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The American Economy

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American Economy - Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco 12.5.07
Born in San Francisco, CA in the fall of 2006, The American Economy is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Justin Alexander. Seeking to combine the continual freshness of improvisational jams with the catchiness and listenability of indie rock, Justin started playing with John Rybak after the two met in fall of 2006.
Soon after, the two met up with Mike Bynes and Mike Thonus (the Mikes) through jam sessions as part of the Stuck in the Mire series at Blondie's Bar and No Grill in San Francisco's Mission District. Hours in the practice space brought into existence the band's signature tight grooves around hairpin turns, rounded out by Justin's vocals and Johns soaring guitar solos.
The American Economy hopes to make you shake it while at the same time presenting songs that will stand the test of time with structure and integrity. Firmly believing that the greatest music arises from the melding of many genres, The American Economy blends blues, jazz, rock, freestyle jams, and indie/pop seemlessly to create a unique sound that is fresh, yet somehow familiar.
Hope to see you soon at one of our shows!
-AE
P.S. If you see anything you'd like to download, please let us know and we'll do our best to accomodate.
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Member Since: 5/29/2007
Band Website: myspace.com/theamericaneconomy
Band Members: The American Economy is:

Justin Semion - guitar and vocals
John Rybak - guitar, harmonica and backup vocals
Mike Byrnes - bass guitar
Mike Thonus - drums
Influences: The Beatles, Wilco, Modest Mouse, The Black Crowes, Rush, The Velvet Underground, moe, Gomez, The Allman Brothers Band, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Grateful Dead, ween, Pink floyd, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, ekoostik hookah, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, The Pixies, Herbie Hancock, The Band, Rolling Stones, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Foo Fighters, Animal Liberation Orchestra, Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Dr. John, The Flaming Lips, Les Claypool, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, Sonic Youth, The String Cheese Incident, Sound Tribe Sector Nine, Sublime, Surprise Me Mr. Davis, Phish
Sounds Like: A hybrid of The Allman Brothers Band, The Beatles, Rush, and The Velvet Underground.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

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Jerry Garcia Tribute @ Starry Plough W/Seconds On End + Sleepy Alligators in Berkeley!

Just Announced! this is a very special Jerry Garcia tribute show (the anniversary of Jerry's death) W/The American Economy, Seconds On End + Sleepy Alligators. The AE hits the stage @ 9:30PM...
Posted by The American Economy on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:55:00 PST

The American Economy @ Fat City W/Something Different + Scubacat Thursday, August 7th SOMA, SF!

come join The American Economy as we return to Fat City (formerly Studio Z) Thursday, August 7th! Fat City is a new live music hotspot in the SOMA District and is run by folks from The Pound SF, The M...
Posted by The American Economy on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:13:00 PST