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The Zou's Debut CD
The Pinebox EP
Don't Dream it... Be it. The Zou's Rocky Horror Tribute Album
Influences
Dan Deacon
We Versus The Shark
Beatles Stones Beck Tom Waits
Stephen Sondheim
Son House
Stevie Wonder
The Zombies
Neutral Milk Hotel
The Kinks
Bowie
The Human Beingz
his holiness Pete MFin’ Drivere
The Dead Beat Poets
the Pretty Demons
London Suede
Carl Jung
The Sonics
Television
Johnny Cash
The Dandy Warhols
Creedance
The Sex Pistols
Stobo
Cake
Nickel Creek Not nickleback...they suck
Public Enemy
Velvet Underground
The Simpsons
The Carpenters
Bright Eyes
Kalu Rinpoche
Queen
Claude DeBussy
Jesus Christ Superstar
Elliot Smith
The Flaming Lips
Lady Fantastic
The Temptations
Simon and Garfunkel
Kool Kieth
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Pavement
The Chris Splain Implosion
Bill Withers
The Presidents of the United States of America
Emmit Otter’s Jugband Christmas
Boogie Down Productions
Iggy Pop
Death from above 1979
Beethoven
Sid Barrett
Norman Blake
Sonic Youth
Blood Brothers
Arcade Fire
Sufjan Stevens
The Dead Boys
The Pixies
Dylan
The Verve
Radiohead
Grizzly Bear
The Buzzcocks
The Band
George Carlin
The Violent Femmes
Cody Chesney
The West Point Stride
The Clientel
Big Daddy Kane
Woody Guthrie
The Beach Boys
O.C.
The New York Dolls
Yo La Tengo
Paul Simon
Neil Young
Lou Reed
The Devotees
T-Rex
The High Strung
Donovan
The Raspberries
Wu-Tang
Jon Spencerr Blues Explosion
Jeff Buckley
Kraftwerk
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Blur
Run-Dmc
Third Class
Chris Rock
The Stooges
John Williams
Marvin Gaye
Eric B. and Rakim
Doc Watson
Wilco
Joni Mitchell
Keb Mo
Alvin Youngblood Heart
The Animals
Sounds Like
"RIYL - Modest Mouse, Jesus Christ Superstar and the Who" Mammoth Press Magazine
"an Indie Rock clusterfuck of bluesy art-rock and beatle-pop, with theatrical harmonies and occasional dashes of bluegrass."
OR
The Beatles Making Love to Tom Waits, on Johnny Cash's Kitchen Table. -
you decide.
This is where we record. Check it out.
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The Zou is Officially Sponsored by
And here is our dear friends and Zou Tee Models Beau and Bella.
Beau is a suicide girl and Bella was in Maxim, FHM and Bonita Magazine.
ADD THEM!! They are Beautiful and Wonderful!! (and they have great taste in music too)
The house lights dim, the curtain parts, and THE ZOU appears center stage…
Emerging from Youngstown, Ohio; Nouveau Rock band THE ZOU has been a prominent and influential voice as a recording and touring act all over North America. The band has performed over 300 shows in such respected venues as:
The Bitter End and The Hard Rock Cafe - New York, NY Crane’s Tavern - Hollywood, CA Tasty World - Athens, GA The House of Blues - Cleveland, OH The Monte Vista Hotel - Flagstaff, AZ The New World Brewery - Tampa, FL Herman’s Hideaway - Denver, CO Le Swimming - Montreal, QC The Exit/In - Nashville, TN
THE ZOU has already completed two successful tours in 2008. In January, the band journeyed for two weeks on “The PineBox E.P Tour” that took them as far west as Los Angeles, CA. They ventured out again in March on their “Spring Tour” which took them to college campuses throughout the south hitting cities like Athens, GA; Chapel Hill, NC; & Tampa, FL.
THE ZOU draws from an eclectic source of influences. National reviewers have drawn comparisons to The Who, Jesus Christ Superstar, Tom Waits, Murder by Death, & Modest Mouse. Their latest five song release, THE PINEBOX EP features well crafted songs from soul-pop anthems like "LMNOP", to more avant-garde, thought provoking tunes like the title track, and "Nothing Beats a Hanging". From the first chord struck, THE ZOU does more than entertain - they exude an amiable "artsyness". They harmonize over crackling 60's tube amps, vintage keyboards, smooth McCartnian bass lines, and catchy, primitive drum breaks.
The music is intelligent, well crafted, electrifying rock & roll.
…the crowd is on their feet. and the show is just beginning
here's what some people are saying about the zou...
”The Pinebox EP is full of driving indie rock that sounds like it was written after a binge of booze and 70’s rock opera’s like Jesus Christ Superstar or The Who’s Tommy.” – John-Michael Bond (Mammoth Press)
“Tabbara makes you feel the pain of past relationships in a way few songwriters are able.”
- Katie Libecco (Valley24.com)
“Pop Music. For Artsy F*%kers. Music for Snobs and Slobs alike.” - Simon McCormack (The Albuquerque Alibi)
“I think if The Zou keeps up with this trend they will be a band that is influencing younger bands all over.” - Abraham White (Subpopular.com)
“The Pinebox EP implements warm distortion and Built to Spill-sized guitar antics.” -Michael T. (Planet Pluto)
“I like very much The Zou” - (Power Pop Magazine - Russia)
“The change in the crowd after The Zou took the stage was amazing. . . Cedar’s transformed from a typical downtown bar to a hip, underground night club with a lively dance floor.” - Sarah Poulton (LIVE REVIEW)
“The Pinebox EP catches The Zou at their best. Complex melodies, witty lyrics and dramatic passion. Excellent songs with a powerful delivery” -James Anthony (CD BABY.com)
“The Zou's songwriting abilities and studio alchemy is at it's finest since the band formed.”
-J. Rafidi (The Walrus Magazine)
“It's an album that seems to get better with each listen.” -Nick Geidner (Youngstownscene.com)
"The Zou . . . write incredible songs.”
-Pete Drivere of the Dead Boys/Infidels (Pulse Magazine)
"A Supergroup that does not stick to any formula."
-Kelly Walsh (The Jambar)
Zou Media
go up top and shut of the music on our jukebox up there first.
International Department of Cute
(waiting for a tow truck version)
On the way to record at RCA Studios in Nashville our van got a flat tire in Camelsburg, Kentucky. We decided to kill time waiting for our "Triple A" tow truck to arrive by creating a Video for your viewing pleasure. We had to use the AC adapter converter in the van's cigarette lighter to power up the bass amp. (still can't believe that worked...) and oh, yeah. It was at sunrise and we hadn't slept in quite some time.
You cats fucking NAILED IT last night. Best set ever. An honor to have you on the Wolf stage! You are all officially Riders for Satan, per The Kaiser's orders... he was there and was VERY impressed!
