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The Grownup Noise

Back from tour show @ Lizard Lounge, Sept. 10th

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Press Quotes
"The Grownup Noise not only deliver an outstanding performance, but know how to connect with their audience and remind you what it is like to be entertained!"
- Jaron Luksa, Production Manager: The Paradise Rock Club, Boston. Touring sound engineer for The Dresden Dolls
"Loaded with hooks upon hooks upon still more hook, this Beantown quartet delivers eclectic but impossibly catchy pop nuggets laced with poetic, thought-pro-voking lyricism."
-Seven Days Paper, Burlington, VT.
"It is rare to see a show where every song holds its own distinct pleasure, but The Grownup Noise delivered just that."
- Brandeis University Press
"They are, frankly, the kind of band REM could have been if they hadn't gotten so into themselves. This is a fine debut."
- Wildy's World.blogspot.com
"At home in both the rock club and the coffeehouse, the band also has this indie rock vibe that is, nonetheless, friendly, accessible, even earnest."
- The Schenectady Gazette
“Musicianship gets you only so far. One has to be able to create good songs. So many bands forget this! Not The Grownup Noise."
-Pat Keating, Insite Magazine
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/13/2005
Band Website: thegrownupnoise.com
Band Members: Paul Hansen:guitar/ vocals
Adam Sankowski: bass/ vocals/ stuff
Katie Franich: cello, other nice sounding stuff, moral support
Kyle Crane: anything played with a drumstick.

College Representation by Nate Karol

For information and college booking contact Nate at:
[email protected]
508-333-4725

Influences: Our parents, trustworthy politicians, current and ex-girlfriends, superheroes, anything requiring chopsticks, buddies, good comedy, gin, diet coke, drummers with exceptional time, any musician that is creating for the right reasons
Sounds Like: Stupid question, I mean, is this really a good question for anyone? Even if you do sound like someone else, what musician wants to admit it? But here goes... half the members from R.E.M., 1989ish era (you get to choose which ones) are out at a show and end up getting called on stage to play an encore with Bill Frisell, a guy who went to school with those two guys from Phish, The piano player from Velvet Underground, and Connor Oberst who just came back from a week at guitar camp and learned a truckload of weird jazz guitar chords. Does this sound a bit narcissistic? Stupid question.
Record Label: Yes Please!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Part 3 (coming home!)

Ok, here comes a much over due part 3. We just passed Somerville Tennessee, so I thought that it was fitting to write a bit of a blog& as we have home on the mind and we are starting to head back to ...
Posted by The Grownup Noise on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:51:00 PST

El Tour Blog Parte II

Dear Blog, Today is a typical morning on our tour, waking up on a friend's floor (thank you, Dave!)  in Sacramento, planning the day's events (traveling, greasing, load-in, etc.), breakfasti...
Posted by The Grownup Noise on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:21:00 PST

Summer 08 Tour Blog part 1

Tour Blog:I always say "I am going to blog more this year". Oh, well& over a week in and this is the first time. At least I figured out that I don't get totally sick in the car typing. I just can't...
Posted by The Grownup Noise on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:23:00 PST

Were in the top 30 on the Boston Radio Charts...

      The Top 30 Radio Chart is based on the amount of airplay given to Boston released CD's.  It's compiled by RadioTony using playlists from WAAF, WBCN, WFNX, WMBR, WMF...
Posted by The Grownup Noise on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:13:00 PST

Were now on Pandora.com!

We found out we're on pandora.com this week, which rules.  And thanks so much to the people who have already contacted us, mentioning you found us on pandora.  It's really exciting for us to...
Posted by The Grownup Noise on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:20:00 PST

THANK YOU ALL! (Happy Holidays)

Hey everyone,I'm sorry that it took me so long to write a proper thank you to everyone who came to the CD release show! (...or who thought about coming, or couldn't because of the storm to the show......
Posted by The Grownup Noise on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:02:00 PST

Nor’ Easters are for Losers...

Fuck Snow!Come to our showThis Saturday, Paradise Lounge, 8pmIts our CD Release! w/ the Mulligrubs and Choose to Find.It's gonna be rad! Come so that we can give everyone big, big hugs for all the s...
Posted by The Grownup Noise on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:23:00 PST

Tour Blog..ongoing updates

New York City-  Intense as usual. crazy heat outside, but cool ac inside.  This guy on the street yelled at us when he saw Katie carrying her cello by herself.  We felt stupid but we al...
Posted by The Grownup Noise on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:51:00 PST

Tour Blog: Part 2!

Ok, so I'm stealing internet from some smoothie cafe in Arizonia, so I'll make this quick... basically we played great, great shows and met some great people... oh, and Paul put Diesel in our mini-van...
Posted by The Grownup Noise on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:17:00 PST

My attempt to explain and praise The Walsh Brothers (go easy on me, its tough to do)

I tried writing a heartfelt blog about the Walsh brothers already today. But it simply didn't work, so here is take two. I had this image of a grandiose, well written epic review of them and their t...
Posted by The Grownup Noise on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:31:00 PST