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Nine Pound Shadow

About Me


Long ago, as little kids, Breandain and Chris were taught to revere John Lennon and Elvis. (Lennon for his choice in bandmates, his charisma and heart-breaking humanity. Elvis for his dancing.) Their drunken and raving father would recite Bob Dylan lyrics to them late into the evening and sometimes into the early morning, asking them for their own interpretations of the artist's words. Unfortunately, the boys were too little to know what their pop meant or how to respond, but still the impression was made that the lyrics must be very meaningful.
A few years later, Breandain and Chris learned how to play guitar and shabbily imitate their musical heroes, and a few years after that the kids started to write songs together, which were all pretty lousy. But it was a start.
Enter the 21st century (oh where did you go better days, simpler times...): Breandain and Chris had gotten better at guitar and songwriting; their little sister Moi had grown into a fierce drumming beastmaster; and their other little sister Siobhan (a.k.a. lil' Liberace) had become a classically trained pianist of moderate reknown on the local recital circuit.
The cosmos and interstellar planets of fate had aligned . The moon was in it's seventh house and Jupiter was doing something with Mars (...basically some magical cosmic tomfoolery). The time had come to unite a la voltron-esque synthesis and form a band, a musical band, of average skill but exceptional heart. In a time of darkness, the weight of all we've done is ever-present; it haunts us. And still, there is a light inextricably bound to and balancing the darkness - the hope that it can all be turned around in a moment: Nine Pound Shadow

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Member Since: 2/20/2006
Band Website: coming soon " coming soon
Band Members: Breandain-vocals and guitar, Chris-vocals and guitar, Siobhan-keys, Moi-drums
Influences: Beatles, U2, Wilco, Aimee Mann, Shins, Bobby D., Death Cab, the Welcome Matt, Powderwheel, Otis Redding, Coldplay, Damien Rice, Ozzy Osbourne (in the Randy Rhodes Era), Sam Cooke, T.I., the Eagles and Cat Stevens.
Sounds Like: Music with a slight Nine Pound Shadow influence/
Record Label: labeless

My Blog

2 Things...

Just 2 things: A couple of weeks ago an article about the band came out in San Francisco Magazine's October music issue. The article completely exceded our expectations with it's entertaining and ins...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:57:00 GMT

Bottom of the Hill

Last night's show was a blast! Playing at Bottom of the Hill was definitely the coolest thing we've ever done. We had a great time, and having so many friends come out to cheer us on was a big part ...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:12:00 GMT

A Pair of Songs

For the past couple of months we've plugging away on a six song EP over in the city. It's all happening in a tiny apartment/recording studio on the fringes of the Tenderloin. Althought the process h...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:49:00 GMT