Seattle Subsonic

EMP Sound Off! Semi Final 1 @ Sky church

February 12th, 2009

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Semi-Final #1 – Saturday Feb, 14 8:00 (doors @ 7) all ages
@ the EMP Sky Church
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Every year, the Seattle’s Experience Music Project hosts the area’s biggest and greatest under-21 battle of the bands -. There are 3 semi-finals where bands duke it out round robin style with a final round to choose an overall winner March 7th. Here we have a bios and a couple sample tunes for the bands competing in Round 1
Enter the contest below to win tix, T’s and CDs for the 2009 Sound Off Finals
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Dearboy – Seattle, WA
Dearboy is an all-girl band of troubadours that sound like they could have formed in an 18th century Prague café. Armed with instruments such as mandolin, upright bass and accordion, this group combines seemingly opposite genres to create fresh, bouncy indie pop that’s been likened to a meeting of DeVotchKa and the Spice Girls.
.“You Live in Your Head”
[audio:http://www.seattlesubsonic.com/wp-content/uploads/music/sound_off_2009/01DearboyYouLiveinYourHead.mp3] .
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Dyno Jamz - Seattle, WA
This impressive hip-hop jazz combo features seven classically trained musicians who showcase funky brass arrangements, fronted by one dynamic MC. Think Miles Davis meets De La Soul and you’ve got Dyno Jamz—bringing the cool jazz of the West Coast to the 80s hip-hop of the East Coast. Ya dig?
“Come Out and Play”

[audio:http://www.seattlesubsonic.com/wp-content/uploads/music/sound_off_2009/02DynoJamzComeOutandPlay.mp3]
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Love Trucker – Vancouver, WA
Love Trucker embodies the raw purity of new school rock ‘n’ roll. Their music is influenced by the sounds of 70s excess rock, the driving beats of Zeppelin, and angelic country sounds of classic greats like Gram Parsons. Love Trucker transports classic blue collar rock to bright new horizons with their tight rhythm section, unmistakable charm and distinctive front man with bold vocals.
“Come On and Dance”

[audio:http://www.seattlesubsonic.com/wp-content/uploads/music/sound_off_2009/03LoveTruckerComeOnandDance.mp3]
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Schoolboy Gutbuster – Issaquah, WA
Schoolboy Gutbuster, a high school trio from Issaquah, WA, have the rare talent of bringing a fresh and new perspective to the pop/rock genre. With sincere vocals, frank lyrics and 2.5 minute gems, Jeff Stillwell crafts delightful pop songs earning comparisons to early Beatles.
“Too Tired”

[audio:http://www.seattlesubsonic.com/wp-content/uploads/music/sound_off_2009/04SchoolboyGutbusterTooTired.mp3]
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To help get you psyched about this year’s SOUND OFF!, Seattle Subsonic has s a killer Sound Off! package to give out that includes 2 Sound Off! 2009 T’s 2 Sound Off! 2009 CDs and a pair of tix to the Sound Off Finals. To enter, send an email here with SOUND OFF! in the subject (winner drawn Monday March 2nd)