Biography
2006 saw a lot of firsts for The Mantras. to name a few: We recorded our first album (self titled); Started seeing our first group of usuals in the crowd; Our first Halloween show was a roaring success; and NYE was a sold out affair leaving us feeling very optimistic about the coming year.
2007 has been just as momentous as ever... Opening for Rusted Root, Barefoot Manner, Dub-Conscious and The Bridge was just the tip of the iceberg! We played to a sold out crowd at Ziggy's opening for Perpetual Groove and Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band Booty Band... Recorded and Released a New Album, "How Many?"... Organized and headlined our own outdoor music festival THE MANTRA BASH! (Which was a roaring success and looks to be an annual affair!!)... Sold out several performances at our home town venue "The Blind Tiger", including our annual Halloween and New Years Eve Shows... and started making tracks in the surrounding states!
2008 has been a building year for The Mantras: We hit the East Coast hard, making it all the way up to Philadelphia, P.A. and all the way down to Miami, F.L., touring to promote our new album “How Many?”. We have also been concentrating on building our fanbase locally, selling out shows in our hometown and working a heavy rotation of venues in the surrounding area. With marquee performances at this year’s Trinumeral Music and Arts Festival and The Spring Fling, coupled with the fact that Mantrabash more than doubled in attendance from last year, it seems things are looking more promising than ever for The Mantras!
THE MANTRAS HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH SUCH ACTS AS:
Rusted Root, Randal Bramblett, Perpetual Groove, The Bridge, Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band, The Lee Boys, Addison Groove Project, Jeff Sype, Barefoot Manner, Dub-Conscious, Mother's Finest, Brock Butler (of P-Groove), Sci-Fi, The Burnin' Smyrnans, Mark Schimick, Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes, Hobex, and many more!
Instrumentation
Keith Allen- Guitar, Vox
Marcus Horth- Guitar, Vox
Justin Loew- drums
Brian Tyndall- Bass, Vox
Brent Vaughn- Aux Percussion, Vox
Discography
1) "The Mantras" (self titled)
Type: album
All songs have been played on wqfs Greensboro
2) "How Many?"
Type: Album
All songs have been played on wqfs Greensboro
We also have many Live Recordings posted on www.archive.org
Links
| http://www.themantras.net |