Vago

Bio:

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Vago is a three piece band from Omaha, NE, rooted in the alt-rock tradition of artists like Bob Mould, Cracker, and Elvis Costello, sprinkled with elements of Americana and modern post-punk. Vago is currently playing regionally throughout Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Minnesota and Colorado.

Click on "Videos" to see the video for California Girl, and live video coming soon!

Member Since:

January 25, 2005

Members:

..Tom - Bass, Vocals
Danny - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Lee - Drums

Influences:

..Bob Mould, The Ramones, Johnny Cash, REM, Cracker, Elvis Costello, Lyle Lovett, Ben Harper, Counting Crows, Replacements, Social Distortion

Sounds Like:

..An upbeat and catchy EP sounds like (Vago) took bits and pieces from Tom Petty's "Wildflowers" album and combined them with Refreshments/Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers songs and added Cancin Del Mariachi to keep it diverse, - Zach Scoville, Omaha City Weekly

This CD by the three-piece Omaha band Vago is a lively little number. Song two, CancinDel Mariachi... who knows what this song's about, it's in Spanish! and it rocks in Spanish. I think he's rippen it up. Yi Yi Yi he does some fine guitar work. When you hear this one, you will be stomping your feet and doing the Mariachi, what ever that is. It does keep the CD rockin out so I say, "Keep it". -The Iowa Entertainer

Let me just leave you with this one piece of advice. Go see Vago. They are a fun band, and yet they can be oddly dark and brooding at the same time. They put on one heck of a show, for I have now learned to listen to music in new ways. I know what happened to me the other night and the boys from Vago can take the credit for that. -David Williams Omaha Pulp Magazine

They don't have that skinny, tortured frailty on stage that's so popular these days, Omaha band Vago none the less have a handle on dark lyrics set to fast paced, guitar driven, in your face alt.rock. - Leslie Prisbell, The Reader

Vago seems to have found a chemistry that works well; Add one part nice lyrical content and interesting guitar work, one part excellent bass playing and backing vocals, top it all off with great drumming and you get an elixir that is very tasty, very intoxicating, and smooth going down. - Mark Lush midwestbands.com

• "Good powerful sound, I like the lyrics."
• "Speedy's Lament is one of the best songs I've heard in a while. The lead guitar kicked the crap out of my head - Amazing! - Vago is great!"
• "They deserve credit for delivering the Dead Western motif without a country feel, in fact it's very indie."
• "Finally something that doesn't sound the same as everything else. The vocals sound great, the guitars are right on. The sound draws you in and keeps you listening. Great Job!"
• "Nice lyrics and imagery."

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"Soul Asylum, Counting Crows, Foo Fighters, Social Distortion, Jayhawks, Replacements, Bob Mould, Tom Petty, REM, Elvis Costello, Refreshments, Cracker, John Prine, Camper Van Beethoven,

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