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Praise for the Deadly Nightshades 'There are very few bands so consistently interesting as the Nightshades, there's never a dull moment and you just never know what musical delight is just about to come down the track from this extraordinarily inventive band. Every song is a musical adventure!' Gerry Doyle of Ginger Jam Records THE DEADLY NIGHTSHADESRising from various other well know of bray. The deadly nightshades rose to the pinnacle of the Dublin music scene in 2008, they’ve raised public awareness through intense gigging around Dublin & the release of their self titled debut E.P, The Deadly Nightshades. They’re a melting pot of indie, electro, reggae & world music. The band mix soaring vocals with complicated melodies & catchy chorus’s. They’ve been compared to everyone from Fight Like apes to Nick Cave Portishead & Bat for LashesPrimarily a live band they release a lot of pent up energy on stage. With standout tracks like ‘Stay Safe’ & ‘Animal’ the band are destined for greatness2010 will bring the release of the first album ‘Nightshade’The Deadly Nightshades on Facebook

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Member Since: 20/11/2006
Band Website: breakingtunes.com/profile/452
Band Members:Karen Hammond- Vocals, Keyboard
Eefey Hammond - Vocals, Guitar
Neil Kilkenny - Bass
Lou Gambrillo - Percussion
Adam Power - Drums
Qzak - Keys, Synths

Influences: Bat for Lashes, Erykah Badu, Goldfrapp, Portishead, Chrome Hoof, Throne of Galaticus, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Grinderman, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, PJ Harvey, Marvin Gaye, Jefferson Airplane, The Prodigy, 3 for the Morgue, The Cujo Family, The Sneakin Suspicion, Bum Lazy, Talking Heads, Kate Bush, Zap Mama,The The, Kate Bush, The Doors, Zap Mama, The Cure, The Smiths, The The
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Record Label: Unsigned

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Review from Women on The Edge

The Deadly Nightshades are an impressive live band and have gigged extensively around Dublin and their native Wicklow area in such venues as Whelans, The Academy, The Purty loft,The Sugarclub, The Voo...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:57:00 GMT

The Deadly Nightshades "War". Live @ The Pint Bar. Dublin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P50vIGgQNSU
Posted by on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:25:00 GMT

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Posted by on Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:22:00 GMT

Praise for The Deadly Nightshades

Review by Lottie on www.culch.ie pop culture review site/aggregator/news place Up & Coming: The Deadly NighshadesMonday, May 25th, 2009The Deadly Nighshades, a six piece punk-indie-alternative band fr...
Posted by on Mon, 25 May 2009 09:18:00 GMT

Our Namesake

Deadly Nightshade has many different names all over the world. It is mostly found in central and southern Europe, as well as in parts of Asia and North Africa, but will grow well mostly anywhere, in t...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:57:00 GMT

Music Review by Trevor Halpin of www.musicreview.ie

"...a six piece band called 'The Deadly Nightshades' this band is really into their sound they have stage craft and a cult sound of their own.. Its got urban ska with a mix of pop melodies, the voice ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:24:00 GMT