Artist description The Accidents are a thrown together, miserable excuse for a band, but we are run with a strict oligarchical style that rivals mid-grade socialist systems of the past century. Yugoslavia, eat your lungs up.

Music Style Indie-rock, popular

Musical Influences Red Finnegan, Paul McCartney and his Band, the Barnum and Bailey's song, Kurt Cobain

Similar Artists Modest Mouse, the Microphones, Sunny Day Real Estate, the Velvet Underground (quite a stretch), Dave Clark Five

Artist History 1997-- formed in bedroom 1998-- first radio play 88.9 Monmouth University Radio 1999-- Ted Rawson joins the Accidents 2000-- popular success on Turkish college radio with the 'My Song' single 2003-- extensive touring of the Ithaca, Cenral Jersey Circuit

Group Members Teddy Rawson, songs, guitar, vocals Dan Meyler, songs, bass, vocals Jake Gray, sometimes drums, vocals

Instruments Guitar Bass Drum

Press Reviews Excerpted from the Cornell Daily Sun, March 13, 2003: Taking the stage next, [the Accidents] slowed down the pace of the concert to the comfortable and inviting tempo of an acoustic set, resembling the kind of intimate setting one would see on MTV Unplugged. With two acoustic guitars and an electric bass, the band stayed true to a lo-fi, folk rock aesthetic. Touching guitar chords and soft vocal harmonies characterized their songs, which evoked the idiosyncratic singing tendencies of Phil Elvrum, The Microphones' frontman. Their short yet memorable set ran through a series of covers and originals. The Stones' "Gimme Shelter" took on a new light as the song was stripped down to its most basic elements by the band. Dan Meyler, the singer and guitarist, spoke between songs and gave a personal feeling to the show. [The Accidents] original "You Make Me Tense" lingered in the audience's head with its catchy chorus and guitar parts, as the band retired from the stage to warm applause.

Location Ithaca, NY - USA

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