The Blown Gasket Orchestra
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We are The Blown Gasket Orchestra, and we play music. Although it is just myself writing this at the moment, I'll use "we," and pretend that the whole band is typing this all at once. Which would be hard, as there a quite a few members in the group. So now it's time to talk up the band just enough let you know that we don't have low self esteem, but not too much to seem conceited. Here it comes. "THE BLOWN GASKET ORCHESTRA ARE AN INNOVATIVE BAND THAT HAVE BEEN MET WITH POSITIVE REVIEWS AND GROWING CROWDS." Most bands feel that it's hard to describe their music, and no one wants to be pigeonholed, especially pigeons, so let's put it like this: We incorporate several different styles of genres. Some songs can create a swinging jazz feel or a tight pop sound, others provide a funky wall of avant-garde rock. The arrangements often have innovative time signatures that stretch the imagination, and instrumentation that sets an animated scene that grabs the listeners attention. ************************************************************** Our members include musical director, (that's me) STEPHEN HUGHES, showing off on the Wurlitzer stage piano, bass, acoustic guitar, vocals and occasional trumpet. Saxophonist ROB MACINTOSH will take you on a wild ride with his growling tenor, while fellow saxophonist MICHAEL MURDOCK sustains the energy with the low end roar of his baritone. On electric guitar JONATHAN ANDREWS rips it up with his distinguishing sounds and slick solos while DEAN GALLANT keeps the bass driving so the audience can not help but move to his groove. NOEL TAUSSIG plays a jack of all trades as he sings, dances and provides a variety of sounds and rhythms with his bag of percussion and alto saxophone for the odd song. Then there is wild man CLAUDE SAMSON securing the beats on his shiny white drum kit. BREAKING NEWS! We have a new member named RYAN VELTMEYER, who plays the trombone. Welcome to the band Ryan! ************************************************************** ONE LAST PITCH IF YOU'RE NOT SOLD YET! We put on an energetic show in an uninhibited manner that will make you feel less self conscience, thus inspired into a good time. If you get a chance, don't miss us, of we'll miss you. Thank you and good day.Band/artist history
All the members of the band have been close frinds and bandmates in other groups together for the last ten years.
October 2006 was the first show of
The Blown Gasket Orchestra.Have you performed in front of an audience?Their shows are infrequent so catch them when you can.
Your musical influences
The Blown Gasket Orchestra's live show mixes pop music and avant garde jazz in a way comparable to Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention.What equipment do you use?
Wurlitzer stage piano.Anything else?
They say if it rains on the day you were born that your love for the truth will forever endure.
And you'll find it hard when it gets in the way of the people you hurt from the things that you say.
You say you've got to see, how the future is filled with unrest. Making it hard to leave, the future with anything less.
You can read it word for word, until the lines get slightly blured, and everybody in the world has something different that they've heard. Little things get in the way, like how you act and what you say. Common sense to your dismay, insensitive to all your pain.
At the end of the day when the sun goes down, does she stay up all night in her own home town.
And does she have to fight for the same equal pay that the man in the moon always still takes away.All comments (1)
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