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tHE POLES

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The Poles hail from Asheville, NC. They are fronted by Todd Lemiesz. Their debut EP for doubleplusgood, As Above, So Below was released in April 2006 to critical praise. The band is set to release it's first full-length Twelve Winds on Tues April 28th. It features new bass player, Matt Gentling (Archers of Loaf/Band of Horses). They'll be touring this summer and beyond.

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Member Since: 04/07/2005
Band Website: www.thepoleslive.com
Band Members: Todd Lemiesz - Vox, Guitars

Bruce Rogers - Guitars, Bass @ Midi

George Waterman - Drums

Influences: Electrical shorts, awkward silences, clouds, vodka, and wet paint.
Record Label: doubleplusgood (doubleplusgoodrecords.com)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Latest review of Twelve Winds

 The Poles Twelve Winds  The Poles features former Band of Horses bassist Matt Gentling, and thats where the imilarity ends. The Poles have a dissonant and haunting sound, somewhere between post-what...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:53:00 GMT

tHE POLES Midwest Tour starts today

tHE POLES are going out for the first time in almost 2 years.  Don't miss US!  Wed May 27th Longbranch Saloon Knoxville, TN w/ You Just Don't 9pmThurs May 28th Quencher's Chicago, IL w/ nonagon, In Ca...
Posted by on Wed, 27 May 2009 08:51:00 GMT

Reviews Twelve Winds

http://www.jerseybeat.com/quinlan-chronicles.htmlThe Poles have rare ability to compose murky, brooding music without sounding self-indulgent or self-pitying. Vocalist Todd Lemiesz has a rough, raspy,...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:13:00 GMT

Full Length in the works. It is about time!

Mr. Dan Dixon of the mighty DropSonic spent 4days and 4 nights with tHE POLES in a remote cabin in the hollars of Applalachia last week. We got some killer basic tracks and will continue to hammer out...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:45:00 GMT

tHE POLES on ITunes

We are on ITunes now The Album  "As Above So Below" is now available for download on ITunes.. So download it Now!!! This is an Order!!!!
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:25:00 GMT

Corndog 'O' Rama

tHE POLES will be playing the corndog fest in Atlanta july 14th with dropsonic and life and times! I think the festivities start around 9:00pm -----------------------Corndogorama 2007 is at LENNYS BAR...
Posted by on Wed, 23 May 2007 00:45:00 GMT

tHE POLES UPDATER Vol. 1

What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. Sure you've heard that bullshit before. It has been a stressful few weeks over here at POLES HQ. We are saddened that Eli Wengerd, a founding member has ...
Posted by on Tue, 22 May 2007 17:22:00 GMT

PERFORMER MAGAZINE SPOTLIGHT

tHE POLES are featured this month in performer magazine, Dec 2006 edition. page 31 in the spotlight section. you can pick it up at harvest records on haywood road or static age on lexington ave...and ...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:46:00 GMT

PRESS

PRESS   CD Review Performer Magazine (SE Edition), May 2006 -John Dyson As Above, So Below is a haunting and emotional CD, with mild touches of emo and post-hardcore, made almost unnecessary by t...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:04:00 GMT

SHOWS

SHOWS - February 25th CD Release Party @Stella Blue Asheville NC w/ Delicious, TBA -February 18th @The Downtown Morristown TN w/ Solvi - February 17th @Your Moms House (House Show) Athens GA w/Polemic...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:03:00 GMT