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Bricks For Shoulders

the 3 piece hardcore/indie rock meal

About Me

"With a backlash of prosthetic, regurgitated music spread ubiquitously across the nation like a cancer, there's a fresh sense of security seeing something organic and true. Bricks for Shoulders is a sight for sore eyes amongs an eye sore of generic muck." (Generation Strikes; issue 3)

Originated in the Fall of 2004, Bricks for Shoulders is comprised of Steven DeJoseph on guitar and lead vocals and Thomas Crooke on Percussion and vocals. Descending from musical excursions such as Self-Infliction, Pretty Polly, Elevated Water, Swell as Hell, and Prescott C., some of which Tom and Steve had worked together on, much of Bricks for Shoulders' sound and feel is built from the foundation and framework of the past. In September of 2007, Joseph Di Chiara signed on to take over the much often vacant Bass guitar slot. While sharing common musical influences, as well as being a fan, Joe adds a new look at melody, brought over form his Pistol Wip past.

Many of their songs are spawned from personal experience and social observation, delivering chilling memoirs and a commentary on society that will have a lingering effect. They do not have a formula as to what they will write
about, and they will not sit on your fron porch and bitch about heart breaks, nor deny the fact that they have done so in the past. The overall sound of Bricks is heavy, aggressive, poignant and devistatingly beautiful.


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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/15/2004
Band Website: purevolume.com/bricksforshoulders
Band Members:

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BRICKS FOR SHOULDERS Is:

Lead guitar & Vocals- Stevie D

Drums, Vocals, sound effects-Tom C

Bass guitar- Joe D

Other awesome links to check out:

www.myspace.com/prettypolly (Stevie D plays drums for this band)

www.myspace.com/swellashell (Tom C's beautiful take on Indie fused Rock)

www.myspace.com/funwithcrayonsband (Joe D's post-pop, synth-rock adventure)

www.hussieskunk.com(online radio/'zine...the works)

www.independentclauses.com (E-zine and a lot of fun)
Influences: Hum, Helmet, Planes mistaken for stars, Nora, The Stella Link, PRETTY POLLY, Failure, Norma Jean(old singer), Botch, Neil Perry, Orchid, Elevated Water, Sonic Youth, Joan of Arc, Promise ring(old stuff), Year of the Rabbit, Every time I die, Maximillion Colby, Sleepytime Trio, Engine Down(first 2 cds), Far, I wish I, Kill Holiday, Engine Kid, The Glass Casket, Yaphett Kotto, Welcome the Plague year, Smile, Joshua Fits for Battle, Nirvana, The Assisstant, The Chariot, ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD, Numbers are Neutral, June of '44, Today I wait, Heston Rifle, The Dismemberment Plan, Pelican, The Turing Machine, MOGWAI, .................I CAN GO ON!!!

Links:
www.independentclauses.com
www.myspace.com/prettypolly
www.iconsoffright.com

Sounds Like: three dudes tackling the issues via sound
Record Label: www.farbetweenrecords.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

tonight’s show

We would like to thank all of you who came out to support us tonight at Deuces Wild. It was the first show that we have played for a while, and thanks to everyone, it went very well. Stay tuned for ou...
Posted by Bricks For Shoulders on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:14:00 PST

New Album In The Works

Just an update on what is going on in our world; we have started work on our new album, which should be ready for release in a few weeks. We don't expect it to be a full length, but you should be gett...
Posted by Bricks For Shoulders on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:49:00 PST

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Posted by Bricks For Shoulders on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:23:00 PST