Joe Lover - guitar, vocals
Dave Lover - drums
Collin Hummel - lead vocals
Laura Vanderheyden - bass
Grant Wright - guitar, vocals
Influences
A few places we've played (or have on the upcoming schedule). To book, contact jeff@summitave.com.
Fine Line (MPLS)
Bunkers (MPLS)
Metrodome Plaza (Twins Game - MPLS)
Blarney Pub (MPLS)
O'Gara's (St. P)
Tiffany's Lounge (St. P)
Eagle Street Grille (St. P)
Tav on the Ave (St. P)
JR Macs (St. P)
Bogart's (Apple Valley)
The Dugout (Mahtomedi)
Decoys (Hopkins)
Rookies (Rochester)
Kathy's (Rochester)
Red Carpet (St. Cloud)
DB Searles (St. Cloud)
Underground (Mankato)
The Haze (Mankato)
Inferno Tav (Mankato)
Torge's (Austin)
River Falls (outdoor)
Up Front and Company (Marquette, MI)
Sounds Like
Well, with being a cover band, we at least partially sound like a ton of bands. Here's some of what we do...
Alan Parsons Project
Alien Ant Farm
Ataris
Beatles
Billy Joel
Blink 182
Blue October
Bon Jovi
Cheap Trick
Clash
Coldplay
Collective Soul
Crowded House
Cyndi Lauper
Damien Rice
Dandy Warhols
Dead Eye Dick
Duran Duran
Five for Fighting
Franz Ferdinand
Gavin Degraw
Gin Blossoms
Goldfinger
Good Charlotte
Green Day
Hinder
Howie Day
Jackson Browne
Jason Mraz
Jayhawks
Jimmy Eat World
John Mayer
Jonny Lang
Journey
Kelly Clarkson
Killers
Lifehouse
Lit
Maroon 5
Mat Kearney
Matchbox Twenty
Michael Jackson
Mike Doughty
Modern English
Monkees
Neil Diamond
Paperback Hero
Pete Yorn
Presidents of the USA
Puddle of Mudd
Quietdrive
Rick Springfield
Rihanna
Rock kills Kid
Scissor Sisters
Semisonic
Simon and Garfunkel
Simple Minds
Snow Patrol
Social Distortion
Tom Petty
The Fray
U2
Van Morrison
Violent Femmes
Weezer
The Subsidies: fun, rockin', energetic, songs you know and love, another jag bomb, inevitable beer gogles, sweat, red vinyl, party, tired at 1:30am, tall, loud, Bon Jovi, sing until your voice goes out, "I love this song!", beer me, exhausted, shake your booty, crank it to 11, funny, crazy drunk girl, track suit, PBR me ASAP, whoa!, hot=strip, packed house, emotionally available, smell of rich mahogany, jumpy, Petrone, mighty mighty, hungry like the wolf, bouncy, invigorating, a bad mix with alergy medication, occasional bad haircut, dance until your voice goes out, black and tan, handcuffs, and one hell of a model citizen.
Get your friends, get a cab, and rock out with The Subsidies!
The Subsidies are:
Joe Lover (guitar, vocals) - Joe eats guitar for breakfast. This is the same Joe Lover who once out-dueled Carlos Santana (not the famous one, but he of Carlos and Son's Plumbing out of Oswego, MN) in a thrill-a-minute guitar race to the death. Just know that when Joe starts playing, pants start dropping (usually his from a lack of belt).
Dave Lover (drums, vocals) - Dave brings the energy at each show. Literally. He has a case full of stolen uranium (Libyans!) and we pour it into the 'ol Flux Capacitor before our first set. He enjoys reading old yearbooks and leading through change. He is older than the majority of the band, but still young- to middle-age at heart. He chooses to be "that" bald, ok?
Collin Hummel (lead vocals) - Collin can sing the phone book. Just ask him. He is well versed in the art of dead-time-filler (come watch a show to enjoy him stretching awkward pauses out as his guitar-playing cohorts restring for the eigth time). Aside from his penchant for all things covered in gravy, Collin prides himself on not letting the art of outercourse die. Ask him for a tutorial. Collin has nonthing against women flashing him at shows - he dares you ...
Laura Van (bass) - Van is the diva in the band and requires Flavored Water from the Philippines, a masseur (preferably young and with large hands) and a pomegranate in the dressing room for each show. She can often be seen with her back to the crowd; she's either discussing the increasing occurence of Chimera in the human population and it's impact to society with the drummer, showing off her butt, or is just staring at the back wall... we haven't decided.
Grant Wright (guitar, vocals) - Grant has to be (contractually obligated) described via three concepts: 1. Passion For Excellence. 2. On Time. 3. Wicked Vert. He also would have accepted "Snakes."
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I just wanted to stop by to say hello and give you a little update on what Blood Root Mother is up to! We will be recording an EP of new music in August, and we recently finished recording a live DVD. The DVD is currently unreleased and I actually just saw it for the first time a few days ago. It features the last two performances with Tony Ellis still alive, and some footage from the tribute show we played on the night of his funeral.
There are some cool covers, as well as some NEW music that will be on our upcoming EP. We're very excited about the new music and we'd like to share a sneak peak with you. Here's a video of a new tune called Run Bobby Run:
I saw both your shows in Marquette and it's gotta be said that you guys are probably the most entertaining band I've ever seen live. You guys are totally amazing. Please come back soon!
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