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Capitol Hill

Don't Drop the Rock, Just Inflate it with Soul

About Me

Capitol Hill is a six piece live hip hop band out of Providence Rhode Island. Recently they have opened for such acts as JURASSIC 5, SHOOTYZ GROOVE, AKROBTIK (ONE HALF OF THE PERCEPTIONISTS), FEAR NUTTIN BAND, THE PRESS PROJECT, OTHERWISE, AND JARED CAMPBELL. Unlike typical hip hop where a DJ lays down a sample, Capitol Hill seeks to push the boundaries of what hip hop can accomplish. The band provides either a sample, or their interpretation of a song, or a totally original background, as the Emcees spit. Inspired by The Roots and the various musical backgrounds of each member, Capitol Hill samples jazz, rock, funk, and classic hip hop beats. In 2007 they completed an east coast tour spanning from MA to PA. Each stop marked a new adventure for the band. While crowds cheered, many club ownders demanded that the band return asap!!I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!

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Member Since: 7/11/2006
Band Website: you are looking it at it. Real site coming soon...
Band Members: Scott Free - Vox
Shoeless Jeff - Vox
JR - Bass
Matt - Guitar
Brendan - Drums
Mike - Sax

Influences: The Roots, Shootyz Groove, Jurassic 5, Soulive, Rage Against the Machine, Led Zeppelin, The Press, Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix, 311, Dave Matthews Band, Charlie Parker, Sam Kininger, Bad Brains, and many more.
Sounds Like: The Roots if Stevie Ray Vaughn played guitar, and with a sax player to add hooks, riffs, and melodies.
Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Tour update 4

tour is going well, we're having  a blast much respect to commissariat for putting us up for the night, check them out asap on myspace, and the brickhouse brewery for providing some awesome fans ...
Posted by Capitol Hill on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 04:35:00 PST

Tour Update 3

well, we're finding that bars and cafes really don't like having live music sundays-wed, we're looking to fill slots from june 3-6, if you're a band putting a show together and you're in the CT, RI, o...
Posted by Capitol Hill on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:51:00 PST

Spring 2007 Tour Update 2 Please Help Fill!!!!

What up everyone, Happy New Year to you and yours!!So here's the deal...Cap Hill is looking to book dates for the following times, any help will be much appreciated, we will def return the favor for y...
Posted by Capitol Hill on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 01:00:00 PST

for those of you who don't know who we are.....

Hi again, I thought I'd post a little formal statement about just who Capitol Hill is. Basically, here's the deal. We're six piece, live hip hop, funk, jazz outfit based out of Providence. I guess you...
Posted by Capitol Hill on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:48:00 PST

shows/tour 2007/update

What up world, here's whats up in Cap Hill Land.... First off, we're booking studio time as we speak to record our EP entitled "Don't Drop the Rock Just Inflate it With Soul" to be released in late wi...
Posted by Capitol Hill on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:39:00 PST