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Otispunk

About Me

OTISPUNK is not really a pop-punk band. In fact, it should be noted that the band members prefer the emphasis to be placed on the word spunk - which is the most appropriate adjective to describe their sound. It's got SPUNK - to say the least!
While consistently avoiding any tangible, restrictive label, OTISPUNK can best be described as powerful, high energy, melodic and catchy pop/rock - as heard from the 60's through the 80's; Mixed with the bite of old school punk rock (like the Ramones and Bad Religion, and even The Police); Then, you add in sonic nods to 90's and 00's alternative rock bands like Jimmy Eat World, No Doubt and Weezer. Add to THAT mix some of the raw energy of Indie pop, and nods to the worlds of progressive rock and classical music - and that's what OTISPUNK sounds like.
It's probably easier to listen to them, don't you think?
"I really enjoyed your disc -cool, fun, upbeat sound."
- Mark Rogers / WSTW's Hometown Heroes

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 31/07/2005
Band Website: http://www.otispunk.com
Band Members:

When in Kutztown, Visit GLOBAL LIBATIONS!
It's Amazing, 100% Otispunk recommended coffee!
Influences: The Beatles, No Doubt, Jimmy Eat World, Bad Religion, Weezer, Coldplay, The Monkees, Green Day, The Pretenders, Duran Duran, The Police, Blondie, The Ramones, Dream Theater, Jim Croce, Nicolo Paganini, Kansas, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rogers & Hammerstein ... a little bit of everything, really.

Sounds Like: Otispunk - what else?
(Seriously, if you have any thoughts, let us know... we can't put our finger on it either...)

However, we think this sums it up pretty well...
Thanks Mel!

BOOKING INFO:
Email OTISPUNK at AOL dot com!
Record Label: We're always interested in listening to them...
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Song Count Reset ... and so on ...

Just for the record: We were well over 11,000 plays ... but ... it became apparent that we had to re-upload all the songs.Oh well. I'm going to go upload an acoustic version of Sweet Revenge to our Al...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:42:00 GMT

NO BOOKING VIA MYSPACE! Please Read!

Hi gang ... As is noted on our page, for booking information, please Email us at [email protected]. Please do not send such inquiries to our MySpace account. We prefer everything be handled v...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:53:00 GMT

Epica!

Hey gang ... If you’ve bothered looking at our top friends list, you’ve probably noticed a band called "EPICA" there for a while. Well, I finally got a chance to get out and see them live ...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:49:00 GMT

Weekly-ish Update

Hi there - I hope all is well with you, as March draws to a close.I’m almost completely out of my old apartment, and I’m working on getting my new home operational. Haven’t gotten th...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:58:00 GMT

Is it almost April already?!

Greetings all, from the soon-to-be new world headquarters of OTISPUNK!I’m not 100% out of my old apartment, but, I will be (or better be!) by the end of the week.There’s tons of stuff to d...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:34:00 GMT

Translucent - Available on iTunes AND Napster!

YAY! Finally - Our debut CD is available at iTunes! Load up iTunes, and search for Otispunk ... or click the link below:Alternatively, if you are a user of the NAPSTER service ... you can get our CD t...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:38:00 GMT

Now here's a "Best Of" collection title! (Now with TV AD!)

Oh, I had to laugh when I saw this ... And note how they colored the title of the album ... :)DREAM THEATER'S GREATEST HIT (...and 21 other pretty cool songs)Release Date: April 1, 2008Track ListingD...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:10:00 GMT

Some words to live by ...

In the movie, "House Party 3" (shut up!), Bernie Mac plays Kid's uncle. And at one point in the movie, Uncle Vester offers Kid some advice on how to handle people who don't like you for who you are. A...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:55:00 GMT

In Memoriam: Patrick Scott Kain

When I was working at Y100, I had the honor of meeting a very strange, yet, very talented individual named Pat Kain. He was pulling weekends on the station, while doing a night show in Lancaster, PA. ...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:45:00 GMT

The Dana Elbow Saga Continues ...

This just in to Otispunk headquarters from Dana:Ok, here's the scoop on what's up with my elbow.....They took x-rays of it and moved it around into different positions to seemy mobility. It really got...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:51:00 GMT