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DOWNTOWN HANDSHAKE

About Me


WANNA KNOW? HERE'S A TEASE!

DOWNTOWN HANDSHAKE are currently recording their debut LP. We're also booking shows. We'll be in full force by summer.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 28/09/2005
Band Members:

Tony Smith-Vocals/Guitar/Introvert Elitist
Scott Gardner-Drums/Percussion/Fro Master
Zach Greer-Lead Guitar/Jail-bait
Aaron Clark-Bass/Vocal Stabs/Southern Swagga
Influences: Rather be under it than boring and above it. Bourbon BABY!
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

2 NEW SONGS UPLOADED TONIGHT!

Tired of teasers? Get the real deal tonight around midnight. We'll be uploading "Tit For Tat" and "Merry As A Ghost". Two tracks off our forthcoming LP. Get ready to rock.-DTHS
Posted by on Thu, 28 May 2009 12:33:00 GMT

VIDEO/PROMO/MUSIC TEASER (DTHS LIVES)

We've post a video featuring samples off of our record. The music is distorted/chopped/effected as to not give too much away. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO on the page or YouTube and be looking forward to full ...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:08:00 GMT

"Kats & Crooks" demo + pending new material.

I wrote a song today and had demo it. I skipped class to do so. It's rough, very rough being as I demoed half an hour after I wrote it. Hope you like it. We spent Saturday in Nashville laying downs tr...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:49:00 GMT

Still Alive! (New songs and future plans)

After a 2 week delay, our first two songs have been uploaded. We won't be selling these at shows, however, we will have a laptop handy if you'd like to bring your Ipod or FlashDrive to copy them over ...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:12:00 GMT

"Plans in Planning stages..."

Good News:We went to Rory's studio last week and touched up our single and b-side ("Cynical & Dressed to Kill" and "Still Alive"). Lauren Conkin dropped by and crooned some beautiful back up harmonies...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:22:00 GMT

The songs have been tracked but they’re not quite ready for primetime.

We recorded two songs Monday night/Tuesday morning (it took 12 hours) with Rory Willis. Everything has been tracked, I'm just not satisfied with the mix and it's my fault. I was getting tired (around...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:47:00 GMT

2 Full Band songs up by SUNDAY. Precursor to the album.

So by Sunday, you'll have at the very least two polished tracks by Downtown Handshake (Such Tall Buildings, Kid Kills Art, Decade of Experts and Hoobajoob etc...). We're pumped about these songs and w...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:41:00 GMT

Downtown Handshake IT IS!

No more name changes, no more bullshit. We're here to stay. You'll either love us or leave us alone... but we'd prefer the first one. -TonyDowntown Handshake
Posted by on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:19:00 GMT

BLOG: musical tone shift, A.D.D. name changes, future show & recording plans

So 2008's been a helluva year for me with music. First off I (and six others, that's including you Aaron) closed a huge chapter in our lives with Decade. Then our much-hyped project Kid Kills Art comp...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:42:00 GMT

SUCH TALL BUILDINGS will collapse in NAME ONLY SOON...

.We've decided we want to change our name to something that's easier to say and remember. A name that's a little less of statement and a little more of... well, a band name. We'll let you know that fi...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:35:00 GMT