Music Style indie/ american brit-pop/ alternative....whatever you want to call it

Musical Influences radiohead, jeff buckley, the beatles, kent, mogwai

Similar Artists kent, catherine wheel, radiohead, jeff buckley, kent, the autumns, sunny day real estate, mogwai, coldplay, travis, remy zero, oasis

Artist History Formed over a cup of coffee and a conversation regarding the lack of depth in today's popular music, Holiday Minor was formed. Bassist Brandon Sumner and vocalist/guitarist Jon McCartie set out to create the music that they wished there was more of. Within five months, the band had its first demo with friend Matthew Casebeer filling in on drums. In October 2000 the band played its first show at Cafe Bleu - a mod/Brit pop club boasting acts such as The Dandy Warhols, Phantom Planet and The Autumns and attracting visitors like Brian Wilson, Courtney Love, and Johnny Marr. By the end of the headlining set, the venue was reduced to standing room only. During the months following, the band made a few lineup changes to better keep up with the original vision of the band. Drummer Lenny Beh and guitarist Travis Trevisan brought new life to the Holiday Minor team - each a unique talent at their instruments. Although a few changes were made on stage, Holiday Minor continued to fill venues such as the the famous Whisky a Gogo and the local college campus of USC. Ironically enough, the members of Holiday Minor are all high school friends who pursued other muscial outlets after graduation. However, each found something lacking in where their music had taken them. Each was then drawn to the Holiday Minor ideal that music could be much more than contrived entertainment. Holiday Minor spent the summer of 2001 recording their debut EP, "Bury Me." The record was self-produced and recorded over a 4 month period, involving every member in the process to provide fresh ears to each song. With a new sound and an honest approach to songwriting, Holiday Minor is back...and better than ever.

Group Members Jon McCartie - vocals, guitar / Brandon Sumner - bass / Travis Trevisan - guitar / Eddie - drums /

Instruments voice, guitar, bass, drums

Albums bury me ep

Press Reviews Despite its youth, the four-some possesses a confident stage presence and coherence lacking in most newbie local bands. When you watch the band perform, you are seeing a functioning unit working together on stage. Holiday Minor's style is wispy without being sissy, rock without screaming, emotion without whining. They pleasantly surprised most people in attendance, and it was obvious that some of them had become avid fans before the nine-song set was over. -- Campus Circle, Vol. 11 Issue 05 They pulled in a respectable crowd, and their performance explained why: though their sound take cues from the Smashing Pumpkins and Bends-era Radiohead, it has a definite underlying groove...The guitars were loud and smoking... -- Daily Trojan, Vol. 142, No. 28

Location Escondido, CA - USA

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