Artist description feel of the 70's with a cool modern edge

Music Style blues rock with a psychedelic feel

Musical Influences jimi,zeppelin,beatles,sabbath,floyd, dylan

Similar Artists sounds alot like john lacross

Artist History the feel of the 70's with a distinct modern edge, their music has been appealing to a very broad range of music lovers statewide. hailing from east lansing, michigan, triple dog dare blends tasty blues-rock guitar, classy jazz bass riffs, intense story lines, and impeccable drumming to form one of michigan's coolest new three piece units out there. with a very enjoyable live show that incorporates a fair amount of free-form improv jamming, songs are never played the same twice, always interesting. triple dog dare is comprised of john lacross on guitar & vocals, matt woolman on bass, and a handful of very good friends on the drums, including pete bass of the space brothers, and ben godoshian of jive dharma. they have been in the studio for the past few months, and are anxiously awaiting the release of the forthcoming 12 song cd. songs range from the straightforward, somewhat dark rock anthem 'dead branches' to the upbeat, hook-filled songs like 'nonsense of miles' to the laid back blues lament 'stilts for legs'. john and matt both originate in the north michigan city of alpena, where they would bring their guitars to school to entertain their fellow third graders. many years and bands later, they would come together in chicago to record some music to be used for the soundtrack of their friend's movie. that project went on to develop into the band 'XIN', performing from chicago to north michigan and all in between. john had been in grand rapids for eight years playing in several bands such as 'WALRUS' and 'MOTHER', working as a union stagehand, and had been offered opening slots for many major acts such as BOB DYLAN, FIREHOUSE, HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS, WARREN ZEVON, DOKKEN, SUGARTOOTH, WARRANT, & many others. matt had finished studying jazz at interlochen fine arts academy, and had moved around between chicago, los angeles, and tuscon playing on many stages along the way with a vast scope of musicians. now reunited, this latest effort promises to be the finest as of yet, as triple dog dare sets off across michigan in support of the new cd, on sale soo

Group Members john-instruments and vocals ............................................................................................................................... felix the dog- hole digger, stick chaser, bone chewer, all around good dog

Instruments all instruments & vocals on demos by john

Press Reviews "we've never heard of this guy"...siskel & ebert ____________________________ "john who?---"....rolling stone magazine ________________________________ "how did he get in here? CALL SECURITY!!!--"....2001 Grammy Awards

Additional Info NEW ALBUM COMING SOON.........

Location east lansing, mi - USA

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