Eddy Sill - Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals/
Johnny Adair - Guitar, Keyboards, Harmonica, Backup Vocals, Violin, Percussion, Piano/
Dean Lyons - Guitar/
Brian Irving - Drums/
POPRAVINAS NEWS!! - The CD "Everybody's Fault But Ours" is out & about on CD Baby, iTunes, etc....wow!
Influences
Influences:
Replacements, Stones, Faces, Wilco, Cheap Trick, Ryan Adams, Old 97's, Teenage Fanclub, The Plimsouls, The Pretenders
Sounds Like
The "funnest" party you ever went to!---The party after the party!!
That would quickly describe "The Popravinas" who are known to combine lyrics & sounds that are reminiscent of The Replacements, evolving guitar sounds in the vein of The Rolling Stones, and interesting touches of artists such as Whiskeytown, Wilco & The Old 97's. When you mix it all up...you come out with "The Popravinas."
Already known for their fun live shows...complete with dancing crowds.... the band is currently recording a new full-length CD that promises to be an international ear-shaker....and we now have a release of the CD entitled...."EVERYBODY'S FAULT BUT OURS"...!!
Now Available at: Digstation.com & CDBaby.com, and itunes
If you wanna have a good time and hear some real melodic songs...You're in the right place!
....You're in "Popravinaburgh!"
Former Bass/Vocals of the infamous Los Angeles band "The Mutts" has suddenly stumbled upon a few other "fellow drinkers" to surprisingly form this loud, fun, raucous bunch of crazies...with pretty catchy songs!
Is this too good to be true?!
New album available NOW on itunes......click here
Some recent reviews:
Power Pop Station Blogspot - Paolo Milea (Brazil....Loosely translated from Portuguese)
"The envelope is the packing digi-pak. The invitation, the digital bolachinha. The party is in the bar and the band of the night the The Popravinas. There is not as it will refuse: here the amusement is guaranteed like a girl five bottles of Budweiser then. The group of Saint Mônica, Califórnia, is led by the veteran Eddy Sill – more known by his work in the The Mutts – and it reaches his first album with East Everybody's Fault But Ours.
Like a mix of the rawness of the Replacements and accent country of the Old 97's, the Popravinas pop adds to the income layers of melodies in ambience of pub rock. The outstanding voice of Sill – to which it seems to have been immersed in barrels of bourbon – and the guitar of Johnny Adair, rascante and melodic at the same time, they give the personality's touch to the sonority of the group. And they also heard Stones and Teenage Fanclub...
“ Popravina Weekend ” opens the disc with guitars sticking and vocal harmonies celebrating in the night inside. “ She's Got Fashion ” pop dyes with tones country in the harmonica and twinges of the steel guitar. The involving one “ Of the you Think? ” it excels itself in the melody ganchuda and in the presence of the doubled voice of Sill. Mandolin, violin and steel guitar for the lively celebration country-pop of “ Biggest Shot “.
Guitars of accent punk growling in “ Temporary Relief “ and riffs shining in “ Johnny's Gotta Girlfriend ”. Already in “ Girl With A Workface ”, piano, acoustic guitars and harmonica calm the tempers up to the last drink – with taste of “ only more a ” - the infectious “ Nearest Pretty Girl ”. I see you in the bar."
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Absolute Power Pop - THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008 - Steve Ferra
Thursday Roundup.
The Popravinas-Everybody's Fault But Ours. This Santa Monica band pronounces its name with a long "o" (as in "Pope" rather than "pop"), which you'll find out right off the bat with "Popravina Weekend", a track that encapsulates their good-timey, power-pop-meets-alt-country sound - think a more down-to-earth Old 97s crossed with an American Faces. The band is led by Eddy Sill, late of the semi-legendary LA band The Mutts, who were kind of SoCal's answer to The Replacements back in the 80s and 90s. Plenty of quality tracks here, including "She's Got Fashion", "Biggest Shot" and the fine midtempo number "She Feels 101". Pick this one up and have your own Popravina Weekend-
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Lava Lounge/Replacements tribute show.
"Went with 4 of my friends to see our other friends band. They were okay, but the real headliners and easily the best band was the Popravinas. They blew all others away. There own song rocked. It was like watching a bunch of real pros compared to the other bands. Crowd loved them....." Popravinas Fan review, Worldofgigs.com
"Good band after having to wade through an assault of bad metal and meagre punk by opening acts. Total Replacements vibe, but I think the musicanship is better...at least the drums and guitars. Should be playing bigger rooms. A fun group on stage. Refreshing...." Popravinas Fan review, Worldofgigs.com
Hey! Good to hear from you :) Thanks for the Halloween wishes! Sorry I have been so lazy....a few things on my mind right now. Nothing serious...just work stuff. Aside from that, all is good over here in wet and windy Scotland! Still waiting for that visit from my good friends in California....please come soon!! Love to you all xx
Well that STINKS!!! It is actually like 1 hour and 10 mins away from me....You guys need to play here in SD!!! But still San Clemente is pretty close....Awwww, I miss you guys seriously!! OK...I am gonna look at your line up after I finish this comment....and I will commit to a date to see you guys play....:)
That would have been so cool if we would have run into each other at some random bar in SF!!! Ha ha!!! Just got back from the docs....I have been sick since I got back from SF .......so if I feel better by this weekend then a road trip to see you guys play just might happen ;) YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!
Aw come on OCTOBER!!!! I am definately over due for a Popravina weekend!! Sounds like you all have a full schedule :) Thats so awesome!!! Wish I could go to Vegas!!! Okie Dokie will see you at the bar here very soon!!!
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