blind boy grunt and the hawks, john cassavetes, the clark sisters, solomon burke, iggy, bowie, stax, kinks, otis, phil spector, sam & dave, hayes & porter, william bell, lorette velvette, steve shiffman, atlantis black, steve wynn, mike viola, lou, keith, hi records, jerry lee, randy, harry, aretha, dan penn, nina simone, mud boy & the neutrons, scharpling & wurster
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EVERYONE THINKS YOU’RE THE BEST - IN STORES NOW!!!
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"TEN SONGS" AVAILABE ON CDBABY.COM...
THE TEENAGE PRAYERS: Ten Songs
With a sound that lies somewhere between the Band, the Kinks, Otis Redding and the soundtrack to "Cabaret", the Teenage Prayers are both oddly familiar and totally distinct.
THIS PAGE IS NOT ADMINISTERED BY THE BAND OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES. THEY DO CHECK THIS PAGE OCCASIONALLY AND CONTRIBUTE TO IT, BUT THE MOST RELIABLE WAY TO CONTACT THEM IS BY WRITING TO THE ABOVE ADDRESSES!! Thanks!
The Teenage Prayers bio
It's a risky business to meet your musical heroes. They can shatter your illusions in a word.
Or they can turn out to be the people you dream them to be.
So far, the Teenage Prayers are two-for-two on the winning side of that equation. In 2005,
Grammy-winning soul legend Solomon Burke offered to produce a final track for their first
album, Ten Songs, flew the New York group to LA and did just that. In 2006, Steve Wynn
-- founder of the Dream Syndicate and 30-year hero of the DIY rock world -- watched the
Teenage Prayers open a gig for him. He, too, offered to produce them. The result: Everyone Thinks You’re the Best.
Everyone Thinks You’re the Best is filled with raucous melodies, a truly dislocated sense of
time and place and lyrics that explore the dark corners of manhood and mankind. Touching
many points on the musical spectrum, the album cavorts through garage rock, glam,
America's south, soul, gospel, reggae, bossa nova, and Teutonic stomp. Amazingly, the
diverse menu always sounds like the Teenage Prayers.
Lead singer Tim Adams, who has been called "a cross between James Brown and Isaac
Brock" (of Modest Mouse) by the Boston Phoenix, is one of the band's signature elements;
brotherly harmonies by guitarist Terrence Adams provide perfect counterpoint. The rhythm
section of Kyle Chrise on bass and Kyle Wills on drums, underpins the oddly familiar yet
totally unique sound of this band.
“Frontman Tim Adams comes with the drama and energy so lacking in indie-rock these days
and his brother Terry is adept at riffing on soul music as he is with the classic rock. The songs
on this album promise you a bright future should you indulge.” Bruce Warren, WXPN-
Philadelphia.
Formed in 2001, the Teenage Prayers have worked their way up from New York dive bars to
the Prospect Park Bandshell, where in 2007 they opened for the Hold Steady at Celebrate
Brooklyn. They are a merciless road band, bringing their hail-of-bullets live show to Los
Angeles, Chicago, SXSW in Austin and all over the Eastern Seaboard.
for a limited time offer you can chronicle a portion of my musical endeavours from 2003 to just a month ago (what about a techno song?!) and it can be your's freeee!
how can you go wrong with this deal? 25 songs including songs by Vufcup, Wasted Days, The Atomic Squirrels, plus collaberations i have been lucky to be apart of.
you also get 2 songs from the long awaited Dead Don't Call cd, yes that's right, the Dead Don't Call cd! it doesn't stop there friends, you will also be able to hear 3 demos from an album in the early works plus the single version of a song from the soon to be released .spidermilk. album! and if you act now, within this download is a little surprise from last decade.
p.s. also i'm sure you have already downloaded the compilation Songs That Made An Impact, but if not get it for free now, 19 bands, 64 minutes! http://www.mediafire.com/?ymimm2tmyzh
THE MINORITY REPORT MIXTAPE IS FINALLY HERE!!! 17 SONGS, 23 TRACKS IN ALL INCLUDING NEW ORIGINAL MATERIAL. THE MINORITY REPORT INCLUDES THE SONGS “INDUSTRY THUGZ,” “ENEMY OF THE STATE,” “EBONY DIAMOND” & “PAIN & TEARS.” GET YOUR COPY TODAY!!! AVAILABLE ON CD AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD.
MINORITY REPORT, THE ALBUM BEFORE THE ALBUM MIXTAPE IS HERE.
STEVE WYNN & the MIRACLE 3 perform MEDICINE SHOW! 25th Anniversary of the seminal Dream Syndicate album “Medicine Show”. New York and Los Angeles shows only!
SAT. JUNE 27 - NEW YORK @ The Bell House (Park Slope, Brooklyn) STEVE WYNN & the Miracle 3 @ 9:30 Paramount Styles (feat. Scott McCloud of Girls Against Boys) @ 8:30 Doug Gillard (of Guided by Voices and Death of Samantha) @ 7:30 http://www.thebellhouseny.com
SAT. JULY 9 - LOS ANGELES @ The Echo (Echo Park) STEVE WYNN & the Miracle 3 @ 9:30pm The Urinals @ 8:30pm http://www.attheecho.com
Hey guys! GREAT SHOW LAST NIGHT! We had alot of fun. If you guys have any dates in new york on the weekends that you need a touring band for just let us know. We would love to play with you guys again!
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The Fourth Annual Wave Gathering Emerging Artist Music Festival will be held in Asbury Park, NJ on June 19th, 20th, & 21st. Tickets for one- and three-day passes for the 2009 Wave Gathering are available now for sale online and by phone via TicketWeb. http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/EventListings.action?orgId=23381
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The Fourth Annual Wave Gathering Emerging Artist Music Festival will be held in Asbury Park, NJ on June 19th, 20th, & 21st. All artist submissions for the 2009 Wave Gathering Festival are currently being accepted thru Sonicbids.com Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2009
Great to see all of you last night at Piano's. What an awesome way to spend an evening... friends and GREAT music. You guys absolutely rocked. Thanks!!!
