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The Discount Rack All-Stars

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POP! CRUNCH ! JANGLE! What's this...the sounds from the old Bat Man television show?! No, these are some of the sounds of the DISCOUNT RACK ALL-STARS (DRAS).DRAS was formed in the spring of 2004 and the band was formed around the time songwriter Julio Cuomo was fininishing up his disc titled "Slipping In and Out of Others Circles." The band played original pop-rock music at their live shows along with 1-2 original blues songs (hey, this is Chicago, isn't it?). The band will also threw 1 or 2 covers in a set as well.DRAS has played shows with Middle 8, Barely Standing, Amanda Sena, Paul McKinney, Cats on Smack, and Loomis. Julio has opened or co-headlined shows with Mighty Joe, Bob Musial, and Andy Tianis. DRAS's last show was in the spring of 2008. Julio Cuomo now performs in a duo with Nick Coppola, teaches guitar, does private events, and some solo club dates. Go to www.CuomoMusic.com or go to www.myspace.com/JulioCuomo.Some of the venues that Julio has played at are: Elbo Room • Potbelly • Ye Olde Town Inn • Village of LaGrange • Honest John's • Tommy's on Belmont • Day of the Dead 3 Halloween Festival • Curly's • Village of Oak Park • Funky Java Coffee House • Oak Park Abbey • St. Beatrice • Espresso Cup • Border's • Chequer's • Prairie Rock Brewery • Legend's Music Cafe • River Grove Bowl • Buddy's • The Boxcar • Tonik • Van Auken Block Party.

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Member Since: 08/12/2006
Band Website: www.cuomomusic.com
Band Members: JULIO CUOMO guitar & lead vocal; MIKE MARTIN drums; STEVE DOVE bass; TOM LYNCH lead guitar & vocal; Past Members: NICK COPPOLA & TIM WALSH lead guitar; ERNESTO GASULLA keyboards.Nice Groupie Girl - Live!

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Influences: The Bad Examples, The Barenaked Ladies, Robbie Fulks, and Fountains of Wayne.
Sounds Like: Contemporary poppy, crunchy, jangle rock, at times with a bit of blues, other times a bit of alt-country. Sorry, but no grunge or emo here.
Record Label: Rosemark
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

DRAS UPDATE

It's hard to believe that over 3,600 people have came to this page. Personally, I have not even kept up on it. Sadly, our last show was in February of 2008. However, I have been playing regularly. ...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:56:00 GMT

Julio’s Page

The DISCOUNT RACK ALL-STARS are on a bit of a hiatus right now. Steve Dove, our bassist, has left the band. Mike Martin, our drummer, is taking the summer off. As for Jules, he is still performing ...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:26:00 GMT

Brown Cow Show on Tuesday is CANCELED.

Sorry for the short notice, but the show on Tuesday, April 29th at the Brown Cow ice Cream Shop has been canceled. The Brown Cow will be closed for a few days because they are moving to a new locatio...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:18:00 GMT

Bass Player Wanted!

We're sorry to announce that Steve Dove, our great bassist, has left the band. He will be missed!We're looking for another bass player, so if you know somebody, please have them send me an e-mail to ...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:47:00 GMT

Band News and More!

www.CuomoMusic.comThe DISCOUNT RACK ALL-STARSJulio Cuomo ~ Steve Dove ~ Mike Martin ~ Tom LynchHey, FriendsHere are a few things you might be interested in. First of all, there will be a full band sho...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:41:00 GMT

Show With Moon Dawgs on 4/28 Canceled

Sorry for the short notice, but tomorrow's show with the Moon Dawgs has been canceled. It looks like their lead singer had a family emergency and will not be in town.
Posted by on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:44:00 GMT

Holy Crap!

My apologizes to all of you who planned to go see us at Ye Olde Town Inn on Saturday. I am very sorry, but I had to cancel last minute.On Friday morning, I vomited at 4 different times. On Saturday,...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:33:00 GMT