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THE CONSTELLATIONS

About Me


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Dubbed an Atlanta supergroup by locals, The Constellations officially formed when vocalist Elijah Jones teamed up with Grammy-winning producer Ben H. Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley) to create Southern Gothic. Jones and Allen tossed ideas around for two years before finally recording. Now the band and its ever-changing line-up of Atlanta musicians is playing sold out shows in Atlanta’s most popular venues, from the Earl, Star Bar, Lenny’s, the Drunken Unicorn, and even Athens’ the 40 Watt.
Recorded at Maze Studios, Southern Gothic (?Make Records Not Bombs?, 2008) is a meandering tour of the underbelly of Atlanta, lead by Jones’ gruff delivery and parabolic lyrics. Lush production invokes the muscular rhythms of ‘70s Fela Kuti, the propelling pop sensibility of the Gorillaz and the vocals of a modern-day Tom Waits. Cee Lo of Gnarls Barkley and newly signed SRC artist Asher Roth are featured on the album, with a revision of Tom Waits’ “Step Right Up” as a centerpiece. Also on the album are Atlanta musicians Brand Hagen (Trances Arc) and Julian Dorio (The Whigs).The Constellations live show consists of a five-man band backing Jones’ trademark vocals and persona: James Arnold, Ryan Davis, Jamie Gordon, Wes Hoffman (Second Shift), and Chandler Rentz (Snowden, Ocha la Rocha). A crowd-pleasing, all-girl “Clap Squad” covers back-up vocals and completes the spectacle. The band plays locally monthly and will begin touring nationally this summer.
View the complete The Constellations tour schedule
The Constellations - "Felicia" from Raygun on Vimeo .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/14/2006
Band Members: Live Band:
Elijah Jones (Vocals)
Ryan Davis (Guitar/Keys)
Wes Hoffman (Bass)
Chandler Rentz (Drums)
Jamie Gordon (Keys)
James Arnold (Guitar/Percussion)
Alaina Terry (Clap Squad)
Shabnam Bashiri (Clap Squad)
Amanda Elliott (Clap Squad)
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Sounds Like: A Psychedelic soul-rock explosion.
Record Label: MRNB
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Check out this free remix!

http://www.ohhcrapp.net/2009/02/constellations.htmlyeah. now go listen to it, and don't resist the urge to dance.
Posted by on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:58:00 GMT

The Constellations are going on tour...

and we need your help!! We've got some stuff in the works, but we figure what better way to make sure we find the right gigs in the right towns then to ask everyone for help? So... Here's a list of th...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:52:00 GMT

The Constellations on Haveyouheard.net

That's right. We went in to the studio today and recorded a live session and interview for Haveyouheard.net. If you've never heard of it, go to their website and check it out, or download their podcas...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:21:00 GMT

Moving right along...

We've been super busy practicing with the new guys. We are really excited about our new additions and we can't wait til the next show so they can make their debut. We think you'll like them as much as...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:40:00 GMT

A Busy week for the Constellations...

So last week was a busy week for us. On Monday we shot our first major video for Felicia with Eric De Fino of Raygun. We had so much fun doing it and want to thank everyone who was involved or helped ...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:12:00 GMT

Dear Milwaukee, we love you

We would like to thank all of our Milwaukee area listeners that voted us into slot #17 on Radio Milwaukee's "Top 100 of 2008" List. Having fans of your caliber is a great honor.We will be seeing...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:40:00 GMT

FAH-LEE-SHIZZ-UHL

Hello People.We've posted the album version of Felicia to get you all hot and ready for our FIRST VIDEO! we shoot on Monday with Eric De Fino of Raygun, and we're very excited.so in other words, START...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:55:00 GMT

RETURN OF THE BLOG.

So, I've been an asshole.What? I'm sorry, okay. I don't have a computer... well myself personally. You'll be seeing more blog action from us "going forward". Pictures, videos, all kinds of tasty treat...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:47:00 GMT

constellations spotlight in august issue of SE performer

http://www.performermag.com/sep.spot01.0808.php
Posted by on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:43:00 GMT

creative loafing on the constellations

creative loafing constellations article!
Posted by on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:39:00 GMT