Bio:
Imagine if a theater cast and a rock band joined forces. Well thats exactly what 722 does. Composed of graduates of the University of the Arts with majors in music, theater, and musical theater, 722 is an infectously melodic mixture of guitar driven rock, fresh female/male vocal arrangements, and unstopable grooves. 722's uninhibited sound is both articulate and rugged. The band is just as at home performing intricate passages as it is exploring uncharted improvisational frontiers. The lyrics explore everyday issues delivered by Sarahs brassy voice supported by the brothers harmony, and Davys animate interjections.
The bands eclectic sound is augmented by the theatricality of their stage presence. 722 has combined the theatre aesthetic with music since the bands genesis at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival where Nero and Davy presented riffs from household jams(722 -----St, Phila). As the number of gritty songs like Parasite grew, so did their popularity as a seasoned house party band. In May 05, the band travelled to China to perform 21 shows at the Pudong Shanghai Century Park International Music Carnival. Locally, you can catch 722 at Fergies Pub the first Saturday of each month.
Press:
722's Were Taking Over mines gold (1/5/06)
"From their Fantomas-meets-No Doubt sound to their silly, sweet lyrics, you'd be right to call Philly band 722's aesthetic fresh."
(5/14/05)
A.D. Amorosi, Philadelphia City Paper
5 of 5 stars
Experimental and brave, but still undeniably poppy, We're Taking Over is a completely bizarre ride through the mind of an extremely frustrated generation, desperate for change. This is a fascinatingly far-reaching album, easy to listen to, but never obvious or, really, anything less than complex. While the peculiar arrangements and playful voicings and sonicities are what really bring this album to the top of the pile, the star is no doubt Sarah Linebarger's coy, confident, and precise voice. Ms. Linebarger has a pretty excellent sound, and with her obvious, widely appealing talent against this unsubtle, post-punk Warhollian musical canvas, 722 could easily prove to be a very important band.
Origivation Magazine (11/01/05)
Were Taking Over is definitely one of the most stand out albums in rock, because its extremely different, one like youve never heard before. Were Taking Over is experimental rock at its finest...722 are actually pretty damn good at what they do. Soft female vocals on top of rock music harmonizing with a male counterpart? How much better does it have to get? For a band that doesnt have an exact format to fit it, a direct blunt comment about their record is sufficient. Its really good.
Iris, audioxposure.com
Art Rock Philly foursome use quirky pop vocals with dramatic edges to charm their sharp witted musical delivery.
(6/05/05)
Theyre too complicated to be a punk band and too awkward to be pop. Instead they use a wide variety of genres to create a method of rock superiority... With a do-it-yourself punk rock attitude, the record displayed 722's tight instrumentation with Ledonio giving a drum-and-bass element to Raphaelys off-beat bass style, Catalanos unruffled guitar and Linebargers vocals from heaven. Theyre rockn-roll with a sense of humor.
(1/20/04)
Scott Frost, The Trentonian
... intelligent and amusing... interesting male and female harmonies... they have intriguing arrangements and I would be interested in seeing them live.
Mike Brennan, Origivation Magazine
Venues:
Philly - Trocadero, World Café, the Khyber, NBNW, the Fire, the Grape Street Pub, the Rotunda, Yards Brewery, 15st /Sansom St, Fergies Pub, Pontiac Grille, the Five Spot
New York - CBGBs, The Knitting Factory, Galapagos, the Continental
Shaghai - Century Park International Music Carnival
Washington, DC - the Velvet Lounge
The rest of PA - John & Peters, Guliftys Underground, Mechanicsburg G-man
Disography:
2003 - seven twenty two
2005 - Were Taking Over
2005 - foxes featured on Hey Sherman Compilation: Rocking America
2006 - foxes featured on Wind and Rain Compilation
2006 - foxes featured on MMC10 Compilation
Film:
Nero Catalano appears in New Market Films - Rock School
Television:
TLCs A Dating Story
YMCTV's City Sessions NY
College Radio:
KHNS HAINES, AK; KTOO JUNEAU, AK; KVCU BOULDER, CO; KDNK CARBONDALE, CO; KOTO TELLURIDE, CO; WRGP MIAMI, FL; WVVS VAL DOSTA, GA; KKCR HANALEI, HI; KULT CEDAR FALLS, IA; KWLC DECORAH, IA; KRNL MT. VERNON, IA; WRDP CHICAGO, IL;WGBK GLENVIEW, IL; KBTL EL DORADO, KS; KXUL MONROE, LA; KMSC-1 MOOREHEAD, MN; KMNR ROLLA, MO; KYMC ST. LOUIS, MO; WZMB GREENVILLE, NC; WSCA PORTSMOUTH, NH; WCCM RANDOLPH, NJ; WDWN AUBURN, NY; WGCC BATAVIA, NY; WHRW BINGHAMPTON, NY; WCWP BROOKVILLE, NY; WICB ITHACA, NY; WSVA NEW YORK, NY; WBMB NEW YORK, NY; KEOL LA GRANDE, OR; WEXP PHILADELPHIA, PA; WCLH WILKES-BARRE, PA; KTSW SAN MARCOS, TX; KZMU MOAB, UT; WRIR RICHMOND, VA; KGRG AUBURN, WA; KAOS OLYMPIA, WA; KZMU PULLMAN, WA; KWCW WALLA WALLA, WA; KUWS SUPERIOR, WI; WORT MADISON, WI; CFUR PRINCE GEORGE; CHRW LONDON, ONTARIO; CHRY TORONTO, ONTARIO; CISM MONTREAL, QUEBEC;
CJUM WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
Internet Radio:
Leafpileradio.com, Pulserated.coms Hot Trax & Pulse Lounge, Fearlessradio.coms Love Bytes, Cityzen.tv, Wolfradio.com, Oshradio.com
Special Guests:
Brownske - dj, Brandy Butler - flute, Maxfield Gast - saxophone, Jameison Ledonio - original drummer, Sigmund Washington - saxophone
Members of 722's Other Projects:
Saigon Slimm, Bebek, Fred F. Hopper, Franz Schubert, Sensi Star
Shared the Stage with:
Laurie Lewis, The Paul Green School of Rock Allstars, Moonraker, Metagroove, Welcome to My Face, The Kissers, Franz Schubert, Aderbat, Folk by Association
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