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THE SKETCHES (Herndon Fest TODAY!)

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"A NEW AND VIBRANT VOICE... POWERFUL...CLASSIC... I'VE BECOME AN ARDENT FAN" - Michael Barbiero, Grammy-winning mixer (Velvet Underground, John Lennon, G&R, Thrice, The Sketches "Secret Alphabets)
"THIS ONE'S IN MY CAR, MY iPOD... HONESTY AND CLARITY ARE LOUD, REAL LOUD." - Paul Ebersold (producer - Sony Records, RCA, Island Records, Universal, Lava Records)
"THESE GUYS DESERVE COLDPLAY'S FOLLOWING." -Skid Mills (enginner/mixer - Island, RCA, Universal)
"I GOTTA SAY, THIS IS IMPRESSIVE STUFF!!!" - Billy Zero, XM Radio
"I LOVE YOUR MUSIC!" - David Chackler (guru, Queen and Fleetwood Mac)
"A STAR QUALITY THAT OVERWHELMS... REINVENTS THE GENRE. PHENOMENAL." - GarageBand.com
"THEY'VE DEFINED THEMSELVES..." - DCist.com
"THESE GUYS GET IT RIGHT... [THEY] AREN'T JUST STRUMMING GUITARS - THE MUSICIANSHIP AND THE MELODY ARE AS GOOD AS ANY... SOLID, ENGAGING." - OnTap Magazine
"THIS BAND HAS WHAT I REFER TO AS 'THE GRITS' " - Justin Martin (booker/radio personality)
"THEIR BIG JUMP... HAPPENED QUICKLY... YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE THEIR NEXT LEAP MIGHT TAKE THEM." - BigYawn.net
The Sketches have collectively shared the stage with the likes of Feist, Gomez, Army of Me, and David Gray, and the four members of this young band have experiences ranging from years of conservatory study to international tours to coveted opening spots with national acts.
The band's latest effort, "Secret Alphabets," is a collection of 10 songs produced by Mike Poorman (Royden, Paulson) and mixed by Michael Barbiero(Velvet Underground, John Lennon, Maroon 5, Guns n Roses). You can purchase "Secret Alphabets" and the self-titled debut (an album quality demo collection) on their website .

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Member Since: 4/5/2005
Band Website: WWW.THESKETCHES.COM
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Record Label: Unsigned
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Thanks DC! Thanks 9:30, J Zuck, Amber...

Thanks SO MUCH to all of you who came out Friday and made the 9:30 Club show such a killer night!  Turnout was massive and at times it seemed you guys were louder than the PA - and that's saying ...
Posted by THE SKETCHES (Herndon Fest TODAY!) on Sun, 25 May 2008 10:26:00 PST

9:30 Club Tonight! Anybody see the newspaper?

Thanks for all the messages!  Can't wait to see e'rybody tonight... Didja see us in the papers?  Feels good...  Man the turrets!  Vulcanize the tires!  Ice down the kiddie po...
Posted by THE SKETCHES (Herndon Fest TODAY!) on Fri, 23 May 2008 08:08:00 PST

FREE TIX TO THE 9:30 CLUB! like, wow! Really? far out.

Cats and kittens, ladies and germs, We are floating in space.SO we're gearing up for our big show at the 9:30 CLUB (with The Dreamscapes Project and Honeychuck), and we're playing around with poster i...
Posted by THE SKETCHES (Herndon Fest TODAY!) on Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PST

HEADLINING 9:30 CLUB FRIDAY 5/23! LASER SHOW?

Cats and kittens, ladies and gentlemen, apes and chimps, In the wake of our SOLD-OUT show at Iota a few weeks back, we're stoked to announce that we're headlining the 9:30 Club! FRIDAY, 5/23! THE SKET...
Posted by THE SKETCHES (Herndon Fest TODAY!) on Tue, 13 May 2008 06:30:00 PST

SOLD OUT SHOW! SOLD OUTTA CD’s! THANKS VA!!!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out las night to IOTA!!!  What a killer crowd!  You guys were amazing! The show was sold out, so we sincerely apologize to those who got turned away -- ...
Posted by THE SKETCHES (Herndon Fest TODAY!) on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:08:00 PST

OUR SPACE FLOODED - selling Charlies shoes Friday at IOTA to raise cash!

So we arrived at our rehearsal space yesterday, all set to tune up for our big show Friday at IOTA, and we discovered that the space had flooded due to the recent rain here in DC.  Serious bummer...
Posted by THE SKETCHES (Herndon Fest TODAY!) on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:58:00 PST

IOTA SHOW! FRIDAY 4/25!

Hey all! Gearing up for our show FRIDAY 4/25 @ IOTA! We're bringing our friends The Hatch (from "The Next Great American Band" on Fox) and our friend and former DC resident Alfonso Velez!   We're...
Posted by THE SKETCHES (Herndon Fest TODAY!) on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:50:00 PST

WWW.THEIMPROPER.COM

The good people at NY-based magazine THE IMPROPER made us their featured artist! Check it out! WWW.THEIMPROPER.COM
Posted by THE SKETCHES (Herndon Fest TODAY!) on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:07:00 PST

THIS SUNDAY! DC101 LAST BAND STANDING SEMI-FINALS!

Hey! The fine folks at DC101 and DC101’s Local Lix department have notified us that we made the finalists list for their LAST BAND STANDING competition -- there are great bands in the running, a...
Posted by THE SKETCHES (Herndon Fest TODAY!) on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:52:00 PST

SPRUNG

Couldn't ask for a better day to play a big show -- tonight we'll be at the 9:30 Club with Blind Melon, and we're more than ready to take the stage again after several weeks of work on new material.&n...
Posted by THE SKETCHES (Herndon Fest TODAY!) on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:42:00 PST