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Candy Bars

Understanding Navigation Tour - July 2007

About Me

11 song debut CD, "..ting Ti-Gers in Half and Understanding Narravation" (New Granada - NG011) currently available in Compact Disc and Digital Download formats.
"Candy Bars persevere in creating a true work of art" - Under the Radar
"Candy Bars bring weird little abstract worlds to life with seemingly nonsensical lyrics that occasionally flash with cogency, it's like listening to a crazy man who might once have been a genius... There are Beach Boys breezes on the echo-wonderful 'Violets' and 'The Birthday Song' sounds like Mercury Rev...It's all tethered to Martinez's elusive voice, which gets more and more believable as it moves toward peculiar places." - Magnet
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To purchase the CD, please visit the New Granada online store by clicking the link below:
CLICK HERE TO ORDER THE CD FROM CDBABY
The Candy Bars CD is also available locally in the Tampa Bay area at any these fine independent record stores: Vinyl Fever, Sound Exchange, Mojo Music & Daddy Kool
To purchase the album digitally:
CLICK HERE TO ORDER FROM ITUNES
CLICK HERE TO ORDER FROM AMAZON.COM’S NEW MP3 SERVICE
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/17/2005
Band Website: newgranada.com
Band Members: Daniel Martinez - voice, guitar
Ryan Hastings - drums, percussion
Influences: Nancy Sinatra, Sandy Shaw, Donovan, Maker's Mark, Squeeky Ceiling Fans, Fleetwood Mac, Berlioz, L'Anse aux Meadows
Sounds Like: Pop music, fevered, drowned in reverb, and innocent, remarks with irony, a filmed reenactment of an overdose. It was intended that Candy Bars be composers of an incidental style. Failure. Incidental music created with intention remains unintelligible.
Record Label: New Granada
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Final show?

We played at New World on Saturday 7/19.  We were very confused at the amount of comments we were receiving from people saying they were glad they made it to our "final show".  Hmmm... ...
Posted by Candy Bars on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:52:00 PST

Candy Bars live at New World Brewery

The fine folks at Reax Music Magazine shot some video of our latest performance at New World Brewery (at the Dark Romantics record release show in May) for their recently launched Reax.tv site.Watch a...
Posted by Candy Bars on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:04:00 PST

2 shows in May with new labelmates The Dark Romantics!

We will be sharing the bill with Lakeland's The Dark Romantics twice in May, helping them celebrate the release of their limited 2-song 7" on Tampa's own New Granada Records.  Help us welcome The...
Posted by Candy Bars on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:11:00 PST

’Bars opening for Matt Pond PA (St. Augustine)!

Just confirmed. We will be opening for Matt Pond PA at Cafe 11 in St. Augsutine on Thursday 3/06.We will be performing the Cat Power "Moon Pix" tribute set at 8:30, first of 3 bands. go to Cafe 11 fo...
Posted by Candy Bars on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:24:00 PST

First show in months....

We will be playing New World Brewery on Saturday 2/02 to help celebrate the debut release from New Granada Records labelmate King of Spain.  We are planning a special set for the evening, coverin...
Posted by Candy Bars on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:53:00 PST

In Hiding?

No.  We are not in hiding.  After our short tour (thanks again and again to everyone who came out), we decided it was time to regroup, re-imagine and create.We're taking the next several mon...
Posted by Candy Bars on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:09:00 PST

Thanks a million...

A big thank you to everyone who came out tonight and showed some love.  We had a great time and really appreciated everyone helping us get ready for this trip up north. We will be playing a show ...
Posted by Candy Bars on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:22:00 PST

Candy Bars Northeast show dates!!!

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Posted by Candy Bars on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:09:00 PST

DC... Here we come !!

Just added...Monday July 30 @The Black Cat (Backroom) in Washington, DC.  Joining us will be DC locals, The Engine Room.  Check our main page for more dates and details. CB...
Posted by Candy Bars on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:24:00 PST

NYC - Here We Come!!!!, Part 2

2nd show confirmed!!!!Sat. 7/28 @ Union Hall; Brooklyn, NY w/ Benni Hemm Hemm (from Iceland) and Get Him Eat Him (Absolutely Kosher Records)and of course:Sun. 7/29 @ Piano's, New York, NY w/ Christian...
Posted by Candy Bars on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:53:00 PST