Artist description Crafty melodies and lyrics set within instrumentation that spans the chasm between modern rock and folk music.

Music Style Pop/Rock/Alternative

Musical Influences Pop/Rock, Country, Folk/ With a wide variety of infuences such as: Sting, Fleetwood Mac, Toad The Wet Sprocket, John Denver, Del Amitri, The Beatles

Similar Artists Toad the Wet Sprocket, Older REM, duncan sheik, Del Amitri

Artist History Under The Rose united for the first time in October 1987 in a tiny practice hall in Forestville, Connecticut. Their primary ambition at the time was to perform one concert at the University of Connecticut in West Hartford. As luck would have it, one thing led to another and low and behold it's now twelve years later and they're still plugging away. Who'd of thought it would last as long as it has. Through the years UTR has permformed 100's of shows at many diverse venues, recorded multiple Demo's and Albums in a multitude of studios, and seized many other large scale opportunities along the way in an effort to further their musical career. Some of these opportunities included acceptance on a number of CD compilations, the ability to record in large scale studios on spec time, performing on a nationwide radio show with ESPN, major label interest on a number of separate occasions, music lawyers who would fly 3000+ miles just to see the band perform, just to name a few. With all that it would seem that UTR has done just about everything there is to do short of actually signing with a major record label. But if you were to ask any UTR member the illustrious question, "How did you guys manage to stay together for so long?" you wouldn't hear any mention of the accomplishments listed above. Instead you'd hear about the friendships they've fostered that helped to create a bond which immeasurably stretches far beyond the music they've produced. Without that bond, the music would lack genuineness and therefore would be nothing. As Under The Rose continues into the 21st century one thing is certain, they will continue to strive for bigger and better things, but never at the expense of their friendship or their music. **** A FEW MORE HISTORIC FACTS ABOUT UNDER THE ROSE! **** 1.) Under The Rose is a veteran of twelve years in the music industry and is comprised of five members. **** 2.) They have continually been well received through the years in Connecticut and New England where they reside. **** 3.) Under The Rose has been recognized by most major radio stations in Connecticut who continue to showcase their material on a regular basis. **** 4.) They are currently working on their third album to be released later in the year 2000.

Group Members -Ken Rose: Lead Vocals, Guitar -Bob Sirois: Guitar, Backing Vocals -Doug Wennberg: Bass, Backing Vocals -Mark DePalma: Piano, Keyboards -Matt Balemian: Drums, Percussion

Instruments Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Piano/Keyboards, Bass, Drums and Vocals

Albums Under The Rose, Drain, a little hope

Press Reviews Billboard Magazine votes Under The Rose one of the top 100 artists of over 25000 intitial entries."Excellent song crafting. Powerful uplifting melodies/lyrics with solid musical performances." -TAXI 1999"Excellent song writing, quite intricate! Under The Rose provides hooks which are fascinating and quite frankly refreshing to listen too." -BMG/RCA"Under The Rose is a quality band with a truly distinctive sound, somewhat reminiscent of the Gin Blossoms. -The Bristol PressOther favorable press reviews have been received from both The Hartford Advocate and The Hartford Courant!!!

Location Bristol, CT - USA

Copyright notice. All material on MP3.com is protected by copyright law and by international treaties. You may download this material and make reasonable number of copies of this material only for your own personal use. You may not otherwise reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, or create derivative works of this material, unless authorized by the appropriate copyright owner(s).