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Barky

Did I ever tell you why I had to leave the CIA?

About Me

----Instrumental indie rock, avant jazz, and americana from NYC----

The new album, "A Study in Rocking", is finally here! It is available at these fine retailers, or, contact Barky for a back alley hand off.

Amazon.com

Cdbaby.com

Individual tracks from the record are now available for download from these websites:

iTunes

Napster

Musicnet

LoudEye

Music4Cents

NetMusic

EMEPE3

Etherstream

MusicMatch

BuyMusic

Viztas

Emusic

MP3tunes

Mperia

On-line Promo

RuleRadio

DigiPie

MusicIsHere

MusicNow

iSound

Check back for updates, as more companies are being added all the time!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/8/2004
Band Website: barkytheband.com
Band Members: Scott Barkan/Guitar

Brook Martinez/Drums

Noah Jarrett/Bass

Influences: Shudder to Think, Bill Frisell, Wayne Krantz, Nels Cline, Wilco, Gillian Welch, Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, Kelly Joe Phelps, The Eels, Jim Black, Ben Monder
Sounds Like: Check out our review from Below Standard Magazine:

BARKY
A STUDY IN ROCKING
SELF-RELEASED
A STUDY IN ROCKING, the self-released debut from the New York instrumental rock oufit, Barky, is the kind of record that occupies challenging aesthetic territory. Not challenging for the listener, but for the artist. For all of its metric modulation, this record is supremely rocking, perhaps because each of the odd time signatures on the record is felt as a corruption or mutation of 4/4, a fact owing as much to drummer Brook Martinez and bassist Mike Lavalle’s understanding of movement and groove as to guitarist Scott Barkan’s compositional preoccupations. They don’t play when they don’t need to. Every note from the rhythm section is for the sake of groove and intensity, a kind of avant-conservatism. The melodies are extremely vocal (a breath of fresh air in the creative music scene). That vocality is the real genius of the record: what Felix Mendelssohn called “songs without words.” And as out as the improvisations get, they never do violence to the sweet simplicity of the tunes themselves, a fact which seems to define the band’s aesthetic, specifically regarding the relationship between form and content. The sometimes complex and brainy compositions all grow from melodic and rhythmic material that is exceedingly intuitive and catchy. The first truly shining moment on the album occurs during the discordant improv section of “Ladies and Gentlemen.” At moments like these Barky can play with all the tension and expressive dissonance of Neil Young and Crazy Horse with the advantage of being a more sensitive group of improvisers. The strongest track on the album is “Sweet, Sweet Maggie O’Flannigan.” The song is groovy and tuneful, and a strong showcase of Barky’s compositional and technical prowess. Maureen Hart
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Hurt Locker Live Video!

Hey Everyone,Here is a live video of the new song "Hurt Locker", from our gig at Baba's Lounge in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island during our Canadian spring tour. Brook had some ride symbol issue...
Posted by Barky on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:20:00 PST

West Coast Minitour with side project "Friendship First"!

Hey Everybody, Scott Barkan, Barky's founder and composer, is pleased to announce an upcoming West Coast minitour with one of his side projects, "Friendship First". "Friendship First" features S...
Posted by Barky on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Thanks to All

Hey Dudes, The tour has finally come to a close and we just want to thank everyone who came out to get rocked, all the awesome bands that we got to play with, and especially all the Myspace people ...
Posted by Barky on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Cleveland Rocks (not to mention Rochester)

Today we head through the snow to State College, PA after wrapping up two more great shows in Cleveland and Rochester. Thanks to Sam and his friends in Lakewood, Ohio for bringing everyone they know o...
Posted by Barky on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Rockchester

It was a crazy time in Rochester last night. Brook and Noah were involved in a daring rooftop chase with the local security guard, culminating in a breathtaking escape down a firepole, we think we sa...
Posted by Barky on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

rock rock rock

Hey, Just wanted to say thanks to everybody who came out to make the first leg of our little tour a success. The CBGB's show was an all night party with a great crowd and great bands. In New Hamps...
Posted by Barky on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Barky Spring Tour and Other News!!!

Hey Everybody! Spring is here and Barky will be celebrating by rocking eight fantastic shows all around the northeast over the next two weeks, so check below to see if we'll be hitting a city near ...
Posted by Barky on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST