of local radio stations and music magazines with their first album "The Great Escape" EP. "Putting on "The Great Escape,"..is like slipping through a portal back into the alt-rock days of the 90s, but with less flannel and far less whining.. Imagine the big wall of sound a la Smashing Pumpkins, but without Billy Corgan’s self absorption and big shiny head" [Shinbone Magazine review].
Now based in Los Angeles, PQF released their sophomore album "The Mourning After" EP in April of 2009. Defining their line-up-- which currently includes vocalist/pianist Shelah Kelso, guitarist Karl Strauss, bassist Scott John Miller and drummer Kio- this enthusiastic and hard-working group continues to keep moving forward in a positive direction by playing shows and gaining exposure to reach their goal of touring the US and overseas.
The Patchwork Quilt Fallacy's Shelah Kelso is native to Arizona but spent all of her high school years in Burbank, CA. In addition to being a musician, Kelso has appeared in various independent films and shorts.
Bassist Scott John Miller is from Redbank, New Jersey. In previous bands he opened for Sponge and Traci Gunns.
Drummer and Musician's Institute graduate Kio was born in Japan but spent many years in Seattle before moving to L.A.
Guitarist Karl Strauss is from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Lebanon Valley College in Annville, PA with a degree in Music Recording.
THANK YOU for all the kind words and great stories you've shared. Music is what we live for and it means the world to us when somehow our music reaches your hearts and lives.
Patchwork Quilt Fallacy, Wow, you guys are SO cool! Your music is great & it was wonderful to hear you at Molly Malone's! Thanks for the photo ops & cd too. Take care and thanks for the music! ~Peggy Sue~ Life As It Happens Photography
hey im a friend of brandons if you want to play any hot topic's around nj or philly please let me know. You could probably play Depford and Cherry Hill. That would be cool! Let me know!! <3
hey guys...just thought i would drop you all a line...great to see everything is going good for you. I hope that you guys find great success in all that you do. If theres anything I can do...just let me know..been spreadin the word like crazy! Take care
How are you? I really want to get the new EP!! How and where can I get it?? There is no link to order the EP here ...I love all songs...I listen them a lot on MySpace.
lol! we are ALIVE!!hahaha! yea, we were stuck in jersey w/ transmission problems for 6 whole freakin days! it sucked. i'm SO excited about the new drummer, Kio!!! can't wait to meet her! i'm sorry it's taken me this long to get back to you,, i have 6, SIX! photo projects i'm working on! wohoo!! and 3 side projects! not including the last of patchwork in PA...dooowwwww (that was a very bad rendition of homer simpson, because i don't know how to spell "dowww"? lol) but anyway... YOU PLAYED A BOSENDORFER!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!! How was IT!!!!!! you must have been in heaven! You MUST tell me all about it! (if a bitch would ever get a phone call hint hint LOL!! Joking, of course) BUT CALL ME!!!!! I need my healing dose of my she she! you keep me sane... and believe me,, insanity has sunken in lol.... there have been alot of good happening even under bad circumstances... i'm basically sober yayeee for me! i had an epiphany.... i'm sleeping w/o all of those crappy pills and i'm trying really really hard to stay this way..... it was hard in the beginning..but i'm doing good... i am making a WHOLE life change... i'm finally ready... finally! anyway, i'll tell you more on the phone cause i basically just told all of your myspace friends my life story lol! I CAN'T WAIT FOR CALIFORNIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUNE 6TH BABY! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO i love you so much xxXXxxooOOoo Lulu
