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THE ZOU

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Member Since: 9/27/2004
Band Website: thezou.com
Band Members: Khaled Tabbara - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Rhodes, B3 organ
Rob Thorndike - Vocals, Lead Guitar
Murad Ghazi Shorrab - Vocals, Bass
Dean Anshutz (Adam Zou-sub) - Drums, Percussion

Booking
Lime Seed Productions - Vince Komenda (Kent, OH)

PR / Publicity
Prodigal Media Company - Kip Boterious (Poland, OH)

The Zou's Debut CD

The Pinebox EP

Don't Dream it... Be it.
The Zou's Rocky Horror Tribute Album


Influences:
Dan Deacon
We Versus The Shark
Beatles
Stones
Beck
Tom Waits
Stephen Sondheim
Son House
Stevie Wonder
The Zombies
Neutral Milk Hotel
The Kinks
Bowie
The Human Beingz
his holiness Pete MFin’ Drivere
The Dead Beat Poets
the Pretty Demons
London Suede
Carl Jung
The Sonics
Television
Johnny Cash
The Dandy Warhols
Creedance
The Sex Pistols
Stobo
Cake
Nickel Creek Not nickleback...they suck
Public Enemy
Velvet Underground
The Simpsons
The Carpenters
Bright Eyes
Kalu Rinpoche
Queen
Claude DeBussy
Jesus Christ Superstar
Elliot Smith
The Flaming Lips
Lady Fantastic
The Temptations
Simon and Garfunkel
Kool Kieth
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Pavement
The Chris Splain Implosion
Bill Withers
The Presidents of the United States of America
Emmit Otter’s Jugband Christmas
Boogie Down Productions
Iggy Pop
Death from above 1979
Beethoven
Sid Barrett
Norman Blake
Sonic Youth
Blood Brothers
Arcade Fire
Sufjan Stevens
The Dead Boys
The Pixies
Dylan
The Verve
Radiohead
Grizzly Bear
The Buzzcocks
The Band
George Carlin
The Violent Femmes
Cody Chesney
The West Point Stride
The Clientel
Big Daddy Kane
Woody Guthrie
The Beach Boys
O.C.
The New York Dolls
Yo La Tengo
Paul Simon
Neil Young
Lou Reed
The Devotees
T-Rex
The High Strung
Donovan
The Raspberries
Wu-Tang
Jon Spencerr Blues Explosion
Jeff Buckley
Kraftwerk
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Blur
Run-Dmc
Third Class
Chris Rock
The Stooges
John Williams
Marvin Gaye
Eric B. and Rakim
Doc Watson
Wilco
Joni Mitchell
Keb Mo
Alvin Youngblood Heart
The Animals

Sounds Like: "RIYL - Modest Mouse, Jesus Christ Superstar and the Who"
Mammoth Press Magazine

"an Indie Rock clusterfuck of bluesy art-rock and beatle-pop, with theatrical harmonies and occasional dashes of bluegrass."

OR

The Beatles Making Love to Tom Waits, on Johnny Cash's Kitchen Table. -

you decide.

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ADD THEM!! They are Beautiful and Wonderful!! (and they have great taste in music too)

Record Label: Hepplewhite Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The New Zou Review from Suite 101

Underground Alert: The ZouNortheast Ohio Rock Band Begins to Makes Waves© Brittany BrownMay 22, 2008Hailing from Youngstown, OH, The Zou is an Indie Rock band increasingly gaining attention in local v...
Posted by THE ZOU on Sat, 24 May 2008 09:32:00 PST

The Zou and The Wu. ARE YOU EFFING KIDDING ME

We have just confirmed that THE WU-TANG CLAN has joined the line-up for the Jambaloosa ( a three day arts and music festival in Wampum Pennsylvania)We will be collaborating w them on song. It looks li...
Posted by THE ZOU on Sat, 24 May 2008 06:58:00 PST

=( Mike Battle - Inventor of the Echoplex dies.

If you are interested check out this article. The Echoplex is the father of all delay pedals. Rob has one of them and it makes some amazing noises.Inventor of musicans' Echoplex diesBy Jim CarneyBeaco...
Posted by THE ZOU on Thu, 15 May 2008 04:34:00 PST

The Zou at HEMPFEST this Saturday in COLUMBUS,OH

Google maps This address. S College Rd & W 12th AveColumbus, OH 43210 We are playing on the South Oval Stage at 8pm.http://www.ohiohempfest.com/here is the facebook grouphttp://osu.facebook.com/grou...
Posted by THE ZOU on Tue, 13 May 2008 07:29:00 PST

khaled on I Band Live

What a fun day this was.  all the preformances rock.  But its a real long show. so surf around.Khaled's Performance starts about an hour and 20 mins in.  He does acoustc versions of Sle...
Posted by THE ZOU on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:38:00 PST

New Limite Edition Zou Zip Hoodies

Guys / Girls $25.We only have about 10 of these. THey will be avail this weekend at our Kent , OH Show Friday  MAY 2nd  and our YOUNGSTOWN, OH Cedars Lounge Show on Saturday may 3rd...
Posted by THE ZOU on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:19:00 PST

NEW VIDEO - Forget my Name Nashville Dorm Room Edition

The Zou Forget my name (nashville dorm room edition)The Zou performing a strange version of "Forget my name" at Belmont College with friend Adam Bokesh in Oct 2008 ...
Posted by THE ZOU on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:22:00 PST

the Zous Nouveau Rock Fest LINE UP ANNOUNCED!

REPOST THIS EVERYWHERE!!! (take the 7's Out)...
Posted by THE ZOU on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:53:00 PST

Take Your love Away (SoulSwamp mix) + Free Show Info

Take Your Love Away (SoulSwamp Mix) Khaled and nicky Zou and jason. (back in the day, yo.) playing in Zou’s Living room) THE ZOU WILL BE PERFORMING AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY TOMO...
Posted by THE ZOU on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:42:00 PST

NEW VIDEO Live Performance on RuKus Radio

"Lovely Flower In your Pretty Red Hair"this Is The Zou performing "Lovely Flower in your Pretty Red Hair" live on RuKus Radio in youngstown, Ohio. RuKusRadio. net was broadcasting the performances ...
Posted by THE ZOU on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:37:00 PST