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For pop-rocks new sound, search no further. The Lift has all the ingredients of a fresh popular mix, marrying melodic and contagious hooks with colorful instrumental parts...but the music doesn't stop there. The band pays tribute to rock, jam, blues, and even jazz. Centered in the Albany area, their popularity has grown exponentially over the past two years. They have developed a devoted fan base in the region by proving themselves through energetic live performances, which incorporate improvisation, cover-teasing, and superb vocal harmony.
Mike, Matt, James and Dennis have come a long way since their first year of playing impromptu concerts at Siena College. They have since shared the stage with major-label and nationally touring bands such as Guster, Lifehouse, The Format, Zox, Badfish and Making April.
The band went into the studio in spring, 2006, completing and releasing their 13 track debut album, Once (available on amazon.com) . Since Once's debut, The Lift has completed their first tour, made numerous appearances on WVCR 88.3 The Saint (ranked fifth in the nation by The Princeton Review), and been put in rotation daily on the popular Albany radio station.
Since then the band has released their new FREE Spring EP consisting of five tracks, including the popular favorites, Graduation Song and Freedom Day. The Spring EP is available on the website for download; click here .
The Lift has always believed strongly in self-reliance, hard work, and allowing the music to speak for itself.


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Member Since: 5/21/2005
Band Website: theliftband.com
Band Members: Mike Kelly (guitar/vocals) * Matt Restivo (bass/vocals) * James Tumulty (keys/vocals) * Dennis Kelly (drums/shoehorn)
Influences: ..Beatles, Jack Johnson, Billy Joel, Jimi Hendrix, Phish, Bob Dylan, Counting Crows, James Taylor, Pearl Jam, moe., U-melt, U2, SRV, Disco Biscuits, Rage Against The Machine, Sublime, 50 Cent, Raffi, Patrick Ewing, and the cone and rod cells of the eye..
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Recording!

The Lift is currently recording 6 brand new songs!  They are coming out great and we're stoked to share them with everyone, so stay tuned. 
Posted by The Lift on Thu, 08 May 2008 08:20:00 PST

Writing New Songs

You may have noticed (or not) that we have not been playing many shows lately.  We have been busy planning for our next recording session, which, with any luck, will occur this winter.  We a...
Posted by The Lift on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:30:00 PST

happy mulcahys and happy 4th

    We had a great time at Mulcahy's the other night.  You guys rocked.  We'll be back on LI sooner than you think so keep listening and keep in touch, we love to hear from yo...
Posted by The Lift on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:58:00 PST

The Lift Band Lyrics

A lot of people have been asking us about where they can find lyrics to our songs.  We love that people are interested.  We have added the lyrics to our songs to our website, theliftband.com...
Posted by The Lift on Wed, 23 May 2007 11:43:00 PST

Thanks-Giving

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!  On one of our favorite holidays, I would like to list some things for which I am thankful:  1.  3-Dimensional space, because lets face it, ...
Posted by The Lift on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 12:10:00 PST

The Lift Band Back in the Studio

We are excited to announce that we returned to the studio today to begin recording a few new songs.  Today we began Freedom Day.  Slowly but surely, we should be recording a few songs over t...
Posted by The Lift on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:30:00 PST

The Lift now on itunes and Amazon.com

You can now order our music from itunes and amazon.com by simply clicking the corresponding itunes and amazon logos on our myspace page.  There is also a link on our official website, theliftband...
Posted by The Lift on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 10:23:00 PST

Join Our e-team and get exclusize downloads of Live Tracks; It's Easy!

Like our music, and wanna help us promote shows, our music, and our website? It's easy. Just tell your friends about us, put a link to our website in your AIM, AOL, or MSN profile, and/or list us unde...
Posted by The Lift on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:25:00 PST

Date of new CD's release!

Hey guys.  The Lift's new album, Once is sceduled to be released on June 2, 2006.  Let us know if you want a copy.  We plan to sell it on our website and at all shows.  As of now, ...
Posted by The Lift on Thu, 18 May 2006 02:46:00 PST