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The best kept secret in music
Press
"What sets the bands music apart from the crappy pile of third wave post-grunge out there today is an insistence on honesty and emotion--without sacrificing hooks and melody. Hoodwink is a logical extension of what could have happened to Grunge's legacy had to the rap-metal movement of Southern California not taken hold of the publics music-listening consciousness." - Sarah Farr
"Hoodwink is emotion-driven alternative pop-rock with very hooky melodies--edgy at times, floaty at times, but always with that emotional push." - Sonya Hobson
Hoodwink is releasing “1107 Alfred Street,” (the name taken from the Camp Washington address where the band practices) a solid rock album with a hint of a post-grunge sound and a melodic pop edge.
The group, fronted by Little Rock transplant Todd Winston, who hooked up with Cincinnati’s Kevin Leaton (drums) and John Distler (bass), shows some great writing with Winston’s strong vocals.
There’s more Seattle sound than his Southern roots to Winston’s vocals, but he said the band hardly set out to be grunge-like.
“I come from a song writer background with hundreds of acoustic shows in Little Rock and Memphis. I’m more into storytelling artists like Jeff Buckley and REM. I’ve always wanted to hear a story…I was in my crucial years when Grunge music broke and I guess it comes across. Basically our band is pure emotion.”
- Rick Bird
Discography
"Here's To Hoping" (LP) 2001 (Airplay on WAIF 88.3 F.M. , Cincinnati, OH and Bearcast Internet Radio, University of Cincinnati)
"1107 Alfred St" (LP) (2002) (Airplay on WAIF, 88.3, and WOXY 97.7 F.M. as well as streams on MP3.com) CD made available through CD Now, Amazon.com, and Best Buy.
"the faces of" (EP) Released in november of 2003, hoodwink's newest offering earned them a spot in the finals of the Budweiser/ WEBN/ True Music Contest two years in a row. "How it Feels," track 3 off of "faces," has received airplay on WEBN 102.7 FM and the band has just completed the shooting of a music video for the song to be released on DVD in the summer of 2004.
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Bio
Every so often, the planets align, destiny controls peoples lives, and everything falls into place. Such is the story of Hoodwink. There were a multitude of strange twists of fate that brought the three pieces of the Hoodwink puzzle together. Combining each members' diverse musical influences, Hoodwink has established itself as a high emotion live act fueled by infectious melodies and driving rhythms. Frontman, Todd Winston comes from a singer/songwriter background with a love for the honest beauty of artists such as Toad the Wet Sprocket, Grant Lee Buffalo, Jeff Buckley, and Nirvana. Bassist, John Distler, is an agressively melodic player with influences ranging from Allen Woody and Jaco Pastorius to Cliff Burton. As for Bill "Blue" Turner, Hoodwink's newest member of the band, this man is a rock and roll drummer--period. It's his ability to genuinely feel the emotions of the song and supply the appropriate dynamic that make him stand out. Sharing a mutual love for songwriting and determination to succeed, Hoodwink is poised to capture the attention of music lovers everywhere.
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