Scandalized by experimental electronic and alternative rock music, New York’s FIGO is a five piece group with vocalist/guitarist Parag Bhandari, bassist Paul Daly, guitarist Robert Rivadeneira, programmer Ryan Jones, and drummer Evan Lytton. Influenced by groups like Primal Scream, NIN, The Misfits, The Chemical Brothers, and The Ramones, the band fuses intense raw live energy with pounding beats and samples. FIGO also doubles as a two-man DJ crew, with Parag and Paul on the decks, who mix heavy house club tracks with punk and rock. With a 4-song EP released in late 2006, FIGO has been busy this past year, garnering a strong fan-base through both live and DJ gigs at clubs across the country. The band has already crushed performances at venues like Chicago’s Crobar and New York City’s Bowery Ballroom with appearances at Amsterjam Music Festival, Winter Music Conference, CMJ Music Marathon, and South By Southwest. The group has shared bills with artists such as The Presets, Datarock, Wolfmother, She Wants Revenge, The Sounds, Foo Fighters, Tommie Sunshine, ...Trail Of Dead, The Benevento Russo Duo, and VHS or BETA.
The band will release "The Devil Knows My Name," a new double-single in early August, followed by a run of midwest and northeast club dates.
FIGO (EP)
©2006 All Songs Written By FIGO
Produced By FIGO and Jason Stasium
Album Artwork by Brian Rubio
Mixed by Jason Stasium at Right Track & Battery Studios, NYC
Mastered By Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound, NYC
9 Top Unsigned Band
Purevolume.com (December 2006)
Staff Pure Pick
Purevolume.com (December 2006)
"A little alternative, a bit electronic and whole lot of rock - FIGO sends their self titled monster. A fusion of styles that comes into a sound of its own, these boys are out to take the world by storm. Experimental, with big vocals and ripping guitars, catch 'em live before they explode."
NY Waste Magazine (February 2007)
Nominated for Artist of the Month
The Deli Magazine (March 2007)
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561.433.3379
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