Artist description Seattle's very own brand of music that is so different-yet-familiar that you've just gotta check them out! Oh yes, and theyr'e also nice, but not in that way that someone uses to indicate that someone really sucks: "Oh, he's really... NICE."

Music Style Pop, Rock, Folk, Jazz

Musical Influences The Beatles, REM, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Counting Crows, Dave Matthews Band, Radiohead, Death Cab for Cuttie, Rufus Wainwright, George Benson

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Artist History Beautiful Soup begain in late 1998 when Ryan Polivka and Ross McMeekin met and began holding late night jam sessions in their University of Washington room for their friends. Where did they get the name, "Beautiful Soup," you ask? Just go to the "links" section of this webpage and read the Seattle Time's August 2001 interview with Ryan to find out! Beautiful Soup begain playing small coffee houses around Seattle as well as some scattered UW events, and they quickly developed a loyal following of great fans. With the addition of drummer/vocalist Jeremy Durr in 2001, Beautiful Soup had taken the band to a new level. Peter Denton completed the quartet in mid 2002 on the bass guitar and keyboards. During Jeremy's 8 month long stint in the Ukrane, Kyle Schadt filled in nicely on drums. Their debut CD, Train of Thought was released in August 2001, and it features Ryan and Ross doing the BS groove acoustic-duo-style. The next album, recorded but never released, featured the entire band and is now only available on Mp3.com.

Group Members Ryan Polivka (Lead Vocals and Guitar) Ross McMeekin (Lead guitar and Vocals) Jeremy Durr (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) Peter Denton (Bass Guitar, Keyboards) Kyle Schadt (Drums, 2002)

Instruments Electric and acoustic wood boxes with 6 metal strings; wooden containers with stretched-out prosthetic skins over the top; three human throats and diaphrams.

Albums Time To Rise (1999), Train of Thought (August, 2001), Seven EP (2001)

Press Reviews "A polished sound and catchy lyrics..." -- The Daily of the University of Washington. "A good story" to an "ear catching name" -- The Seattle Times

Additional Info Winners of the 2000 UW talent show

Location Seattle, WA - USA

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