Asking Andy

Artist Information

Biography

Asking Andy is a Harrisburg,PA based party/cover band that is entertaining crowds and creating fans up and down the east coast, and throughout the midwest USA.Playing your favorite Rock/Pop covers from yesterday & today, AA is compiled of talented musicians from some of PA's hottest bands. It all started in August of 2005 when Andy and former members of the bands Adickdid,Something Fluid,rU21,Strange Reality,and Broke By Tuesday joined forces to create one of the PA area's premier party bands. Asking Andy performs a collage of music that the listener wants to hear and that makes you want to get freaky on the dance floor. If you enjoy high energy,danceable rock covers,crazy antics from stupid people, and an overall enjoyable time then come on out to an AA meeting at a venue near you and see why everyone is ASKING ANDY.

Asking Andy is set apart from other area bands by not only their musical proficiency,but by their fast paced,fun stage show as well their absolute love of performing live.Never a dull moment at an "AA meeting", that is what keeps people coming back again, and again.

Instrumentation

Keith Hoppes: Lead Vocals
Darrell Adams: Guitar/Vocals
Brian Miller: Guitar/Vocals
Patrick Riordan: Bass
Luke Barnhart: Drums

Discography

No albums are recorded at this time, as Asking Andy is primarily a cover band.

An Asking Andy original EP is under discussion,and will likely happen by fall of 2009.

Official Website

http://www.askingandy.com

Audio

• Asking Andy - Jenny Jenny
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• Asking Andy - American Idiot
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• Asking Andy - Good
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Press

• Weekender south live article [+ Show ]
  

  Asking Andy/ November 30/ Michael Danilowicz It’s not an easy life for our local bands. First, mos...Asking Andy/ November 30/ Michael Danilowicz
  It’s not an easy life for our local bands. First, most of the members have full time jobs, in addition to their gigs, so getting practice time in can be hard to do. Getting booked is no easy task either, especially if the band is trying to branch out in a new area. There are plenty more problems that face bands too; but imagine what it’s like for a newly formed group.
  
  Just ask members of the band Asking Andy, who came together in August. One of the keys for any new band is to gain a following and such is the case with this band.
  
  “We try to grab the interest of as many people as possible to get them to return to our next shows,” drummer Luke Barnhart said. “We try to use the Internet as much as possible to spread the word but the true sale is at the show.”
  
  One area the band hopes to acquire a following is in Bloomsburg. Asking Andy will be playing Harry’s Grille on December 16. But it won't be the first time they played there, the band were the featured performers at the Katrina Benefit concert a few months ago. Barnhart said that the band can’t wait to return.
  
  “We had a great response from the crowd the first time we played,” he said. “It was great to have a crowd that interacted in songs with us.”
  
  Asking Andy is made up from four different local bands: Broke by Tuesday, rU21, aDickdid and Something Fluid.
  
  “The hardest part seems to be getting used to each other’s musical style,” Barnhart said. “We came from four different cover bands doing the same songs just doing them differently; finding a happy medium is tougher than we thought.”
  
  Speaking of songs, guitar player Darrel Adams said that the band isn’t limited to tunes from a certain time period or genre, they play what gets people on the dance floor.
  
  “We're currently playing covers by bands such as Green Day, Blink 182,Bowling for Soup, Rick Springfield, Tommy Tutone, Fallout Boy, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty, Weezer, and the list goes on,” he explained.
  
  A lot of people are curious about the name Asking Andy and what it means, Adams said. But the guitar player is tight lipped about the answer.
  
  “That’s top-secret information and I would have to ask Andy if I would be allowed to tell you,” he said. “So my suggestion to them is to come out to an AA show and find out for themselves.”
  
  Along with finding out whom Andy is, there are other reasons to check out this new band in the area, Adams said.
  
  “We are definitely planning to add a few original songs to the AA set lists in the future ...” he pointed out. “ ... but the main thing that Asking Andy hopes to accomplish now, and in the future, is to completely entertain everyone that comes to an AA show.”
  
  Go Asking Andy December 16 Harry’s Grille, 18 West Main St. Bloomsburg
  
  For more information visit www.askingandy.com
  
  
  

Setlist

Our typical full night show consisits of 3 sets of music,each approx. 1 hour in length.

We cover songs from bands such as:Green Day,Blink 182,3 doors down,Bowling for soup,Good Charlotte,Better Than Ezra,The Knack,The Refreshments,Tommy Tutone,Wild Cherry,Steppenwolf,Poptart Monkeys,Jimmy Eat World,Pearl Jam,The Beatles,The Proclaimers,The Ramones,The Toadies,The Romantics,Rick Springfield,All American Rejects,My Chemical Romance,Fallout Boy,Puddle of Mudd,EMF,Bloodhound Gang,Kid Rock,etc.

All types of danceable rock music from throughout the years.

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