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For five years Dropped Once has built a sound that touches on the grooves of the Caribbean such as Roots Reggae, Ska, Afro-Cuban, and Dub. These old world beats are balanced by a healthy dose of tight rock drumming infused with shades of hip-hop. Funky rhythmic bass lines are topped with guitars and keyboards that focus on traditional reggae downbeat. This world beat creates a pulse that forces all types of crowds into movement. Fused by horns and percussion solos evocative of Latin Jazz, and guitar leads that taste of acid rock, and blues. Delivered with soulful vocals that catch, this Chicago band creates a sound of laid back reggae rhythms to high intensity grooved jams. Dropped Once plays high energy shows that feed their crowd into a drunken sweaty dance!Dropped Once currently can be seen regularly on the campus' of NIU. at "Otto's", U of I. including "Cowboy Monkey" and "Canopy Club", "Hangar 9" at SIU., "Wise Fools Pub", "The Note", and "Double Door" in Chicago, along with others throughout the Chicago land area.I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4

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Member Since: 22/05/2005
Band Website: droppedonce.com
Band Members:Eric Stevenson-guitar/vocals, Jeff Waver-drums, Tim Shuett-sax, Yo- sax, Ryan Theilman-trumpet, Jason Parro-lead guitar, David Huber-bass, Nate Winchell-keyboards, Eric Liebing-steel pan, percussion, Robby Boi aka "Whitey"- tech...
Influences: Pabst Blue Ribbon, Taco Bell, Bob Marley, The Slackers, Sublime, Sparta, The Mars Volta, At the Drive-in, De Facto, Deftones, Fugazi, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Black Sabbath, Beastie Boys, Filibuster, Slightly Stoopid, The Specials, The Skatalites, Op Ivy, The Cat Empire, Matisyahu, Rancid, Rise Against, Nofx, Alkaline Trio, Bjork, The Roots, Tribe Called Quest, Dr. Dre, John Browns Body, Lee"Scratch" Perry, and reggae dub, Peter Tosh, Toots and the Maytals, Burning Spear, The Police, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, Phil Collins, Duran Duran, The Cure, Cold Play, Radiohead, 311, Rage Against the Machine, RHCP, Primus, Cypress Hill, Green Day, Pixies, The Clash, Blue Meanies, Helmet, Tool, Guns and Roses, Metallica, Sepultura, Slayer, AC/DC, Areosmith, Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Black Crowes, The Beatles, Ben Harper, Dispatch, Rusted Root, Santana, The Dead, Phish, Marvin Gaye, George Benson, James Brown, M. Jackson and the Jackson 5, Madonna, Parliment, FUNK, J. J. Johnson, Buena Vista Social Club, and many Jazz and Afro-Cuban musicians...
Sounds Like: Bob Marley, Sublime, Matisyahu, The Cat Empire, The Slackers, The Specials, Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, Police, No Doubt, Rancid, Bedouin Soundclash ... Dropped Once
Type of Label: Unsigned

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"Letters To Kingston" EP

Just wanted to give the heads up Dropped Once has been in and out of the studio recording our new EP "Letters to Kingston". This will be our first release w/ our current (9) line-up. This recordi...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:08:00 GMT