Viva la Venus!
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Viva la Venus! - "Neurotica"
04:29 | 38 plays | Sep 27 2011
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SUSAN DARNEY - vocals, guitar
MARY ANNE BARCKOFF - bass, vocals
TREY McLAMB - drums, percussion
Female-fronted guitar rock…
Viva la Venus is a female-fronted guitar rock band from North Carolina founded by vocalists/guitarists Wendy Brancaccio and Susan Darney. The two began writing music that combines powerfully seductive vocal melodies with complex and intricate guitar leads wrapped around sexy rhythm guitar hooks. Mary Anne Barckhoff soon joined with grooving bass lines, adding rhythmic vocal harmonies and occasionally trading bass and guitar duties with Susan. Trey McLamb’s thunderous drumming intensified the Viva la Venus sound: not quite metal, certainly not pop, but well-written, solid rock songs to keep your body rocking and mind rolling. The band quickly gained popularity through constant touring, radio airplay, press, and winning “battle of the bands” competitions.
The band’s debut CD release, The Never Ending Mending Story, proved the group’s strong song writing and musical talent landing them a deal with Sony Music Television. Their second CD release, Forget the Fairy Tale, quickly skyrocketed, gaining them national attention and was selected as one of the Top 25 CDs of the year by indie-music.com. The band toured heavily and gained popularity throughout the East Coast and Midwest club circuit. The band's most recent CD release, Bleeding on the Edge of Happiness, shows a clear maturity of seasoned musicianship and proves how well they complement each other as a solid unit, delivering their own brand of rock.
The band has made television appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the North Carolina band TV showcase, Barchords. The music of Viva la Venus has been featured on national TV shows including Lifetime Network's Strong Medicine and in the film, The Forever Dead written and directed by Christine Parker. Their music is available online at CDBaby, iTunes, Rhapsody and other online outlets.
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Genre: Alternative / Metal / Rock
Location Raleigh, North Carolina, Un
Profile Views: 76379
Last Login: 9/16/2012
Member Since 2/4/2005
Website www.vivalavenus.com
Record Label Shiny Pants Records
Type of Label Indie
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10 of 563MoreGreat show Saturday at the Insainfest ! You guys sounded great.
Looking forward to seeing you again!
Rock on
Very nice set at the Farm Jam last night. Major kudos for ending with Masquerade. Loved your version of it.
Yall are so awesome! Love....
FARM JAM!!!see ya there..
whoah, you all put on a GREAT show.
please, come here anytime you wish.
max
Hey yall, I can't wait to see ya'll at farm jam.
I am sorry happy to see yall together again!!! Now maybe I'll get inspired again! Hope to see you soon!!! Mo
Love the new pic!
Miss you all hope everything is good.