Candygram For Mongo

BIO:
who really cares? you either like the music or you don't...but, maybe some of you do, so here goes:
Candygram For Mongo (C4M) began in late 2005 when Tony Shea, vocals, and Gary Sharp, drums, started ripping through tunes out in the back shack of G’s house in North Hollywood. With original rock and powerpop tracks that remind you of a football game between Social Distortion and the Foo Fighters in Cheap Trick’s backyard, Gary and Tony brought on two more outstanding musicians – Johnny D, guitar, and Dan Cohen, bass - to round out the group and begin production on their debut album, “The Red Pill.”
C4M are now taking their show on the road, first hitting Los Angeles by storm with regular appearances at world famous venues like The Viper Room, The Derby, and The House of Blues. The response has been phenomenal! Their track, HAPPY, has been accepted into the Clear Channel Discover New Music Program and is currently featured on hundreds of Clear Channel Radio Station Websites. C4M's song, INTERMISSION, was featured on the hit cable show, “Battlestar Galactica.” They have an appearance in the upcoming Farrelly Bros. sitcom, UNHITCHED, set to air in March on the Fox Network. Skratch Magazine writes, “Hooks for days, sugary yet shouted choruses and a versatile knowledge of the rock ‘n roll playbook...set Candygram For Mongo way ahead of the rest of the whiners, poseurs and talentless but popular acts on the scene.” They have won the award for “Male Singer/Songwriter of the Year” at the 16th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards, and Black Angel Promotions writes, “the music is absolutely brilliant.”
Although C4M has only been together for a relatively short time, each member is an experienced musician. TONY SHEA, grew up on a steady diet of punk music and prep school mind control. Tony’s misadventures with his first band, Columbian Necktie, have resulted in numerous broken bones, multiple concussions, and literally hundreds of stitches. JOHNNY D graduated Harvard (Illinois) Music Academy with a minor in Lead Glockenspiel. He quickly became bored with hippy chicks that are attracted to Glockenspiel players, picked up the guitar, and has played with musicians from The Allman Brothers Band, Rev. Al Green, Cinderella, Vince Neil Band, Dolly Parton Band, Garth Brooks Band, and Lorrie Morgan. GARY SHARP considers C4M the only real band worth mentioning, having been a part of various Drum & Bugle Corps for the entirety of his teenage years. Gary weeps every time he thinks of the sheer amount of parades he’s marched in, due to its constant reminder of his inner (and outer) nerd-ism. Having strummed his way through Seattle for most of the 90s, DAN COHEN moved to L.A. in 2000 to experience the Y2K apocalypse, as well as compose, produce, and perform for commercials, film, radio, internet, and corporate events. Dan has played and recorded with musicians from bands such as Heart, Gigolo Aunts, Manray, Happy Stars, The Posies, The Rembrandts, Dog’s Eye View, and many more.
Tired of James Blunt and Jack Johnson? Well Nevermind that Sh*t...Here Comes Mongo!
The Red Pill dropped on Independence Day 2006.
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