Member Since: 12/30/2006
Band Members: DJ's Martin (ex Red Room) & Marc (ex Le Club)
Influences: Expect to hear the likes of Interpol, Bloc Party, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, CSS, Roy Orbison, Postal Service, Arcade Fire, James Brown, White Stripes, Stone Roses, Eagles Of Death Metal, Talking Heads, Dead Kennedy's, Wolf Parade, Clap Your Hands & Say Yeah!, Billy Idol, Luna, Placebo, Cramps, Bauhaus, Johnny Cash, Ladytron, Wham!, Juliete & the Licks, Blondie, Ramones, Strokes, The Cure, Sonic Youth, Shins, Echo & the Bunnymen, Death Cab For Cutie, Clash, DFA 1979, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Metric, Depeche Mode, Hot Hot Heat, ILYBICD, We Are Scientists, Nick Cave, Nancy Sinatra, Thermals, Joy Division, Sons & Daughters, Editors, Tears For Fears, Killers, Pipettes, Barry White, Muse, Colder, DAF, She Wants Revenge, Miss Kitten, Duran Duran...an all manner of nuggets in-between.
After the first five months we decided to start hosting band/DJ nights where we picked and teamed up with some of the most interesting South African bands around.
We've had the pleasure of hosting Jim Neversink, Wild Eyes, Taxi Violence, Dirty Skirts, Diesel Whores, Martin Rocka & the Sick Shop, Devil's Cartel, Harris Tweed, Japan & I, Hellphones, The Sick-Leaves, Eat This Horse and Kid Of Doom.
Sounds Like:
The Cellardoor compilation is out now and available at good music stores.
It's packed with songs played and broken at Cellardoor over the past year like Interpol, Bloc Party, Pipettes, Clap you Hands and Say Yeah!, Hot Chip, Primal Scream, LCD Soundsystem, Broken Social Scene, Be Your Own Pet, Pink Mountaintops, Goldfrapp, Bravery, Gang Of Four, Organ, Yo La Tengo, Death In Vegas, Kaiser Chiefs, The Stars and Luna.
The Cellardoor LIVE compilation featuring tracks from all the bands that have played plus a few bonus tracks is slated for release in June 2007
Record Label: Compilation released by JUST MUSIC
Type of Label: Indie