Artist description In the early 2000's, The Gary Coleman Orchestra pioneered the field of "Esoteric Pop". Then they became addicted to Atomic Fireballs (TM) and it was all downhill from there. Now the band is clean and sober for their reunion project, "Nineteenth-Century Man".

Music Style Pop Philosophy

Musical Influences The Ramones, The Clash, The Kinks, Jonathan Richman, Duran Duran, The Go Gos, Luna Pop

Similar Artists Barenaked Ladies, Elvis Costello, They Might Be Giants, Talking Heads, The Kinks, Magnetic Fields

Artist History A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE OF THE GARY COLEMAN ORCHESTRA The Gary Coleman Orchestra is no longer on speaking terms with Don Was.* Widely acclaimed as New Haven’s greatest band ever, the GCO is pioneering a new sound that combines the dazzling _____ of _____ with the soulful _____ of _____.Historians may someday date the close of the twentieth century to the fateful evening in January, 2000 when the GCO’s current lineup first practiced together. They would be wrong, since the twentieth century really ended on December 31, 2000. However, there can be no dispute something magical occurred that day in Yale University’s renowned Vera Rubin Memorial Practice Room. Maybe it was the way the Room’s 1960’s acoustical tiles (a loving tribute to Vera) failed to absorb any of the band’s sound. Or perhaps it was the hissing sound from the nearby basement steam generator. We’ll leave it to future scholars to debate the cause. One thing is clear: on that day, four talented musicians cast off the yoke of graduate school to form the cultural movement popularly known as The Gary Coleman Orchestra.It was Fortune—in the guise of a drunken compulsive liar—that brought the band together in the first place. The Gary Coleman Orchestra had its roots in a band called…The Gary Coleman Orchestra. The original GCO was a freeform musical collective that performed Crimson and Clover over and over and over. Eventually, Dan Berman, Scott McGill, and Andrew Crislip defected to form a power trio that never once played a Rush cover. Soon thereafter, John Leibovitz attended a party where a Mysterious Fellow with booze-tinged breath told him about a new band he had started called The Gary Coleman Orchestra. John had been looking to join a band, and was intrigued. It turns out that Mysterious Fellow had never actually played with the GCO. But that fateful conversation was enough to trigger a sequence of events (too complicated to relate here) that inevitably led to the band’s current four-person lineup.The GCO honed its trademark “pop philosophy” style in such famous New Haven venues as Rudy’s, Tune Inn, and Toad’s Place. Understated, yet highly musical individual efforts combine to create a sound that is greater than the sum of its parts. Dan’s flowing bass lines, Scott’s punctual backbeat, Andrew’s syncopated guitar riffs, and John’s sparse keyboard parts naturally compliment quick chord changes and snappy melodies. The band trades off lead vocal duties, bringing a variety of voices to express the full range of the human experience.In the Fall of 2000, the GCO relocated to Central Avenue Studios (a.k.a. Andrew’s basement) to record “Nineteenth-Century Man”, a three song maxi-single. “We forgot to tune the drum kit,” says drummer Scott McGill. Producer John Leibovitz offers a different perspective: “I was trying to recreate the antique drum sound of a Ringo Starr or Charlie Watts.” Well, a little historical revisionism can go a long way, and the band is very happy with the recording. The title track, which features French horns performed by members of Yale’s symphony orchestra, is the bittersweet story of a man lost in time. The harder-driving “Decline and Fall of…” describes the corrosive effects of modern-day cynicism. And “Natural Law” is probably the only breakup song ever to reference Federal Rule of Civil Procedure number 13. Since the original British Invasion, each decade has spawned musicians who have successfully merged a pop sensibility with incisive wit and musical inventiveness. Following in the footsteps of artists such as The Kinks, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, and Barenaked Ladies, the GCO is proud to continue this tradition into the twenty-first century.* The Gary Coleman Orchestra has never met Don Was

Group Members Dan Berman: Bass, VocalsAndrew Crislip: Guitar, VocalsJohn Leibovitz: Vocals, KeyboardScott McGill: Drums, Rocktagon

Instruments Bass Guitar Drums Keyboard French Horn

Albums http://

Location New Haven, CT - USA

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