Robin Smith - Vocals, Guitar, Trumpet, Piano Will McHenry - Bass, Vocals, Piano Aaron Mann - Percussion, Vocals, Ladies
Influences
Collectively and in no particular order:
Primus, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, QOTSA, SOAD, RHCP, The Strokes, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Metallica, Sublime, Incubus, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Fiona Apple, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Victor Wooten, Tchaikovsky, Deftones, Rufus Wainwright, John Williams, Danny Elfman, Steve Zimmerman, The Roots, P-Funk, Radiohead, The Flaming Lips, Bob Marley, the Pixies, Stevie Wonder
"This funk rock trio hails from the nations capital and will be sure to bring down the house."
- OnTapOnline.com
"These guys put on a great show on stage AND on the air. We can't wait to have them back."
- eRadio WMCR
"the Very Small, a rock funk band hitting the stages in the DC area, has the ability to evoke vastly different musical references (sometimes within the course of one song) without sounding discordant."
- Moue Magazine
Bio
Born and raised in the DC suburbs, the energetic trio ‘the Very Small’ bring a special blend of intelligent funk-rock with musically diverse blues undertones to the nation’s capital.
Inspired by everything from Red Hot Chili Peppers to The Pixies, from Foo Fighters to Sublime, and from Motown to Nintendo™, 'the Very Small' walk the line between simple rocking out and a thoughtful exploration of many musical genres.
In early 2008 they moved into a house together with producer James Yanisko, created a homegrown music studio, and began work on their debut album. Preferring a DIY approach, McHenry designed/produced the innovative packaging himself and the band screenprinted all the CD's/Merch/Flyers in their dining room.
After months of hard work holed up in the late summer/winter of 2008, 'the Very Small' finally finished their debut full-length album and released it at a 'standing room only' show in Asylum in Adam's Morgan D.C. that literally had lines out the door. Mixed and mastered entirely in their basement by Yanisko the album is already receiving rave reviews.
While ambitiously pursuing the DC and Baltimore scene, 'the Very Small' are in it for the love of music, the soul of the crowd, and to be a part of the greater music community in general. They would also like to open for GWAR and get eaten by the plant monster.
We are at 960 views toward winning the Battle of the Bands with our video from the first round of competition on YouTube. You can help push us over the 1,000 milestone toward winning the title. Please click the link and check out the video, leave a '5 STAR' rating and a supportive coment. That's it... you don't even have to get up from your seat and it only takes a minute... Cool, eh? Thanks for your support!
Please check out our video on YouTube from Battle of the Bands and leave a cool comment. It's one of our NEW songs and your page views and comments on Rockitz' YouTube page count toward our Battle of the Bands VICTORY!!! How about giving us a boost to the checker flag? Go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBAmkityqfY Can you help me pass the word? Enjoy the jam... and thanks :-) - Jim
Hi the Very Small [NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!!!], Thanks for being friends! Nice to meet you! We're giving away a free copy of our song "Only In Your Mind" to all of our new fans! Just click the button on the image below to get yours:: Hope you enjoy and please keep in touch!
Just stoppin by to say thanks for being a friend/fan!!! Hope you stay in touch with us whenever you can And by the way we have a festival show at Mac's the Club in Essex,MD (3pm),try to come maybe? :) Feel free to reply when possible!!!
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:
Thank you for the friendship, the comments and the love. We appreciate it very much. We have new music that means a lot to us. Hopefully it can mean something to you too. Let us know how (and if) you like it and anything else you want to say. Thanks for the love and support. We love you all too. The music is on our page, and if you really like it you could add it to your myspace player, and that would help a ton. Thanks, and take care.
Yeah you know I've got a pile of junk up in a corner there as a 'show,' and I also did a performance and who knows maybe there will be another. I see you've got the fourth down. Great time! Maybe I'll se you there. :-)
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