Artist description STATESIDE is a Birmingham-based, guitar-driven rock 'n roll band. Their debut CD is out now on DISGRACELAND RECORDS.

Music Style Rock

Artist History STATESIDE was originally formed in Nashville by JOHN PAUL KEITH in 2001. Keith was a founding member of THE V-ROYS and later, THE NEVERS. Currently based in Birmingham, Alabama, Stateside's debut album, "TWICE AS GONE", is available in the US on Disgraceland Records and in Europe on Fargo Records. The CD features a guest appearance from Ryan Adams and was recently cited by CHEAP TRICK drummer Bun E. Carlos as one of the Best Albums of 2002.

Group Members JOHN PAUL KEITH: Vocals, guitars; NIKOLAUS MIMIKAKIS: Guitar, vocals; THOMAS MIMIKAKIS: Drums; PHILIP SHOUSE: Guitar, vocals; GREG SLAMEN: Bass

Albums Twice As Gone

Press Reviews 'JOHN PAUL KEITH'S rock explosion...edgy Southern rock with a Britpop flair and occasional punk rock abandon. Unquestionably one of Nashville's best rock bands...The onstage swagger, the vocal ambidextrousness, and the spit-in-your-eye songwriting that rock-and-roll history is made on...The foursome's debut, "TWICE AS GONE", is a 12-song example of how to get a point across with just three solid chords and a few good melodies...Stateside adds a touch of Southern hospitality to their guitar-heavy British Invasion pop on songs like the catchy title track, "Gone For Good" and "Salt in the Wound", while new tracks like "Long Way Down" just flat out rock...Co-producer Chad Brown does a fine job of capturing the band's powerful energy...Their fast-paced set of three-minute songs comes highly recommended...' (-RAGE MAGAZINE, NASHVILLE TN) 'A bit of history: the enigmatic and apocalyptically talented JOHN PAUL KEITH was a co-founder of the late, lamented V-ROYS (along with the enigmatic and apocalyptically talented SCOTT MILLER, of course), but left the group shortly before its signing to STEVE EARLE'S E-SQUARED label. Upon moving to Nashville, his inaugural music-city project, THE NEVERS, managed to ink a deal with SIRE RECORDS within the space of one year (1998)...Keith is at it again with the four-piece STATESIDE..."TWICE AS GONE" is shot through with the elements that have seemingly always been indigenous to Knoxville's best bands-an unerring sense of pop sweetness, a Replacements-y stomp and swagger, a keen feel for verbiage-knowing when to cross the line separating sweet earnestness from bitterness and wry irony. Imagine a compilation that included contributions from Miller and SUPERDRAG's John Davis...produced with a truly Nashvillian flair for sound and orchestration and arrangement...Songs like "After Dark" and "You Were Made for Me" and "I'm Not the One" (a few of the 12-song platter's choice tracks) bray and yearn and rock...yet come off with all sheen and big-studio crackle you'd expect from a major label effort..."TWICE AS GONE" is a treat...' (-METRO PULSE, KNOXVILLE TN) 'A little dirty, a little sweet - STATESIDE populates its debut disc with punchy rockers that bear a British pop influence while retaining the Tennessee band's southern roots..."Little Black Dress" and "Salt In The Wound" burst with urgency, while "No Such Thing As You" bears a roughed-up Marshall Crenshaw sound and "You Were Made For Me" is simply a classic pop love song. Ryan Adams contributes some vocals to this group's standout initial outing.' (-MILES OF MUSIC)

Location Birmingham, Alabama - USA

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