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Member Since: 1/13/2008
Band Website: www.GELBOXmusic.com
Band Members: Tom Costagliola -( aka Tommydrums ) All percussion: full kits, congas, bongos, beer bottles....
Kurt Ritta - All strings: electric basses, fretless acoustic bass, flamenco guitar, cello - usually with multiple effects and layers added in.

------- Tom Costagliola: was drummer for CYCOMOTOGOAT (itunes) and toured the USA extensively, sharing the stage with artists such as Blues Traveler, The Allman Brothers, The Black Crowes, The Dave Matthews Band, Neil Young, G. Love & Special Sauce and Sheryl Crow. They also played on the HORDE tour from 1993 through 1996. Since 1997, Tom has played both hand percussion and drumset with a variety of artists including JOHN POPPER (Blues Traveler), ABBE RIVERS, GREG GARING, SANJAY KHANNA, ZEF NOI$E, THE DEMOLITION STRING BAND, KARYN KUHL (w/Kurt Ritta on bass), MIKE ILL, ROB CLORES, CRUGIE RICCIO (Tinkerman), MANDO SAENZ, MARCUS THOMAS (www.bigparade.net) and actor/director TIM ROBBINS (Gob Robberts). Currently Tom's also performing with JEREMY WALLACE, and LAS VANDELAYS.

------- Kurt Ritta: Previously bassist for Karyn Kuhl and Lin McEwan. Session recording bassist on over sixty independent recordings for New York area artists. Songwriter and music producer, as well as full on video producer/director (see www.kritta.com). "Experimental sound sculptor of groove" is the phrase that would best define his musical sensibility.

Tom and Kurt have been playing together on and off since 1996 and were 2/3rds of Karyn Kuhl's "Led Zeppelin Meets PJ Harvey" style band for over 6 years, developing dozens of intricate, layered sounds for her rich, well crafted songs.Our website in progress: GEL BOX
Influences: Alcohol, morphine, espresso, Exedrine PM, vitamin E

Music: Some bands we love (many more left out): Sublime, Soul Coughing, Groove Armada, Beck, Dresden Dolls, Air, Massive Attack, Portishead, Bjork, Chilli Peppers, Wolfmother, T Rex, Bowie, Zappa, Zeppelin, Los Amigos Invisibles, Basement Jaxx, Pavement, Pixies, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Tool, STP, Meters, Frank Black, Brian Ferry, The Clash, LCD Soundsystem, Sissor Sisters, Lightning Bolt, White Stripes, Black Eyed Peas, Motorhead, Van Halen (Pre-Hagar), Aerosmith (pre-crooner crap), Flight of The Conchords, Tenacious D, Psychic Television, Eno, Daft Punk, Propellerheads, Prodigy, Talking Heads, Rage Against The Machine, Pink Floyd, Joe Jackson, Thomas Dolby, Art Of Noise, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Modest Mouse, Apocalypto, The Replacements, Cafe Tacuba, Johnny Cash...
Sounds Like: Well, you're probably already hearing it and we don't like redundancy.
Record Label: Gel Box Music, Ltd.
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Nublu Wednesdays

It's a bit after the fact, but I have to say I have usually had a great time at this little Brazilian joint. It was hotter 3 years ago, when it was just that mysterious door with the blue light that s...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:04:00 GMT

New Favorite spots

This will be an on-going list of little, non-tourist spots to hit while in my little town...Williamsburg:Monkey Town - N3rd @ Wythe - depending on who's playing, this is the "hippest" place to see e...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 15:47:00 GMT