Artist description Indie rock/pop in the tradition of bands like Guided by Voices and Nelson.

Music Style Indie

Musical Influences Reed, Botticelli, Davies brothers, Calvino, early Vai, Thiebaud, later-period Sambora, Pynchon.

Similar Artists Guided by Voices, Ratt, Pavement, Kip Winger (solo stuff ONLY), Hefner, The Kinks.

Artist History Byron the Bulb formed in the autumn of 1999 in St. Paul, MN. Over the next two years, they recorded two LPs and one EP and played shows around the upper Midwest. The band relocated to Portland, Oregon, in early 2002.

Group Members Brooks & Nick & sometimes Robin & sometimes Heather

Instruments guitar, bass, drums. occasional piano, keyboard, trombone, food processor.

Albums Adventures in Spectroscopy (2000), Helf! (2000), The Ottoman Empire EP (2001))

Press Reviews See website- http://www.geocities.com/apotheosisrecs

Location Portland, OR - USA

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