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Sky Picnic

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About Me


Abstract and intellectually driven psychedelia- enter the world of Sky Picnic. Fueled by a genuine love of music, a penchant for exploration and punctuated by elaborate and intense live performances, Sky Picnic is bridging the gap between experimental and straight-forward music. Laden with creative songwriting, solid musicianship and a vintage, yet modernized feel that is lacking in today's stale world of music, each Sky Picnic performance stands out as a one-of-a-kind musical trip that blurs the lines between music and art, with experimental instrumental breaks full of feedback, echoes and endless exploratory possibilities.
Sky Picnic is a band that has a wide array of influences- drawing mainly from the 60's British Psychedelic scene (Revolver/ Sgt. Pepper era Beatles, Syd Barrett and early Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix Experience); early progressive rock (Yes) and artists ranging from the Doors to Radiohead, as well as Eastern influences, making the band’s music a unique form of art.
Sky Picnic’s songs address such poignant ideas as over-indulgence (Who Knows How It Ends), war-time politics (Visions of War), and the complexities of growing older (Universal Mind Decoder), among other things, in an artistically philosophical manner. Their demo record entitled "The Complex Colour Streams of the Labyrinthine Sunrise", self-released in September 2007, can be purchased through the Sky Picnic website (in both a physical disc or MP3 download format) and at all shows. An EP is in the works for Fall 2008.
So check out Sky Picnic, give them a listen- who knows, it may just expand your mind.
Visit us on the web: http://www.skypicnicmusic.com
SKY PICNIC IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A NEW DRUMMER. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU OR ANYBODY YOU KNOW IS INTERESTED. THANKS.


Click here to purchase our demo- the Complex Color Streams of the Labyrinthine Sunrise- on CD for $5Click here to purchase our demo in MP3 format for $3. INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS- "She's A Superstar" & "Four Swedish Heirs (LIVE 9/25/07)"
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/23/2005
Band Website: skypicnicmusic.com
Band Members:
Chris Sherman - vocals/lead guitar

Leah Cinnamon - bass guitar/vocals

? - drums/ percussion
Influences: Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Radiohead, early Byrds, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Yes, "S.F. Sorrow", "Tommy", "Odyssey & Oracle" and various psychedelia, Ravi Shankar, George Harrison

mellotrons, sitars, rainbow colors of a symphony, dreamy sleep, morning sunsets and evening sunrises, dystopian societies, philosophical literature, thoughts of the mind, flickering lights, astronomy and celestial objects' voices
Sounds Like: Sky Picnic
Record Label: (unsigned)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

News, new Songs and stuff

hey. First off,  show May 19th at Kenny's on Bleecker.  Hope to see you there- if you miss it, we probably won't have a show again till August-ish, so in other words- it's your last chance f...
Posted by Sky Picnic on Sat, 03 May 2008 08:23:00 PST

Rainy Day Women 12 & 35

As a special present to all of you on this fine day, we offer MP3 audio of our show last Wednesday in Milford, CT.Just follow the link, and download.http://www.sendspace.com/file/9b82apPlease leave fe...
Posted by Sky Picnic on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:56:00 PST

Some CT press mentions

http://www.fairfieldweekly.com/event_detail.cfm?eid=7485 http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/event_detail.cfm?eid=6922 Yea, nothing special, but regardless.  Look for Sky Picnic articles in both...
Posted by Sky Picnic on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:50:00 PST

The Great Return

Hey everyone. It's been quite a while.We have been busy working on new songs and are about to get some basic demos ready before recording our next record this May/June/July.  Be prepared for some...
Posted by Sky Picnic on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:23:00 PST

Help spread Sky Picnic!

http://www.thedelimagazine.com/index.php?name=thedeli&it emId=174743&mode=comments Ok, so Sky Picnic has a chance to be nominated for the Deli magazine's top new NYC artist of the year.  I...
Posted by Sky Picnic on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:02:00 PST

The Latest

Hey once again, First- Show MONDAY, NOV 12 @ 8:30 OTTO's SHRUNKEN HEAD 538 E14th & Ave B (L train to 1st Ave- walk east 2 blocks) 1 HOUR SET NO COVER, so come out and see us- you'll be home i...
Posted by Sky Picnic on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:55:00 PST

CD release/ tracklist, new audio

First off- CD release- Friday night- 11PM the Charleston- Williamsburgh (N7th and Bedford)- L to Bedford. You can check out the artwork on our page as well as listen to two of the full songs- "Four Sw...
Posted by Sky Picnic on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:40:00 PST

RECORD IS DONE, NEW SHOWS

The record has been 98% recorded.   Mixing will be completed this weekend for a record release in mid-August.  Stay tuned for full details, as well as the title. Here is Sky Picnic's up...
Posted by Sky Picnic on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:21:00 PST

Sky Picnic NEWS and SCHEDULE

Sat, June 238PMour most triumphant return to Otto's Shrunken Head538 E 14th St (@ Ave B)NO COVER after that our schedule looks like this: late June- July- recording/mixing our record July 26- the Unde...
Posted by Sky Picnic on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:21:00 PST

Sky Picnic single release "She's A Superstar"

Sky Picnic is pleased to announce the release of  "She's A Superstar" this Friday, May 4th.  The 3 song single will initially be made available at Sky Picnic's show at Otto's Shrunken Head.&...
Posted by Sky Picnic on Wed, 02 May 2007 02:47:00 PST