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"Local Band on an International Stage"

September Twilight, a band with deep Central Massachusetts roots, has qualified to compete in the final round of the International Emergenza Talent Scouting Competition which will be held on Saturday, June 26, 2004 at The Avalon in Boston, Massachusetts. The winner of this competition will appear at the International Final to be held this August in Germany.

September Twilight features performers (as pictured) Neil Taylor, Joe Cusella, Bill Bloom, Luke DelCid, and Kevin “Bam Bam” Gallagher. Their music is an emerging sound far beyond alternative rock. Lead singer Bill Bloom said, “Each song is written with a deep infusion of determination, drive, meaning, purpose, and a will to overcome the illusion of limitation.”

September Twilight has grown since their original incarnation in 1996. High School and Trans-Buddha venues have been supplanted with college and commercial venues including Tammany Hall and Assumption College in Worcester as well as UMASS College in Boston, Bill’s Bar, Copperfields, and The Middle East Rock Club. September Twilight won their way to the Regional Finals with a winter winning performance at The Club Lido in Revere and then a victory in the Emergenza semi-final round at The Paradise Lounge in Boston last month.

September Twilight is an exceptional collaboration of five multi talented musicians. They are a band whose potential transcends boundaries. Their energized sound challenges the listener to look within and find their own potential. Each of their original offerings chronicles a chapter in life’s journey. Tickets for the June 26th finals at the Avalon are available for $25.00 at the door. Discounted tickets are available at the bands website www.septembertwilight.com September Twilight is expected to be on stage at 3:30 PM the day of the competition. Additional information concerning the International Emergenza Talent Scouting Competition is available at www.Emergenza.net
- Mass Media, Boston


"Sonic Awe"

On November 26th, 2003, upstairs at the Middle East I accidentally witnessed a historic show. An opening band so great I hope to not see them open for more than one hot minute, with a supernaturally vivid front man immersed in a sonic wall of lush and complex loud beauty... almost indescribable.

Just who is SEPTEMBER TWILIGHT? An opening band stage presence like this doesn’t come through the Middle East too often... and particularly not one this well supported and received! The room was packed full of the most attractive and attentive fans on the night before Thanksgiving! A remarkable display of promotion and suburban fan loyalty.

From the shoeless and nimble-fingered fiery sweet guitarist, through two pillars of bass sound waves masterly manipulated; and from BamBam, the mohawked gentle giant spritzing his sweat out on the drums, to a modest and striking front man with Bowiesque, almost gothic moves and platinum-rock-pipes, the voice of SEPTEMBER TWILIGHT was a call to a complex consciousness that you could bang your head to.

They released their very first 4-song CD out this same night.
As I sit now at home on Thanksgiving day, remembering last night's powerful wail then whisper "...spread your wings..." in the song As You Wake, I think from their song Changeless (a well-woven and intelligent thunderclash) all my secret hope for this generation is renewed.
- Amatul Hannan: Toolbox Productions


"Doing ROCK Justice!"

Wait a second...I think I just heard a wicked tune!!! A return to Rock! Nice to see someone is doing the style justice. Right from the intro guitar riff, I was hooked. The vocals are powerful, and well delivered. Strong lyrics as well. The chorus has a solid hook, and the sound is accessible for radio in the US, and Canadian market. Nice job...keep up the high energy. - Pure Volume


"New day may be dawning for"

They just know they're meant to do it.

"All the signs are pointing down this road," says 20-year-old guitarist Joe Cusella, who grew up in Northboro and lives in Allston.

He's talking about his band, September Twilight. The five members, who formed under the name in 2001, share the feeling they are on the right path.

While others their age might find purpose in different careers, Mr. Cusella, 23-year-old Kevin Gallagher of Grafton, 21-year-old Luke DelCid of Northboro and Worcester and 21-year-olds Bill Bloom and Neil Taylor, both of Southboro, say they want to make music as long as they possibly can.

"It's just really, really fun. It's really fun to rock a crowd," Mr. Bloom, the band's vocalist, said during a recent visit to Northboro. "It gives me a chance, personally, to ... let out my soul, basically, and it feels good to do that."

Along the same lines, when Mr. Gallagher saw Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee do his stuff while he was still in third grade, "I wanted a drum set the next day," said the drummer, who has since earned the nickname "Bam Bam."

Several of September Twilight's members feel they have received signs telling them this is what they need to do. For Mr. Gallagher, it was at a time when he had decided he did not want to be in a band anymore.

In 2001, the group was still known as DowneCycle and Mr. Gallagher had informed the other members that he was quitting. But as they played together on Sept. 1 of that year, something happened.

"I don't want to call it magic," he said as he tried to think of another term. But the chemistry between members that night changed his mind. It was then the name September Twilight was born.

Although group members are certain of their purpose in life, they are realistic and modest when it comes to discussing their chances of winning the Emergenza Talent Scouting Competition, a Battle of the Bands contest, tomorrow at the Avalon in Boston.

They've already won two competitions to get to this point. If they win tomorrow, they move on to the international finals in August in Germany, where 22 bands from around the world will vie for the title and a spot on the Vans Warped tour next year.

Joking that their chances are 1 in 14 (14 bands are competing tomorrow), one member followed with "one in eight," another with "one in six" and so forth.

"I'd say our chances are pretty good," Mr. Bloom said.

September Twilight will perform a 25-minute set and will be judged by audience reaction, and if that goes well, a panel of judges. Mr. DelCid, a guitarist, said competitors' performances will range from acoustic, country and rock to hardcore, punk and pop. His older brother's band, Say When, also is competing, he said.

As for September Twilight's music and influences, members say there is a broad variety.

"We listen to everything," Mr. Gallagher said. "When you just jostle it all together ... September Twilight is what you get. It's rock music with a positive message."

And when you jostle the members together, you get a family.

The young men enjoy each other's company, laugh boisterously when someone cracks a joke and say they've grown close over the years.

"If there is a problem, it doesn't get further than two minutes," Mr. Gallagher said.

"We're always open with our feelings or emotions," Mr. Cusella added.

All but Mr. Gallagher graduated from Algonquin Regional High School in 2001. Mr. DelCid, Mr. Bloom and Mr. Taylor are attending college.

Mr. Cusella recently graduated from the New England Institute of Art and works in retail and Mr. Gallagher works in construction, but the music remains September Twilight members' first passion.

"Our social life and things get scheduled around that," Mr. DelCid said of the long hours the group spends practicing. "It's like work hours, but it doesn't feel like work."

"It gives me a sense of purpose," Mr. Taylor, the band's bassist, said. "When I'm doing it and expressing myself ... it makes me feel that I'm doing good, that I'm on the right path."

Perhaps it is the lyricist in Mr. Bloom that caused him to write down his feelings on why being a musician is the right choice for him.

"The meaning of our music is not only expressed through its words, but also through what we project energetically," he wrote. "The example we make is not only an image, it's who we are, and we are meant to motivate, inspire, and encourage change in a world where obviously things could be better."

September Twilight promises that those attending the show will find that it is passionate and that it will evoke emotion and thought.

"It just feels right," Mr. Taylor said. "It was the only thing I could ever do really well ... it's always felt right to me. Rocking a crowd, there's nothing like it."

Mr. Cusella said those interested in supporting the band tomorrow should get to the club at about 3:30 p.m. Anyone wishing to purchase tickets may call (617) 254-1 - Patricia James: Worcester Telegram & Gazette


"T.T. The Bear's 2.11.06"

T.T. The Bear's, Cambridge, MA 2/11/06

September Twilight's first Boston show in months is hardly off to a good start. Two other bands on the bill cancel due to the snow. September Twilight decides to soldier on.

I like them already from their stage setup. Drummer Kevin Gallagher perches off to the side with bassist Neil Taylor settling to his left. They proceed to demonstrate that they're one of the best rhythm sections in Boston.

Guitarists Joe Cusella and Luke Del Cid flank singer Bill Bloom who stands center stage. For a band whose singer has a clear, soaring voice, they make a ballsy move and open with a prog-metal-style instrumental.

The door guy tells me there are 140 people here, and by my count, that means 140 people are going wild. The guitars are heavy and sonic. The grooves are driving, and Gallagher is hitting the skins harder than anyone I've ever seen around here.

Simply put, these guys are damn good. (Stoich)
- The Noise


Discography

2006 LP, "Evolution."
General Eclectic Vol. 3 - compilation
Dorm Sessions Vol. 2 - compilation
2003 self-titled EP

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"Twilight is the crack between the worlds," where you can stand and discover the balance of day and night, black and white, good and evil. Such vastness cannot be described without a sense of contrast. Take a thunder clashing drummer, a harmonically possessed bassist, two lushly complex guitarists, and a vocalist who swims at your edge of reason, put them together and what you'll discover is.. September Twilight

Fall of 2001; five friendships fuse into one strong musical synergy. Along the way taking inspiration from varied musical pioneers such as Incubus, The Mars Volta, and A Perfect Circle to name a few.

The break-through, self-titled EP, released in late 2003, sent this newfound family on a roller coaster ride of music and Evolution. September Twilight, has repeatedly taken their fans by surprise at a multitude of venues, including Boston's Avalon Ballroom, The Paradise Rock Club, Middle East, T.T. the Bear's, Bills' Bar and many surrounding colleges. Furthermore, their many loyal fans sustained the band through the 2004 Emergenza International Battle of the Bands. September Twilight was honored to be awarded best vocalist, bassist, and guitarists, not to mention National Runner-Up.

Their highly-anticipated debut full-length album, Evolution, is finally ready. Meticulously crafted in central Massachusetts, recorded in Boston, and mixed in Los Angels, Evolution intends to deliver the musical battery that September Twilight is consistently capable of delivering. The C.D. release celebration will be equally as exciting as the album itself. Witness the next step in Evolution at Harpers Ferry in Allston, Ma, on April 29th.