Justin Beech, Jeff Gilman, Jake Shapiro and Various Drummers
Influences
***The Two Ton Shoe Myspace is managed by Two Ton Shoe in conjuction with their promotion staff.
Sounds Like
Hear more Two Ton Shoe tracks from Never Cancel The Stage on Gilmania's Myspace.
1. Congratulations
2. Move In The Light
3. She Ran Away
4. Jaded Hipster
5. Free
6. Space Bugs
www.myspace.com/gilmaniamusic
We just finished a full length CD!!!! Its called Never Cancel The Stage!
12 brand spanking new tunes. It's available on iTUNES or email us if you'd like a copy. We'll even sign it if ya want us to.
The music of Two Ton Shoe combines world-weary rock wisdom, deep pocket pop sensibility, wry white soul optimism and a kind of barely restrained muscular chopsiness underneath it all that threatens to rip your face off if you’re not careful. The songs sound as though they were crafted with painstaking care in a secret laboratory on the moon, designed to liberate the masses from urban loneliness and modern radio lameness.
Formed in 1995, primarily from the members of Boston alt metal outfit Mystery Jones, Two Ton Shoe won instant street cred in the New England area with live performances that had both local music aficianados and drunks screaming and local musicians shaking their heads in dumb admiration. While the punch and ferocity of their metal background gave the music a solid launch pad, the music was now driven by nasty funk grooves and tightly constructed pop melodies, along with soaring solo performances that brought to mind the craftiness and charm of 70’s session musicians laying it down on buttery black vinyl.
Successful pop music has often been about experimentation – taking disparate elements and combining them in a novel way. Listening to TTS, one gets the sense that they’ve done this, but in a sincere and heartfelt way. A true hard-on for music is reflected in their songs. While the writing is mature and thoughtful, one easily imagines that the guys in the band have maintained the souls of fifteen-year-old boys, kids whose identity is wrapped up in the bands they love, whose happiness depends on the sound of vicious snare drums, growling guitars, fat-assed bass lines and hooks, hooks, hooks.
In 2005 TTS inked a deal with Pastel Music in South Korea to release a double CD for distribution in east Asia. TTS released Never Cancel The Stage, in Korea in October 2008!
Last Friday at the Lizard Lounge was OUTSTANDING!!! I need another fix REALLY SOON!!! I was the crazy woman who danced every single song in the back of the room. I brought a new person to be introduced to your sound (had played him your CD) and so now you have another Rhode Island fan! I've been following you for years and you guys keep sounding better and better. Keep on doin' the funk! We love it!!
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How are you doing? Just came by to say hello :) I've been suffering from my ongoing papers and final exams, but also handling with them pretty well with your music! hahahahahahahha
gildawggie, im gonan tell beechie too but.. i was at TT's last night and it felt right for a TTS show.. not to mention the 40 yar old cougar bartender who i so wanted to give me a drum lesson..
