Artist description Dragstrip Courage is totally phat. They love a good melody and some loud guitars. They also have some really great songs and their goal is to set those songs on fire and watch them burn, baby. Using harmonies, piano, organs (vital), analog synth sounds and other such experimentation, Dragstrip Courage enhances the guitar/bass/drums model so as to make their songs texturally interesting and sonically challenging.

Music Style Rock and Roll

Musical Influences The Beatles, Radiohead, Elvis Costello, Wilco, The Pixies, Buffalo Tom, Elliot Smith, Teenage Fanclub

Similar Artists Weezer, Elvis Costello, Wilco, Buffalo Tom, Lemonheads, Elliot Smith, Teenage Fanclub, Fountains of Wayne, The Police

Artist History Dragstrip Courage likes music. Scott Janovitz met Mike Quinn, then Scott and Quinn met many other people who played in the band but who shall remain anonymous, then Scott and Quinn met Dave Foy and then Jesper Urban. They all played istruments and liked music and so they did all these things together. They recorded a record called "Echo Rock", which rules. They're currently recording some more music, which, in tiime, will also rule.

Group Members Scott Janovitz Mike Quinn Dave Foy Jesper Urban

Instruments guitars, drums, bass, organ, piano, accordian, bells, percussion...

Albums Prayers for the Lazy - 1999 EP (Vinyl Ritchie Records), Echo Rock - 2000 LP (Vinyl Ritchie)

Press Reviews (The Noise-181) "Scott Janovitz’s lush Paul McCartney-esque pop yoked to elaborate arrangements and a commercially viable presentation reminds me a lot of ‘60s LA pop-psychsters The Merry Go Round and their presiding genius Emmett Rhodes, especially on a song like "Scarce;" Janovitz writes songs that are majestic in a similar way..."

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Location Cambridge, MA - USA

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