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The Greens

"Appalachian, Neo Classic Rock, Soul Boogaloo!"

About Me

THE GREENS are one of the best bands you've never heard of. Hopefully, that will soon change! West Virginia, which is unfortunately NOT often recognized as a musical "hot-spot" (if it's recognized at all!), has been a good home to this unique and soulful group for over 5 years now.
Positive things are finally happening. Even in a small college town like Morgantown (Go WVU!) lots of people are taking notice.
Yes, the word is out: The Greens ROCK!!! This experienced professional band plays well over 100 shows every year all through Appalachia and beyond. At ALL KINDS of venues The Greens are steadily growing a solid reputation of GOOD MUSIC and GOOD TIMES. Now The Greens need YOU, and YOU need The Greens!
Though the "power trio" is blues/rock-based, a wide spectrum of other influences are present, a well-balanced mix of funk, soul, jazz, alt/country, old-time, world-beat, anything, as long as it's REAL! The Greens (not just the "Blues") always strive for timeless music that audiences will enjoy.
We write ORIGINAL songs that people can feel and relate to. So, a crop of devoted fans is sure to pop up wherever The Greens take the stage. This band is GUARANTEED to consistently deliver ELECTRIFYING, SATISFYING performances.
When The Greens turn on the ENERGY, people just can't help getting up and dancing and drinking and having an overall fabulous time. For these "career opportunities" we are very grateful and can only hope to continue to please crowds in the future.
We look forward to hearing from you soon! Thank you kindly...
Vids from the band's first trip to Manhattan now on Youtube! (Go to www.youtube.com/pretzellogic74 for more!)
"DRAG YOURSELF" by The Greens
"Mercy" by The Greens
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Member Since: 6/9/2005
Band Website: thegreensmusic.com
Band Members: Andy Tuck - Guitar, Harmonica, Lead Vocals, Coffee and Cigarettes (trying to quit!)

Nathan Yoke - Drums, Fits of Rage, Senseless Pounding, Percussion, and Vocals

Ben Sweeney - Bass, Six String Fury, Organics, and Elder Wisdom

*Jan Dijkstra - Bass, Audio Engineering Virtuosity, Booty-Shakin' and Vocals

*Tony Castillo - Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Stethoscopes, and Calisthenics

*Aaron Phillips - Alto and Tenor Sax, Flute, Tin Whistle, Guitar, Vocals, Van Halen High-Kicks, and Chemistry Sets

*Adam Phillips - Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Infectious Humor, Useless Trivia

*(Members in Absentia [whom we love none-the-less])
Influences: The Greens are in fact a Blues-based life-form. Because that's where rock and roll came from...and that's what we play! But notable influences include: Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, Tom Waits, Parliament/Funkadelic, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, John Prine, Charlie Parker, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Allman Brothers Band, Cream, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, The Doors, The Band, The Grateful Dead, The Clash, Los Lobos, Cake, Beck, Black Sabbath, Black Crowes, and a whole lot of Black Music in general!!!
Sounds Like: ...Musical Awesomeness!!!! Take just a little bit of all 30 of the above influences, or "ingredients", mix them all together into big ol' pot, cook them up just right and you will have... The Greens! Dang! How can those songs taste so delicious?! They just do. A totally original and unique sound has been steadily created over several years of working together, playing in a REAL rock and roll band. This tight little group is constantly cranking out hot new material, so every show will be intriguing and exciting. Guaran-f*cking-teed to satisfy!

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My Blog

Contests, continued

Oh yes and another fun contest-- who can come up with the most words that describe "shit" ? examples-- poop, dung, feces, etc.  Tuck had at at least 30 +.  And then also you can try to ...
Posted by The Greens on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:36:00 PST

Contests!

Hey hi howdy ho! We've been having a sh*t ton o' fun lately, and wanna share the hilarious with you-- we wanna have a "WOOOO!" contest at some point (Gibbie's Friday Nov. 9th? Or JP Henry's Nov. ...
Posted by The Greens on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:31:00 PST

Seeking Tour Support: Charlotte, NC!!!

Well folks, we are headed down south finally!!!! Pensacola, Florida in May, and hopefully Charlotte, NC!We are currently seeking tour support for the greater North Carolina area and if anyone has any ...
Posted by The Greens on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 11:23:00 PST

further...

Hi hey howdy ho! You know, a lot of folks out there have been really kind to us lately, by which I mean: attending our concerts, buying our various merchandises, and being an over-all radical bun...
Posted by The Greens on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:57:00 PST

The Tale of Big Ol Betsy

     The Tale of Big Ol' Betsy by Laurence D. Wellkinson      Somewhere... in the black, humid bowels of Ohio sat a funky little bar called, Brews 4 You.&n...
Posted by The Greens on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:33:00 PST

Nathan Yoke= NY!

Howdy friends, this is yer ol' pal Tucky-poo back at'cha... Just blogging away here... So, if anyone out there was wondering how our little trip to the Big City was, well--- super-marvelous-...
Posted by The Greens on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:27:00 PST

The Greens, Folks!!!

Sign up for Greens email updates about upcoming shows and other cool stuff!!!We have a lot of things happening this summer so check out our sites for updates!!!Join the mailing list at the Official Gr...
Posted by The Greens on Tue, 22 May 2007 06:15:00 PST

Deep Gratitude

We cannot stress this enough: THANK YOU to those who showed up for the thingy on Tuesday!!! The following is a list of all the people that were there and who we know on at lea...
Posted by The Greens on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:04:00 PST

The Greens: The Last Band Standing

That's right folks, we did it! Many bands converged to do battle at the mighty forefront, but The Greens rose from the ashes to be named as WVAQ's "Last Band Standing!"Now we have some serious thinkin...
Posted by The Greens on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:12:00 PST

"It's the Final Countdown! ..."

Hoo-rah!!! We made the final cut for the battle-of-the-bands thingy!  It's us and 3 other groups. And now we need to rally the mothef*cking troops! If you read this, we are humbly requesting all&...
Posted by The Greens on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:51:00 PST