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Member Since: 8/12/2004
Band Website: myspace.com/konichiwa
Band Members: JOE THEILER, CHRIS HARRISON, BOB ACKERMAN, JOE THEILER, JEFF MONTAIGNE, MARC ANDRESS, AND CHRIS HARRISON,+++++++++++THANKS TO ALL OUR PAAST MEMBERS AND THOSE WHO HAVE SAT IN ON SOME ROCKING SHOWS & SESSIONS.....ANTHONY STUBELEK (ROCKSTUDIO RECORDING), NELSON NORWOOD (lead guitar on "just for you"), KELLIE PARR, ERIC LINDSTROM, EMILY THOMPSON (backing vocals on "Love Ya"), MATT WILLIAMS, MARY CHARLOTTE YOUNG, RICH WAGNER (TRUMPET), KATHLEEN BODOLAY (VIOLIN) , SAM BALLING ( POSTER ART !), IAN & NOEL HOLLOWAY, GRIFFIN BUFKIN, DAN VASHAW (GREAT SOUND), AND FRIENDS AMANDA, CHARLES, DAVE, CATHERINE (TURTLE JAM), OZZY, HEATHER, UBAN, GRIFFIN, COASTAL KITCHEN, SAVANNAH WATERFRONT ASSOCIATION ,RAFTERS, BOZ, GNATS LANDING, THE WEE PUB AND EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN A PART. +++++ MANY THANKS TO SAM BALLING FOR THE GREAT POSTERS, DESIGN WORK AND T-SHIRTS, THANKS TO CHARLES MALEY FOR THE GREAT T-SHIRTS. THANKS TO RANDY REYNOLDS FOR RECORDING AND MIXING SERVICES OF "LIVE AT RAFTERS". THANKS TO THE INDIGO GIRLS & TEAM, SULLY (FOR SAVING KELLIES AMP), PAUL MAZO SOUND, HOMER (FOR POWER), AND PAUL LENZ FOR THE INDIGO GIRLS CONCERT OPPORTUNITY.
Influences: Ben Harper, Widespread Panic, Gram Parsons, Tone Deaf Radio, The Ramones, The Talking Heads, Afghan Whigs, Indigo Girls, each other, Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Beatles, The Smiths, REM, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Green Day, Sublime, Bjork, the Doves, Travis, Phish, Sex Pistols, Miles Davis, Keane, Chris Whitley, Masters of Reality, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, The Clash, The Tragically Hip, Stone Roses, The Dead, The Grateful Daed, Phish, Radio Head, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Waterboys, Slow Dive, U2, The Cure, James, Echo and the Bunnymen, Coldplay, Keane, REM, Peter Murphy, World Party, Doves, Peter Gabriel, Billy Bragg, Belle & Sebastian, Afro Celt Sound System, Gang of Four, Allman Brothers, Jayhawks, Oasis, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Weezer, Paul Weller, The Jam, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Oingo Boingo, The Black Crowes, Elvis Costello, Sublime, Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan, Norah Jones, Jewel, Jeff Buckley, Mazzy Starr, Morrisey, Chris Isaak, Ryan Adams, Barenaked Ladies, Liz Phair, Ani DiFranco, Nickel Creek, Josh Joplin, Hobex, Blues Traveller, Natalie Merchant, 10,000 Maniacs, Ryan Adams, Jill Sobule, Cranberries, Tracy Chapman, Chieftains, The Pogues, Levellers, Cowboy Junkies, The Cranes, Smashing Pumpkins, Afghan Whigs, Buffalo Tom, Led Zepplin, The Who, The Feelies, Lee Scratch Perry, Bruce Sprinsteen, Tom Waits, Duran Duran, Helmet, The Replacements, The Swell Season, The Frames, Glen Hansard, MARKETA IRGLOVA, Van Morrison, Tone Deaf Radio, Shane McGowen, The Pogues, Peter Murphy, Bauhaus, Karl Wallinger, Mike Scott, T-Rex, Belle & Sebastian, Travis, Bob Geldof, Tori Amos, Kraftwerk, The Cars, the B-52's, Bjork, Oasis, Super Furry Animals, British Sea Power, Spiritualized, Kaiser Cheifs, Muse, New Order, Brian Eno, Canned Heat, The James Gang, My Morning Jacket, Marshall Tucker Band, Allman Brothers Band, Kings of Leon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Reverend Horton Heat, Southern Culture on the Skids, Widespread Panic, Hayshaker, Greg Hester, Hobex, Steve Earle, The Roots, Iggy and the Stooges, Iggy Pop, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Madonna, The Strokes, The Killers, Outkast, The White Stripes, AC/DC, Midnight Oil, Sia, Frank Zappa etc....
Sounds Like: BUSKER ROCK FOR THE MASSES & SOUTHERN PSYCHADELIC JAM/GROOVE ROCK. WE HAVE TURNED INTO A JAM BAND WITH JAZZ INFLUENCES WITH IMPROV SECTIONS AND WE AREN'T AFRAID TO ROCK OUT. WE ALSO HAVE SOME MORE STRICT SONGS THAT FOLLOW A POP STRUCTURE. WE RECENTLY DID AN OPENING GIG FOR THE INDIGO GIRLS AND IT WAS GREAT. WE RECENTLY RELEASED OUR "LIVE AT RAFTERS" DISC. Ben Harper, Widespread Panic, James, Tone Deaf Radio, The Ramones, The Talking Heads, Afghan Whigs, Indigo Girls, each other, Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Beatles, The Smiths, REM, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Green Day, Sublime, Bjork, the Doves, Travis, Phish, Sex Pistols, Miles Davis, Keane, Chris Whitley, Masters of Reality, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, The Clash, The Tragically Hip, Stone Roses, The Dead, The Grateful Daed, Phish, Radio Head, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Waterboys, Slow Dive, U2, The Cure, Gram Parsons, Echo and the Bunnymen, Coldplay, Keane, REM, Peter Murphy, World Party, Doves, Peter Gabriel, Billy Bragg, Belle & Sebastian, Afro Celt Sound System, Gang of Four, Allman Brothers, Jayhawks, Oasis, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Weezer, Paul Weller, The Jam, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Oingo Boingo, Black Crowe, Elvis Costello, Sublime, Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan, Norah Jones, Jewel, Jeff Buckley, Mazzy Starr, Morrisey, Chris Isaak, Ryan Adams, Barenaked Ladies, Liz Phair, Ani DiFranco, Nickel Creek, Josh Joplin, Hobex, Blues Traveller, Natalie Merchant, 10,000 Maniacs, Ryan Adams, Jill Sobule, Cranberries, Tracy Chapman, Chieftains, The Pogues, Levellers, Cowboy Junkies, The Cranes, Smashing Pumpkins, Afghan Whigs, Buffalo Tom, Led Zepplin, The Who, The Feelies, Lee Scratch Perry, Bruce Sprinsteen, Tom Waits, Pogues, Bob Geldolf, The Frames, World Party, Duran Duran, Christy Moore, Super Furry Animals, Helmet, The Replacements, the B-52's, Bjork, Oasis, Super Furry Animals, British Sea Power, Spiritualized, Kaiser Cheifs, Muse, New Order, Brian Eno, Canned Heat, The James Gang, My Morning Jacket, Marshall Tucker Band, Allman Brothers Band, Kings of Leon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Reverend Horton Heat, Southern Culture on the Skids, Widespread Panic, Hayshaker, Greg Hester, Hobex, Steve Earle, The Roots, Iggy and the Stooges, Iggy Pop, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Madonna, The Strokes, The Killers, Outkast, The White Stripes, AC/DC, Midnight Oil, Sia, Frank Zappa etc.... etc....
Record Label: SELF PRODUCED: KONICHIWAH MUSIC
Type of Label: Indie
