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..."As far as my opinion of the local music scene [goes], it is real good..." said Alex Banys '07, drummer of Larson, a jam-band who dominated campus musical performances last year. "There are more and more talented musicians coming out and putting together groups that groove really hard, creating new fresh sounds on campus. I think the people that have had the largest impact on the music scene at Middlebury are Doug Adams, MMG and the people that made Pub Night work." Overcoming the hurdle of graduation, which seems to be the death sentence of many student bands, Larson is striving off-campus, currently planning to open for Virginia Coalition in Killington, Vt. on Oct. 20th... - The Middlebury Campus
"Larson's Sound: Journey Meets Dave Matthews Band at the Beirut table of a kickin' party" - FMPhasis Magazine
Discography
A Postcard View (2005)
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FIC Sessions (2006)
Live @ Nectar's (5/23/06)
Live @ Nectar's (10/17/06)
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Bio
Take the fun out of playing music, and LARSON would cease to exist. Infinite energy on stage and crowd-pleasing songs are distinct characteristics of this vibrant young group of musicians. Ali Shapiro (FMphasis Magazine) describes the group as "Journey meets Dave Matthews Band at the Beirut table of a kickin' party". Larson has quickly built a solid grass roots following throughout the Northeast since its conception in the Fall of 2002 at Middlebury College. Since the members first shared the stage at Middlebury College's 'Battle of the Bands', Larson has continued to broaden their horizons. The band has opened for Robert Randolph & The Family Band, The Samples, The Pharcyde, Goldfinger, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Virginia Coalition, Matt Nathanson, and other local and national touring acts. For the past three years, the group has matured to become a driving musical force in their college community as well as Northern Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Upstate New York. The momentum the group has experienced is comparable only to the quality of musicians with whom they have shared the stage. Larson is currently supporting their debut release, "A Postcard View", and recently enjoyed a month-long residency at Nectar's in Burlington, VT in October.
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