Artist description Indelible pop hooks and heartfelt lyrics are the trademarks of this Boston by-way-of-Buffalo quartet. They've played with Weezer, Sunny Day Real Estate, Pavement, The Promise Ring, the Goo Goo Dolls, and many others. Featured on HBO's "Reverb". Voted "Best Rock Band In Boston" by Boston Magazine and "Best Up and Coming Rock Bands" from The Boston Phoenix. One listen and you'll be hooked!

Musical Influences Weezer, Pixies, Verve, Oasis, Replacements

Similar Artists Weezer, Blink 182, Oasis, Pixies, Foo Fighters, Promise Ring, Goo Goo Dolls

Artist History Jon Sulkow (bass) and Mike Bethmann (vocals, guitar) got together at the U of Buffalo dorms and started writing songs. At first there was a lot of banging on walls and cans of beer, acoustic guitars and practice amps. Later they made it electric, adding a drummer and a guitarist, charging onto the Buffalo music scene.After playing shows throughout the northeast, they released their first full length, Superfriends, on Sonic Bubblegum/Cargo Records in 1995. Their fan base grew in the US and even overseas, where their music was played on John Peel's famous BBC show in London.The band moved to Boston, and now Jason Celeste played guitar and Mike and Jon got shivers (the good kind) up their spines. They signed with Big Top Records in 1997 and released Wake Up and Disappear, which earned them "Best Rock Band" from Boston Magazine and "One of the Best Up and Coming Rock Acts of '97" by the Boston Phoenix. Their appearance on HBO's "Reverb" and "Best of Reverb" gave the band further recognition.They toured the country, and, feeling all alone, wrote Separation Songs, a 6-song EP that illustrated the band's evolution in songwriting. It showcases their ability to craft catchy pop songs with the keen sense of restraint, while marked by shimmering layers of guitars and Mike Bethmann's emotional rasp.The Space Around You is the bands newest album, recorded by Matthew Ellard primarily at Ft Apache Studios in Cambridge, MA. It is undoubtedly the band's best recording effort to date, adding slick production to their signature sound of indelible pop hooks and heartfelt lyrics. This album is their first to include drummer Joshua Dalsimer, who previously played in The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (Island/Def-Jam) and Enormous (A&M).Their irresistibly catchy single "The Wishing Song" is sure to turn heads when it's introduced to the radio world this fall.

Group Members Michael Bethmann - Vocals, GuitarJason Celeste - GuitarJon Sulkow - BassJoshua Dalsimer - Drums

Albums The Space Around You - Big Top (2000), Separation Songs EP - Big Top (1998), Wake Up and Disappear - Big Top (1997), Superfriends - Sonic Bubblegum/Cargo (1995)

Press Reviews I just call it (Wake Up and Disappear) one of the best records of the year. F**cking Excellent!" - HECKLER*******"Tugboat Annie need only one song to prove their effectiveness for writing charming and disarming tunes." - SKYSCRAPER*********"Instead the band opt to spring for alt tunings and finely crafted chord progressions that'll make you think twice before they could quite possibly be the best thing outside of powered milk" - AQUARIAN

Location Boston, MA - USA

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