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The Sophomore Effort

About Me

Since 1999 five friends from Tampa, Florida have had one goal to produce catchy, melodic, guitar driven music guaranteed to stick in your mind well after the disc has stopped spinning.
To this end they have released or been included on over 10 compilations, movie soundtracks and full length CDs.
These have been released on various labels all over the world including Pirate/Sony (Germany), BeriBeri (Germany), ADD (USA), and their latest 13 song offering titled StoriesPicturesWords on Brazils Undermusic Records and the US imprint Hangmen Records.
All have been met with great reviews however, The Sophomore Effort is at its best when playing live.
This was never more evident then during their July/August 2004 tour of Brazil in support of "stories...pictures...words".
Playing to packed clubs throughout Brazil they brought each song to life with an energy that is unmatched.
They plan to continue playing live in support of the current release while crafting new songs to continue to build upon the framework they have laid.
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The Sophomore Effort's “Stories...pictures...words” CD:
Click to buy from Interpunk Click to download from Download Punk

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Member Since: 23/11/2004
Band Website: www.thesophomoreeffort.com
Band Members:

Frank Lacatena-Vocals
Joe Kiser- Guitar
Jimmy Reese- Guitar
Brian Roberts- Bass
John Gatto - Drums

AIM = sophomoreeffrt
Influences: Way too many to mention.....from Black Sabbath to 7 Seconds...and everywhere in between!!!

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Sounds Like: Jimmy Eat World, Samiam, Foo Fighters....so it's been said anyway!!
Record Label: Hangmen Records (US) Undermusic (Brazil)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Write-up on Xmas show

Check out the write up on our Xmas show by clickinghere.
Posted by on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:54:00 GMT

New Show just added!!!

NEW GRANADA PRESENTS...The Sophomore EffortPlain Jane AutomobileNessieSaturday June 17New World Brewery1313 8th Ave.Ybor City (Tampa), FL813-248-4969$5.00, 21 , 9:00 door       ...
Posted by on Fri, 26 May 2006 05:19:00 GMT

Pics from Pierfest 2006

Check out the pics from Pierfest 2006 by clicking here.
Posted by on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:35:00 GMT

Check out this event: Pierfest 2006

Hosted By: The Sophomore EffortWhen: Sunday Apr 09, 2006 at 12:00 PMWhere: The Pier Rotunda800 2nd Ave. NESt. Petersburg, FL 33701USDescription: The Sophomore Effort Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:28:00 GMT

TSE in Alternative Press

Alternative Press does write up's of unsigned bands if enough of their fans write in. If even a few hundred of you guys do it we'd could get coverage and that would be huge for us! Here is the e...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:44:00 GMT

Pics from 2005 Brazilian tour!

Here's some pics from our 2005 Brazilian tour...you can view more by clicking here.  
Posted by on Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:24:00 GMT

Brazilian tour!!!!

The tour is going great, playing in San Jose Dos Campos tonight...will post photos/videos from the tour soon!!!
Posted by on Fri, 05 Aug 2005 08:43:00 GMT

Full video for "Long Way Down" now available!

The full video for "Long Way Down" is now available! Check it out at www.thesophomoreeffort.com
Posted by on Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:29:00 GMT

Upcoming shows...video clip

We have a couple of shows coming up..... 6/10 @   The Crown, Ybor City w/Four Star Riot, and guests TBA $8 7/23 @ The Neptune Lounge, Tarpon Springs w/Knowing Stu,The Chase Theory,...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Jun 2005 16:32:00 GMT

Video shoot

We started working on our video for "Long Way Down" yesterday. We shot all of the band perfomance stuff, now we're gonna shoot the "concept" footage. We should have a sample clip to post on the websi...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:06:00 GMT