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Hometown: Boston, MA Founded: March 1997 Central Basement was formed in 1997 by Michael Kingsley and Tim Brennan while the pair were attending Babson College in Boston, MA. After playing a number of gigs in the Boston area, bassist Keith Lewis was introduced into the band. Keith came to the attention of Central Basement while playing with Room One, a Boston-based funk-rock band. With Keith came his brother, and rhythmic partner, Chip Lewis. While establishing themselves as one of Boston's best cover bands, Central Basement experimented with a number of lead guitarists until they found their man in Tom Furdon. Tom joined Central Basement in May, 2000. The name "Central Basement" comes from the band's original rehearsal space, which was the basement of Park Manor Central, a Babson College dormitory. The Park Manor Central basement produced not only a name, but a band that has continually proven themselves to be excellent showmen and musicians. This excellence has earned them gig after gig at New Englands best live music venues, including The Harp, Waterworks, The Big Easy, Black Brimmer, The Beachcomber, The Mill Hill Club, Funway Cafe, Sugarloaf USA Ski Resort, and Town Line Lounge, where they continue to play to capacity crowds. Additionally, their massive fan base has earned them the "house band" gig at The Rack every Friday night for over 2 years, and also at The Bell in Hand every Thursday for over 3 years. Central Basement's aggressive schedule of performances (over 160 shows each year) has brought them to the attention of music industry professionals such as KISS 108's Billy Costa, who has dubbed Central Basement "The Best Band in America". Additionally, the band performed at the prestigious KISS Concert After Party at the Hard Rock Cafe in June 2001, and Mattys B-Day Bash at The Roxy on March 27, 2002 where they received rave reviews. Central Basement has earned themselves a reputation as one of Bostons hardest working bands, and "Bostons Best Party Band" and this notoriety yielded the band opening slots for: 10,000 Maniacs, Uncle Kracker, Evan and Jarron, Rustic Overtones and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and played with Hoobastank. On March 28th 2001, Central Basement performed four original songs on the WB 56 Morning Show, and recently (June 20, 2002) headlined the 9th Annual "Block Party" in Faneuil Hall where over 6,000 people were in attendance. On October 4th, 2002, Central Basement was asked to perform in front of 2,000 people for the Lenny Zakim Bridge Dedication Ceramony where the band not only made the Channel 5 News, but performed prior to Bruce Springsteens appearance. Keep your eye out for the Food Networks "Best of" television series, airing in Spring 2003, where you will see the band performing at The Rack. Central Basement was twice nominated "Artist of the Month" on www.bostonbands.com (December 2000 and August 2002) and a feature on the Boston.com homepage, where two of the band's original songs reigned as the #1 and #2 downloads for several weeks on BostonMP3.com, placing the band in BostonMP3.coms "Hall of Fame". The band just finished recording an all-original EP, which was produced by the 8 times gold and platinum producer Anthony J. Resta (Collective Soul, Shawn Mullins, Duran Duran, Full Devil Jacket, Guster, Megadeth, and many more). The EP was mastered by the infamous Bob St. John and was released December 20, 2002. As a result of Central Basements popularity with KISS 108 DJs and crew, the band was invited to go on the "Matty in the Morning Show" on November 27, 2002 to not only play their new single on the air, but to promote the new EP to the station's massive audience. On December 14th, 2002, the bands newly released single "Turn" makes the Top 30 Countdown on KISS 108. Central Basement is the ONLY unsigned band to EVER receive airplay on KISS 108. The EP is also receiving airplay on Bangor Maines Z-107fm and The River 92.5fm in Boston.
To begin 2003 with a bang, the Band was asked to open for Avril Lavigne at The Orpheum to play in
front of 3,000+ people on January 8, 2003.
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