AUTOPUNCH
Buffalo, New York, United States | SELF
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Press
"Drawing influence from funk-driven jam bands such as Moe., but incorporating influence from harder blues-inspired rock like Rage Against the Machine, Autopunch is becoming one of Buffalo's definitive jam bands." - buffaBLOG
Local bands have continued to have prominence as opening acts. For many of the bands it's been a dream come true. "It meant the world to us to play there," said Luke Hammill of the rock band Autopunch, which opened for Morris Day and [the] Time on June 9.
"When we first started about two years ago, that was one of the goals we had. It's about as high as you can go in playing a local show. I've seen some of my favorite bands there, and now I can say my band played there too," Hammill said. - The Buffalo News
"A jam band of impressive proportions, capable of rocking alongside the best Buffalo has to offer." - The Spectrum
"[Autopunch] possesses the potential to become the next big thing to come out of Buffalo." - The Spectrum
"Autopunch rocked the funk out." - Artvoice TV
"Autopunch introduced its new EP to the world in style." - Buffalo.com
"Autopunch brings a number of musical sensibilities to the table, with influences that include the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Led Zeppelin and Stone Temple Pilots." - Artvoice
"[Opening band Autopunch] worked hard to bring the crowd around." - The Buffalo News
"Young turks Autopunch will slap some math-rock into their take on the party funk." - The Good Neighborhood
Discography
-AUTOPUNCH (self-titled EP, 2011)
-Norma Jeane / Tom's Song (double-A-side single, 2011)
-SONGS (LP, 2012)
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Bio
A Buffalo, N.Y. rock-and-roll band whose sound has been described by The Buffalo News as "a disarmingly inventive hybrid of soul, psychedelia, funk, alt-rock and good ol’ jamming."
In 2011, the band released a self-titled 6-song EP, earned an opening slot at Downtown Buffalo's weekly Thursday at the Square concert series, and traveled as far west as Cleveland, as far north as Montreal, as far east as Glens Falls, and as far south as Jamestown to perform.
AUTOPUNCH was also featured on the 2011 Best of Buffalo compilation album and was buffaBLOG's choice for Best Rock Band in the 2011 WBNY Music Awards. In early 2012, the band released its first full-length album, SONGS.
To book AUTOPUNCH, please email Jordan Pescrillo at japesc08@gmail.com. For anything else, please email Luke Hammill (luke@autopunch.org) and/or Dan Wallace (wallace@autopunch.org).
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