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Junction 299

About Me


Junction 299 is a 5-piece rock-and-roll band based in the Raleigh Metro/Triangle area of North Carolina. We play an eclectic mix of high-energy contemporary and vintage rock, with an emphasis on music that gets your blood moving. (Well, it gets our blood moving, anyway...) ;-)

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Member Since: 24/01/2006
Band Website: www.junction299.com
Band Members: m a r c h o w e l l g u i t a r
s t e v e n a s h g u i t a r
g r e g w a i t v o c a l s
m a r t y h o b b s d r u m s
r o b d w y e r b a s s
Influences: Listing influences for a band is a tricky thing; write that Elvis Costello was a strong influence in your decision to become a musician, and people tend to assume that you'll sound like him. That isn't what it means at all, of course. So, being a five-member band means we've got loads of influences between us, but that knowing what they are probably won't tell you much about how we sound, though it might tell you a bit about who we are.On covers, we tend to rock them up (and occasionally to speed them up). We like an eclectic set list (Buck Owens to White Stripes) because doing the same damn thing over and over is just plain boring. We like to inject a little humor into our sets, but not so much as to become gimmicky. We play to have fun, and have the most fun when our audience is having fun too (which is most nights).Our originals tend to sound a bit like Junction 299, only moreso.
Sounds Like: Five guys having fun playing music loudly and with little or no thought to their personal safety.
Record Label: shyeah!

My Blog

New Bands!

In case you were missing us, you will now have a couple of options for your listening pleasure in the area...Totally Otis - Marc, Rob, and Marty have teamed up with a 4th to make this new band. Watch ...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:42:00 GMT

Songlist

Act Naturally - Buck Owens American Girl - Tom Petty  Ana Ng - TMBG  Betterman - Pearl Jam Better Now - Collective Soul  Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones Brick House - Comm...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:16:00 GMT

Overtime in Overdrive

Our first gig at Overtime was a blast...  good crowd, and the high ceilings there make for some wild acoustics.  We rampaged through our sets with such fury that we nearly ran out of materia...
Posted by on Sat, 13 May 2006 22:12:00 GMT

Upper Deck, Off Hook

The show at the Upper Deck last night was off the hook!  A whole slew of JUNkies turned out, and their energy was too infectious to resist, spilling over to the rest of the crowd.  Our entir...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Feb 2006 08:07:00 GMT