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Music Style rock (shaderock)

Musical Influences Weezer, The Beatles, Queen, Ween

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Artist History The year: 1996. The place: The Quadrant Bookmart and Coffehouse, Easton , PA. A young Bill Fricke and Carlos Valente sit down for the first time to put their collective musical maunderings down on paper. The fruit of their efforts, "The Case of the Blond Bonanza", is written, played, and soon discarded. As the years passed Bill's voice grew stronger and Carlos's licks got hotter. The introduction of a second guitar player (Mike Barfly), who also sported a lovely singing voice, led to more complicated musical arrangements and smooth vocal harmonies that sparked the fire that is now known to throngs of fans as "the Shaderock". Through Mike the boys met Kooshee (formerly known as Thomas Stetson Cushing). Koosh, a rather tall drink of water, was encouraged to lend his musical genius to the band as well as his bass guitar and choirboy voice. One or two drummers later (the position is now permanently seated by Danny Bradlau) and Shade began rocking in full force. Whether billed with punk, hardcore, jambands, or blues, the onstage presence and tongue-in-cheek humor of the band is enough to turn heads and win listeners. Add their signature two, three, and four part harmonies that would make Freddie Mercury jump out of his grave and dance, and you have fans. Throw in guitar harmonies and riffs that bounce around your head for days at a time and you have addicts. The pursuit of higher education soon brought Shade to the spotlight of New Brunswick, NJ. In recent years Shade has become the unofficial band of Rutgers University, from college events, to frat parties, to 'battle of the bands' victories. Bolstered by a campus of fans that drown out vocals by singing along to their favorite cuts, Shade has recently expanded its horizons to the music scenes of NYC and Philadelphia. To quote their fans, it wont be long before the whole nation realizes "Its all about the Shaderock".

Group Members Billy Shaderock, Carlos Valente, Mikey Barfly, Thomas Stetson "Kooshee" Cushing, Danny Bradlau

Instruments 2 guitars, bass, drums, occasional keys

Albums 7 Songs About Serotonin

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Location New Brunswick, New Jersey - USA

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