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The Discount Heroes

The Discount Heroes

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Q: Who are the Discount Heroes? A1: Two guys and a guitar, sometimes joined onstage by friendly musicians at shows A2: A music duo based in south Philly known for their folk/pop songwriting, vocal harmonies and frequent sandwich consumption

Q: What is the history of the Discount Heroes A: The Discount Heroes first formed in 2002 in New York City. After a few years there, they relocated to Philadelphia and considered changing their name to the Discount Hoagies. This never happened, however, and the group consists today of the two original members: Frankie Fruitstand and "O" Rogus.

Q: What are the Discount Heroes doing now: A: They've been quite busy of late, frequently performing in and around the Philadelphia metropolitan area and promoting their Demo Cd .

Q: How can I listen to the Discount Heroes' music? A: Well, there are 4 songs right here on this MySpace page so that's a good place to start. Also check out the music section of their website for free song downloads.

Q: When are the Discount Heroes playing in a city near me? A: Check the Upcoming Shows section of this page above. Another good resource is their web site.

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Member Since: 5/17/2004
Band Website: discountheroes.com
Band Members: »-(¯`v´¯)-» Rob Ogus - Guitar, Vocals & Frankie Tartaglia - Vocals, Harmonica, Whistling «-(¯`v´¯)-«
Influences: »-(¯`v´¯)-» Weezer, Elliot Smith, Wilco, The Decemberists, Iron and Wine, Modest Mouse, Jack Johnson, The Black Keys, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Beach Boys, Damien Rice, Simon and Garfunkel, Flying Burrito Brothers, Violent Femmes, The Beatles, Van Morrison, The Byrds, Tom Waits, Hank Williams, Leadbelly, Bob Dylan «-(¯`v´¯)-«
Sounds Like: »-(¯`v´¯)-» Weezer, Simon and Garfunkel, Weezer, Jack Johnson, Flying Burrito Brothers, Violent Femmes, Everly Brothers «-(¯`v´¯)-«
Type of Label: None

My Blog

We got videos

We now have our own page on YouTube where there are some live video clips (new and old) of us.If you happen to have a video of us, please let us know so we get it up on the web or link to it if it's ...
Posted by The Discount Heroes on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:02:00 PST

We got pics

Take a look at our Image Gallery page.You will find pics of us from shows and whatnot going back to 2004.
Posted by The Discount Heroes on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:59:00 PST

Live @ The Khyber on 1/7

We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and put the word out about our next show. We'll be playing this Sunday night - January 7th - at The Khyber, one of Philadelphia's oldest and most well-...
Posted by The Discount Heroes on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:00:00 PST

Discount Heroes @ The Dive twice this month

If you like free live music and cheap drinks then December is going to be a good month for you because our friend Sterling Demiral is putting together two great nights of music at The Dive in south Ph...
Posted by The Discount Heroes on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:37:00 PST

We're on this week's Acoustic Philly podcast

Our friends at Acoustic Philly have included our song "M" in their weekly podcast this week. The podcast features up and coming Philadelphia-based artists like ourselves. You can check it out at:htt...
Posted by The Discount Heroes on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 09:43:00 PST

Sausage PARTY!!!

everyone is invited to the frankie t 28th birthday sausage party THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, in south phila plenty of booze , sausage sandwitches and drunk dudes that i chill with.. ladies are ...
Posted by The Discount Heroes on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Drunk for St. Patrick's Day

Hey, since it's St. Patrick's Day, here are some links to a video clip of us performing the song "Drunk" at CBGB's 313 Gallery in New York: Watch Real Player version of video for high speed connect...
Posted by The Discount Heroes on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

New Pics and Songs

Hey folks. We just made some updates to our website and now the pictures from our last two gigs as well as two brand new songs off our upcoming album are available to check out: Songs: Another ...
Posted by The Discount Heroes on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

discountheroes.com is back up!

You may have noticed that discountheroes.com was down for a few days. We recently switched hosting companies and the DNS settings took a little to move over. Everything should be back to normal now....
Posted by The Discount Heroes on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

We're playing this weekend in Philadelphia

Hey, we're going to be playing at an Italian-American festival in South Philly this weekend, June 5th and 6th. We don't know exactly what times we'll be on but if you're in the vicinity of 9th Street...
Posted by The Discount Heroes on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST