Post Vinyl
Cleveland, Ohio, United States | SELF
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Meet the Band: Reverend Joe Galaska (vocals), Adam Maki (vocals), Andy Fernandez (guitar), Nick Mercurio (bass, piano), and Andrew Treska (percussion)
A Slice of History: Post Vinyl's roots are in the various Cleveland-based musical experiments of Mercurio and Treska. Galaska came on board as the wordsmith in 2008; Fernandez added his guitar shortly afterward. "Then we found Adam sulking in the bowels of a pizza shop and decided he should get some sunlight," says Mercurio.Mishmash of Geekiness: The band plays a thinking man's brand of alt-rock hip-hop fusion, with just the right dose of Dungeons & Dragons.
They Kinda Sound Like: Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, the Roots
You May Have Seen Them Onstage With: Big Bang Theory, Yelloh, the Royaltons
Invest in Post Vinyl: An EP called EP is available now. Their debut album will probably be out this summer.
Pussyfooting, Pee, and Purity: "Post Vinyl doesn't pussyfoot around emotions or what they think the general public might like," says Mercurio. "We step through it, poke it with a stick, and sometimes drunkenly urinate into it, creating something that could only be called true music."
Why Check Them Out? Maki and the Reverend are no slouches on the mic, but it's the energy and versatility of the live band that make 'em a thoroughly distinctive beast.
Listen to Post Vinyl: myspace.com/postvinyl
See Post Vinyl: February 20 at the Grog Shop. — Andrew Clayman - Scene Magazine, 02/02/11
Post Vinyl
Meet the Band: Reverend Joe Galaska (vocals), Adam Maki (vocals), Andy Fernandez (guitar), Nick Mercurio (bass, piano), and Andrew Treska (percussion)
A Slice of History: Post Vinyl's roots are in the various Cleveland-based musical experiments of Mercurio and Treska. Galaska came on board as the wordsmith in 2008; Fernandez added his guitar shortly afterward. "Then we found Adam sulking in the bowels of a pizza shop and decided he should get some sunlight," says Mercurio.Mishmash of Geekiness: The band plays a thinking man's brand of alt-rock hip-hop fusion, with just the right dose of Dungeons & Dragons.
They Kinda Sound Like: Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, the Roots
You May Have Seen Them Onstage With: Big Bang Theory, Yelloh, the Royaltons
Invest in Post Vinyl: An EP called EP is available now. Their debut album will probably be out this summer.
Pussyfooting, Pee, and Purity: "Post Vinyl doesn't pussyfoot around emotions or what they think the general public might like," says Mercurio. "We step through it, poke it with a stick, and sometimes drunkenly urinate into it, creating something that could only be called true music."
Why Check Them Out? Maki and the Reverend are no slouches on the mic, but it's the energy and versatility of the live band that make 'em a thoroughly distinctive beast.
Listen to Post Vinyl: myspace.com/postvinyl
See Post Vinyl: February 20 at the Grog Shop. — Andrew Clayman
- Scene Magazine, Cleveland
Discography
EP (2010)
City Hum (2011)
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Bio
Post Vinyl is an experiment in Rock/Hip-Hop music. A hypothesis for such an experiment might go something like: Rock and Hip-Hop are fundamentally the same depending on how the composition is presented, smashed together of course, just like the Particle Collider. First PV was just an experimental improvisational concept. We jammed for a couple years building on a contraction and expansion of our musical muscle. Something about taking very organic elements like bass, drums, and vocals rocking out, it felt right. It felt like Rock & Roll & Jazz, to be sentimental. Then as time wore down and nature and life took their course we eventually started to hone our sound. By late 2009 Post Vinyl became whole and continues to tighten into a solidified entity. Possibly Rock Hop or Hip Roll, no.. Hip Rock.
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