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The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir

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WHO IS SYGC?We are a chambery folky punky band based in Chicago. We've played with The Violent Femmes and The Arcade Fire. We've been glowingly praised in Billboard and Time Out NY. Elia's songs from our first album have been featured on The OC, in a Michael Rappaport film, and in a play at Second City.Press for our current record:"a hug for the downtrodden" -spin.com"Einhorn’s lyrics, his deft collisions of the dark and the upbeat, recall Morrissey at his sharpest" time out chicago"brilliant" newcity chicago"4/5 stars- beautiful" -allmusic.com"street corner stories... dolled up style and wise-guy sensibility... [Elia is] a taleteller in the David Johansen mode" -paste magazine You can pick up our new record online at www.amazon.com or www.bloodshotrecords.com, and we're on itunes and rhapsody too! You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !

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Member Since: 08/06/2005
Band Website: www.sygc.com
Band Members: MANAGEMENT: Rob Thomas for Pragmatic Management [email protected]: Matthew Mentele Event Resources Presents, Inc. 920-432-6678 [email protected] www.eventresourcespresents.comPUBLICITY: [email protected]: [email protected] A LIST OF WHO YOU MIGHT SEE AT ONE OF OUR SHOWS (WE FREQUENTLY SWITCH IT UP), IN ORDER OF HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN AROUNDElia: songwriter, main vocals, guitars, keysMark: bass, engineerSam: trumpet, tambourineMatt: trombone, backing vocalsJay: drumsMary: guitar, vocalsEthan: violin, backing vocals Alison: keys We also sometimes have dancers, usually some combination of Catrin, Erik, Zac, Benny, Grace, Jackie or other friends or fans
Influences: harvey pekar's 'american splendor' - north wales - chicago - construction on the cta - the boystowns of the world - quadrophenia (the film) - hemingway - the national pop league - people who are spiritual but not religious - vegetarians - steinbeck - 'grayed rainbow' by jackson pollock - teenage punks - telecasters - daniel johnston's honesty - therapists
Sounds Like: The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, of course!
Record Label: BLOODSHOT RECORDS
Type of Label: Indie

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