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The Rapport

About Me

Formed in November 2007, The Rapport’s rapid rise from obscurity is matched only by their frantic and energetic performances. Based in Dundalk Co. Louth the band was formed from the remnants of two popular local bands, giving them the experience of a well oiled outfit while maintaining the excitement of a fresh project. The rhythm section of Facundo Rodriguez (drums) and Ben McKenna (bass) have an unnatural intuitive connection, with both unconsciously predicting and inviting the others every movement, a great talent which comes from their years of experience playing together. The guitars are handled by Robert Woods and Andy McGlynn. Often trading solos and riffs, the boys individual styles complement each other, with Robert’s deep blues melodies and riffs balanced out by Andy’s harsh carving tones. This sound is topped off by front man Sean Woods with fast spat and intelligent lyrics, rapped in catchy and intriguing melodies. The band have been likened to Rage Against the Machine, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, The Music and Oasis however due to the band members own diverse music tastes there is no clear lineage to their style. Live the boys have been described as akin to a riot in a nightclub while there first full studio recording Random Abuse seems more like a street brawl given a full high definition television broadcast. To date in their short five months on the live circuit The Rapport have covered venues as wide spread as The Spirit Store (Dundalk), McHugh’s (Drogheda), The Voodoo Lounge (Dublin), The Stables (Mullingar), and Masons (Derry) coupled with an ever increasing online following the bands fan base continues to grow


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Member Since: 12/30/2007
Band Website: www.therapport.tk
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Influences: The Beatles to Audioslave and everything in between.
Sounds Like:

The Rapport - Solid Gold(Halloween gig) /with Blind Pilots and Podracer.The Rapport - High(Halloween gig) /with Blind Pilots and Podracer.

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

new show and cancelled show

sorry for the last minute news but we are no longer playing this saturday with the end again in warren point (thanks to our guitar player), we are  however playing TOMO NIGHT (thursday) in the spirit ...
Posted by on Wed, 27 May 2009 07:05:00 GMT

3 blogs 2 gigs 1 day

sorry this is my 3rd blog today but i just found out we have TWO GIGS today one free one in the mezz in dublin @ 3pm and then another tonight in the spirit store dundalk supporting the new originals a...
Posted by on Sun, 10 May 2009 04:46:00 GMT

a conversation with andrew mcglynn...

 RING RING RING...ANDY; indecipherable grumbleSEAN; well, are you still in bed?ANDY; no (YEAH)SEAN; you do know we have a gig today?ANDY; yeah (NO)SEAN; ok, get up an have some andrews and i'll ring y...
Posted by on Sun, 10 May 2009 03:56:00 GMT

may day

free gig in the mezz dublin today at 3pm they're filming it for a pod cast or something.... so come along and show your support it's FREE plus if ya head up early you get to roam around dublin for the...
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 17:04:00 GMT

DUNDALK V DUBLIN

the town is takin on the big smoke tonight.... as THE RAPPORT & BLIND PILOTS travel to club FEAR (pravda) on liffey st. DUBLIN. but it's proving imposible for fans to buy tickets for this title figh...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:07:00 GMT

Reasons the rapport cannot ever become famous part one - Sean's inability to interact with cel

Over my short no. of years on this planet it has become apparent that there is but one thing that can leave me dumbstruck, coming face to face with someone off the telly& It all started at the tender ...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:58:00 GMT

dublin on the cheap.... well FREE

tonight we kick off a free mini tour of dublin! tonight in the cavern beside radio city, we play as part of a 3 band bill for a half hour set. then on sunday we're playin a free gig in the mezz at 3.3...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:06:00 GMT

free tickets

hey we're playin in the cavern (beside radio city) dublin on thurs the 9th of april.... we have 30 free tickets for the gig so if you fancy seein the show get in touch or email [email protected], a...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:12:00 GMT

hello old friends

"in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:38:00 GMT

the rapport return...

... to the studio. today all 5 members of the rapport stopped by tumbleweed studio to record rough versions of some of the newer songs that we didn't get a chance to record while together, they're rat...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:03:00 GMT