Artist Information Biography "Dream Pop” A love for deep grooves anchors entheos while they dress their songs with shimmering acoustic pop hooks.  Tight melodic vocal harmonies evoke the popular Greenwich Village sounds of the 1960’s, while indie rock and Britpop inform their music.  entheos claims influences as diverse as Toto, Roni Size, Doves, Muse, Massive Attack, Air, 311, Pink Floyd, and the Beatles.  Dream Pop best describes their actual musical niche, earning entheos superlative comparisons to Mazzy Star, Everything but the Girl and Mojave 3. This brother and sister team have been singing together since grade school.  “For us, performing together is a really natural thing,” says Carl.  “It’s a kind of dynamic conversation, between each other and our audience.  Though I’m also a visual artist, I realize that words and music are sometimes a more powerful form of communication,” Alison explains. Performances Since their first show in 2001, entheos has played at varied venues around Greater Cincinnati, including: The Southgate House, The Contemporary Arts Center, The Carnegie Arts Center, Enjoy the Arts, The Artery, Madison Theatre, Plush, Arnold's, Mammoth Coffee, Courtyard Cafe, and York St. Cafe. The band released their self-titled album, entheos, on the 23rd of October 2004 at the York St. Cafe. Duos and Dichotomies Listening to the band you get a sense of their expansive emotional territory: Bliss and sorrow, sadness and wonder.  College professors would call this a dichotomy, or perhaps even a paradox.  But Alison and Carl aren’t seeking intellectual answers.  entheos is looking to pull something deeper from their passionate audience, something from within, using sound.  entheos and Etymology Spirit and enthusiasm are energies the band and their audience share for one another, and also contribute to the meaning of entheos, both as a word and a musical force.  entheos has in fact, derived their name from the greek etymological root of the word, enthusiasm.  Because of that spirit and enthusiasm, entheos enjoys a growing and returning crowd.  For the band, playing to their audience isn’t just another gig.  “It’s a real event, a happening,” Carl says.  Continues Alison, “It’s something special. We’re making an authentic connection with our audience every time.” http://www.entheosmusic.com Instrumentation entheos performs both as an acoustic duo and a full trip-hop band. Carl G. Shepard - vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming Alison Shepard - vocals, keyboards, percussion Justin Webb - drums, percussion Discography entheos EP released Oct. 23rd 2004 entheos/sense released Sept. 12th 2009 Links http://www.myspace.com/entheos