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Benevento/Russo Duo

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Check out this video interview w/ Marco & Joe @ Langerado on JambaseTV!

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Selected Press about the Benevento/Russo Duo:

One of the Five bust outs from this year’s SXSW musicfest. David Fricke, Rolling Stone, April 21, 2005

“One of the year’s most exciting break-out discs…” 4 to Watch For, Paste Magazine, June/July 2005

“A stripped-down punk rock version of a keyboard trio.” Richard Gehr, The Village Voice, April 18, 2005

“Like all good groups, the only real category that Benevento/Russo Duo fit neatly into is their own.” David Lynch, Austin Chronicle, March 18, 2005

“[F]un on a body-moving level and in the “how-the-hell-are-they-doing-that?” sense. CMJ New Music Report, April 4, 2005“

**** - cascading layers of effected Wurli, loops and percussion … spotlight the duo’s songwriting strengths and modern pop ear.” Dan Frio, Remix, June 2005

“The intensity of purpose imposed on their instruments is a gale force of youthful bravado.” Jay Sweet, PasteMagazine.com (web exclusive), June 20, 2005

“[T]he Brooklyn-based drums ‘n’ keys outfit … might be the Optimus Prime of genre-crushing hybrid bands.” Jonathan Zwickel, Miami New Times, May 19, 2005



My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/30/2005
Band Website: beneventorussoduo.com
Band Members: Marco Benevento - Keys,Toys; Joe Russo - Drums, Guitars, Samples
Influences:
Sounds Like: "Sunny's Song" w/ Brad Barr in Northampton, MA 11/17/2007"My Pet Goat" from the 8x10 Club in Baltimore, MD 11/19/2005
Marco's Keytar "Ode to Joe Russo" Mash-up

Record Label: Butter Problems/Reincarnate Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

11/18/2005 Benevento/Russo Duo show available on livedownloads.com!

In conjunction with the band's return to the TLA (now the Fillmore) for the first time since November 18th, 2005, we have decided to post this show, one of the most requested shows on the fan site, fo...
Posted by Benevento/Russo Duo on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:55:00 PST

Russo goes to Europe w/ Band of Changes

Hi Everybody:Since we have some European friends out there, we wanted to let everybody from across the pond know that Joe Russo will be heading your way next week with Chris Harford's Band of Changes....
Posted by Benevento/Russo Duo on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:24:00 PST

SHOW TIMES FOR 10/30 THROUGH 11/4; TRICK OR TREAT

Hey Everybody:We can't wait for the big Halloween celebration at the Independent in San Francisco tomorrow night...will it be all treats or a couple of tricks? You'll have to show up to find out (may...
Posted by Benevento/Russo Duo on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:29:00 PST

SHOW TIMES FOR 10/30 THROUGH 11/4; TRICK OR TREAT

Hey Everybody:We can't wait for the big Halloween celebration at the Independent in San Francisco tomorrow night...will it be all treats or a couple of tricks? You'll have to show up to find out (may...
Posted by Benevento/Russo Duo on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:29:00 PST

THIS WEEKS SHOWTIMES/LIVEDOWNLOADS. COM DUO PORTAL GOES LIVE

SET TIMES FOR THIS WEEK'S PERFORMANCESHey everybody, we wanted to make sure that you were aware of the exact set times for our upcoming performances on the Fall Tour that starts tomorrow night in Boul...
Posted by Benevento/Russo Duo on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:30:00 PST

Fall Tour Begins Thursday, Boulder Show Now All Ages

Hi AllThings are ramping up and YaYo is ready to roll Way Out West once again for the first extended tour of 2007 for the Benevento/Russo Duo. We have been working our way through some old and new ma...
Posted by Benevento/Russo Duo on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:34:00 PST

Official Bowery After Party @ Bar Reis 375 5th ave btwn 5th & 6th St. Park Slope Brooklyn

F train to 4th Ave/9th St
Posted by Benevento/Russo Duo on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:30:00 PST

More Play Pause Stop News

Catching the theme here...we are now 2 for 2 on using this blog feature to get some fun news about the new record (and songs appearing on said new record)...and with that, we wanted to drop some infor...
Posted by Benevento/Russo Duo on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 06:58:00 PST

Play Pause Stop

Testing one two...Testing one two...is this thing on? Guess we'll see, but in the meantime, check it out...it's a cut (albeit a compressed mp3, you can never be too careful) from the new record...and ...
Posted by Benevento/Russo Duo on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 06:39:00 PST