Artist description The Student Painters [TSP] is an indie-emo alternative rock band from Indiana County in Eastern PA. TSP's music may better be described by one or more of the following genres: emo, emocore, indie rock, lo-fi, math rock, post-hardcore, post-grunge, post-punk, or pop -but we're not sure which apply. Take a listen and see what you think.

Music Style Emo, Post-punk, Lo-Fi, Indie, Alternative Rock

Musical Influences 764-Hero, Alkaline Trio, Anniversary, Appleseed Cast, Archers of Loaf, At The Drive-in, Bluetip, Boy's Life, Braid, Built To Spill, Burning Airlines, Cap'n Jazz, Casket Lottery, Castor, Chavez, Chore, Come, Deftones, Descendents, Devo, Dianogah, Dinosaur Jr., Don Caballero, Elastica, Elliott, Elliott Smith, Empire State Games, Far, Favez, Five-Eight, Flaming Lips, Fountains of Wayne, Fugazi, Further Seems Forever, Garrison, Gerbils, Get Up Kids, Give Until Gone, Helmet, Hey Mercedes, Hot Rod Circuit, Hum, Husker Du, Jawbox, Jeff Buckley, Jesus Lizard, Jimmy Eat World, Josh Rouse, Julianna Theory, June 44, Karate, Knapsack, Limblifter, Liz Phair, Midvale, Mineral, Mock Orange, Modest Mouse, Morphine, Murder City Devils, Nerf Herder, Neutral Milk Hotel, No Knife, Of Montreal, Onelinedrawing, P.J. Harvey, Pavement, Pedro The Lion, Pet, Pixies, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Police, Pond, Promise Ring, Quicksand, Radiohead, Rainer Maria, Reggie and the Full Effect, Refused, Replacements, Rites of Spring, Rocket from the Crypt, Sebadoh, Sensefield, Shift, Shiner, Shudder To Think, Sideshow, Sloan, Snapcase, Sonic Youth, Soul Coughing, Sunny Day Real Estate, Superchunk, Sweep The Leg Johnny, Texas Is The Reason, They Might Be Giants, Thrush Hermit, Tori Amos, Trans Am, Treble Charger, Ultimate Fakebook, Weezer, Wire, Yo La Tengo

Similar Artists Grade, Pixies, The Jazz June, Cap'n Jazz, Boy's Life, Knapsack, At The Drive-In, Thursday, Shiner, No Knife, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Hey Mercedes, Braid, Sunny Day Real Estate, Modest Mouse

Artist History The band named The Student Painters (TSP) was formed in the spring of 2000. The group is an (emo, lo-fi, post-punk, and math rock influenced) indie rock band from Indiana, Pennsylvania………. The core of the band has been performing together in various incarnations since 1996, adding Mike Pardee as a second guitarist in early 2000, culminating in the modest five-song demo EP, the “snow follows sun follows snow” EP, recorded during March, 2001 at Subterranean Homesick Studios………. Guitarist Mike Pardee left the band in the summer of 2001 and was replaced by Doug Tangren. In doing so, the group was revitalized and has progressed toward a more energetic, multi-layered, angular-guitar-driven rock format. Doug's noticeable addition to the band is evident in the follow-up “no solace in silence” EP, recorded on the afternoon of May 16, 2002 at Mud-hut Studios in Sharon, PA…..….. Their performance history includes appearances in festivals, fairs, clubs, bars, and college campuses across Pennsylvania. The Student Painters have had the honor of sharing stages with many great acts, including Christiansen (Eulogy Recordings), Tabula Rasa (One Day Savior), The Interns, Hooray! For Everything (Missing Words), Teenage Girls, No On 15 (Jumpstart Records), Twirpentines, Giving Chase, The Pseudo-Heroes, Broken Free (Burning Records), Alan Smithee Project, Space and Noise (Plinko Manor Records), A Week In July, Two Minute Minor (Recusant Records), 214 Spit, SF Fire Hydrant, and The Mad Cows (814 Records).

Group Members Ryan Kauffman - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards ... Dave Kauffman - Drums, Programming ... Erik Somerville - Bass, Vocals ... Doug Tangren - Guitar

Instruments Ibanez Guitar, Gibson Guitar, Ibanez Bass, Tama Drums, Evans Drumheads, Zildjian Cymbals, Korg Prophecy Keyboard, Boss DR-5, Percussion instruments

Albums The [ snow follows sun follows snow ] EP (demo) & The [no solace in silence] EP (demo)

Press Reviews "What kind of music is that anyway?" -Rich

Additional Info We have a van and are willing to travel. We LOVE gig swaps!

Location Indiana, Pennsylvania - USA

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