Ten Feet Deep

The Pleasantville Music Festival has firmly established its toehold in the Westchester arts scene--Saturday's 6th annual event, held at Parkway Field, had its biggest turnout ever.

Since its inception, the all-day outdoor concert has gone from a local music festival to include ever more impressive national touring acts to headline the event, while continuing the tradition of showcasing local talent.

With big names including Jakob Dylan, Rusted Root, and The Bacon Brothers--featuring award-winning actor Kevin Bacon--it was strangely empty at the outset of the festival, with spectators perhaps hesitating at the sight of storm clouds lurking above.

But when the sun broke through, the fans poured in.

Kicking off the event on the main stage was Ten Feet Deep, a band composed of Fox Lane graduates, recently reunited after completing college. With a new album under their belt, the band's rock format has been described as "Beatles mixed with Weezer," although the wide catalog of songs they performed showed they were willing to expand; they covered "Thriller" by Michael Jackson.

"It's about getting in front of new audiences," Alexander Craig, lead singer and guitarist for Ten Feet Deep, told Patch before the show.

"Pleasantville Music Festival is a great opportunity for us and other bands at our level because we get to share the bill with big names that labels would typically prevent us from getting on with."

The main stage was hosted by Jimmy Fink of the Peak 107.1 FM, who introduced Peter Scherer, mayor of Pleasantville, to the stage after Ten Feet Deep finished their set.

"There are lots of good reasons to come to Pleasantville, but on this day every year, Pleasantville is the center of the universe," said Scherer to the emerging crowd. "You are here in the best little village in the United States."

Across the field at the Village Stage, the bluegrass styling of the Sleepy Hollow String Band could be heard. The small crowd that convened at the early afternoon stage gave their full attention to the band, snapping along and bobbing their heads to the melodies.

"I think they're singing from the heart and I loved every sound I heard," said Frances Keefe of Scarsdale.

The festival also included food vendors and a Fun Area with games and rides for the kids. Tucked in the far end corner of the field was the Beer and Wine Garden, stocked with offerings from local brewer Captain Lawrence and Prospero Winery.

Noberto Goldberg of Chappaqua performed two sets of improvisational jazz behind the drum kit with his group of musicians. Goldberg grew up listening to all kinds of drummers but fell in love with the freedom that jazz provides to the percussionist, he told Patch.

"It's great that the festival recognizes that there's local talent and give them a chance to be heard," said Goldberg. "A lot of people in the community really have no idea there's a lot of skilled and talented musicians living around them, resources for private lessons, concerts, or school performances."

As Goldberg took a break before starting his second set, local favorites Evan Watson & The Horsemen took the Main Stage. This was a huge achievement for the Tarrytown-based band, as they had previously played the festival at the Garden Stage but had climbed the ranks to have the honor of showcasing to the ocean of people in beach chairs and blankets that had now convened at the main field.

The band played tracks off their album, "A Town Called Blue" which showed Watson's incredibly rich vocal ability. A mixture of rock and blues, The Horsemen definitely draw influences from the classics such as Eric Clapton and the Allman Brothers while being compared to such recent acts as John Mayer and Dave Matthews.

Throughout the day, the sound of applause--and the number of album sales--indicated that while the audience was excited to experience the national touring acts, there was a huge appreciation for the Westchester music scene. - Bedford-Katonah Patch

What happens when you play your first show ever in the deep end of a drained pool? You get a sweet new band name of course.

Ten Feet Deep, consisting of four New Yorkers, (Alexander Craig (Vocals), Brendan Ryan (Guitar), Pete Chema (Bass), and Mike Leff (Drums), are an up and coming band that have the pure pop-power to send any college bar full of cuties into a frenzy. Equipped with playful and smart lyrics, infectious pop melodies, and easy to digest concepts, Ten Feet Deep embodies what made Weezer so popular in 1994.

Their latest self titled release, which was produced by John Lissauer (Leonard Cohen, Whitney Houston) and Phillip Maniatty, might be the band’s rocket ship to the radio. With contagious songs like “Worry Out,” “Without Melinda,” and “Hands Down,” Alexander Craig proves himself a formidable pop-rock front man that was born with the ability to engage any type of ear or elitist taste– an almost impossible feat.

I’ve sifted through a lot of talented bands and solo artists from various genres on BandSoup, but no other group or artist has flaunted the overwhelming radio ready, let-me-make-you-money-now pop fortitude quite like Ten Feet Deep. It’s only a matter of time before this New York quartet shows the mundane Daughtry/Scott Stapp cloned rock charts how to crack a beer and laugh again.

Ten Feet Deep’s latest full length LP is available now on CDBaby. Below is the video from one of my favorite songs from the record, as well as a link to their hilarious track about a chick that ruins the party (we all know one), “Without Melinda.”
- BandSoup

Ten Feet Deep is a rock-pop band from Westchester County, NY. Their first show put them in the deep end of a drained pool, producing the band name. Following that they performed in and around New York City at various venues, including Greenwich Village hot spots The Elbow Room and The Lions Den. They performed in People Magazine's "What's Next" event at the Hammerstein Ballroom, opening for Justin Timberlake and Avril Lavigne. They won the first Westchester County Battle-of-the-Bands Competition in 2004. Their original music was featured on a Japanese reality gameshow aired in New York, and they played a press release event with banjo legend, Bela Fleck at Gibson Studios in NYC. In 2008 they released their first E.P. Currently they tour colleges, festivals, and live music venues in NYC and throughout the Northeast. The band has just released a full-length, self-titled album produced by John Lissauer (Leonard Cohen, Whitney Houston), and Phillip Maniatty. Ten Feet Deep has an expansive fan base and continues to achieve acclaim with performances at venues such as Hiro Ballroom, Webster Hall Studio and The Bitter End. They will be at The Canal Room in NYC Friday May 7th. Come party!! - Times Square Gossip

Ten Feet Deep is a rock-pop band from Westchester County, NY. Their first show put them in the deep end of a drained pool, producing the band name. Following that they performed in and around New York City at various venues, including Greenwich Village hot spots The Elbow Room and The Lions Den. They performed in People Magazine's "What's Next" event at the Hammerstein Ballroom, opening for Justin Timberlake and Avril Lavigne. They won the first Westchester County Battle-of-the-Bands Competition in 2004. Their original music was featured on a Japanese reality gameshow aired in New York, and they played a press release event with banjo legend, Bela Fleck at Gibson Studios in NYC. In 2008 they released their first E.P. Currently they tour colleges, festivals, and live music venues in NYC and throughout the Northeast. The band has just released a full-length, self-titled album produced by John Lissauer (Leonard Cohen, Whitney Houston), and Phillip Maniatty. Ten Feet Deep has an expansive fan base and continues to achieve acclaim with performances at venues such as Hiro Ballroom, Webster Hall Studio and The Bitter End. They will be at The Canal Room in NYC Friday May 7th. Come party!!
- Times Square Gossip

Their chemistry is palpable. Makes sense considering the boys grew up together in Bedford, NY. They earned their moniker when their high school band played their first show in front of friends and family in the deep end of a 10-foot-deep swimming pool. Ten Feet Deep went their separate ways in college (Yale, Manhattanville, SUNY Purchase, and Lafayette, respectively) before reuniting. We’d love to take credit for discovering these guys, but with only a demo they’ve already opened for Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne and Béla Fleck. Their catchy pop-ready song structures coupled with emotionally intelligent lyrics and Alexander Craig's sensitive swagger hearken less to Jack Johnson and John Mayer than old school crooners like Harry Connick Jr. or Chris Isaak. Plus, these guys aren't too cool to admit the occasional heartbreak.
"We've got lives and we're gonna use them
We've got hearts and we're gonna bruise them." -Peach
We're pretty confident they get the girl in the end. The guys play the NYC and East Coast college circuit and have a regular gig at NorthStar, a little gem of a venue. Word of note: Philip Maniatty, NS Owner, Musician and Producer is so smitten, he's producing 6 tracks on their upcoming LP set for release January 2010. John Lissauer (producer, Leonard Cohen) is producing 2 additional tracks and Brendan Ryan the remainder. Stay tuned. - Rooted Grass Music Blog

If you drive fifteen minutes north of White Plains on Interstate 684 to exit 4 and make a right, you will find Fox Lane High School, the alma mater of Westchester’s hottest up and coming rock and roll band, Ten Feet Deep. Lead singer Alexander Craig, who I recently met in Mount Kisco while putting together an upcoming fundraiser, graciously gave me a copy of their new self titled album. And after hearing one song, I was an instant fan. Read the interview with Alex below to find out what’s going down with Ten Feet Deep…

IP: So what was the first CD you ever bought? Just trying to get a grip on how old you are without asking your age.

AC: Haha, well I’m 24. Not that you would know from my first album…It was “Led Zeppelin IV” on vinyl. We moved into a house where the previous owner had left his record player which became mine. I thought the artwork on LZ IV was cool enough to buy it so – bam! there I was, a proud music owner.

IP: You grew up in Northern Westchester. What was an exciting weekend night for you like as a teenager? Did you guys venture into NYC much?

AC: I wouldn’t say we spent much time in New York City. I’d say the average weekend consisted of a party somewhere. It seemed that there was almost always a house where someone’s parents had conveniently gone away for the weekend. Then I guess other typical westchester stuff, movies, malls, camping. We spent a lot of time in the woods.

IP: Can you remember what made you want to be in a band?

AC: I had always liked singing, and considered myself a singer. But I think I really fell into being in a band more than anything. It just sort of happened.

IP: So what is the story behind how Ten Feet Deep got together? You guys all went to high school together right? Must be fun playing in a band with all your besties from back in the day.

AC: Ha! Yes, besties indeed. We were put together by our former drummer Matt, who is now in the marines serving in Afghanistan. He met me, we played together a couple times and then he said “we’re starting a band.” I said, “Matt, there’s only two of us.” Pete and Brendan showed up the next day and that was that.

IP: What was your first gig?

AC: Our first gig was going to be the pool show, where we played in the bottom of an empty swimming pool, which is where we got the name Ten Feet Deep. But we were actually hired to do a sweet sixteen last-minute because another band dropped out. So our first show was at a sweet sixteen as a band with no name.

IP: You guys have done a lot of shows on the NYC club/bar circuit. What are the challenges of playing in the city for a bunch of guys from Westchester?

AC: It’s a lot of 21+ and 18+ clubs. It’s hard to convince people that age to come spend their money seeing you. Most clubs don’t care if you wrote the greatest song in the universe and can play thirty instruments, or if you’re making fart noises with your armpit, they just want to see people buying booze. Usually we show up at a new club and we’re just another band, the goal is to leave and have people remember you.

IP: You guys opened up for Justin Timberlake at Hammerstein Ballroom. How was that?

AC: It was incredible, probably the single greatest experience of my life so far. It was an surreal rush just being on stage in front of 3,000 people screaming at the top of their lungs, then we were allowed to play our music for them! That really sealed the deal for me – I walked of stage and thought, “okay, that’s what I want to do for a living.”

IP: Any favorite venues to play down there? Places you want to play that you never have?

AC: We love playing the Bitter End, and The Studio @ Webster Hall. Most places are usually pretty decent. We’re doing Hiro Ballroom this month, and Cameo in Brooklyn as well which is exciting. I think Crash Mansion may be on our list of places to play. Places I want to play that I never have…Madison Square Garden, even if it’s just on the sidewalk out front!



IP: You guys have a new album out, and I’ve really been digging it. Great songs, love the melodies and harmonies too. Are you guys excited about it finally being done and people starting to hear it? I mean, that’s what it’s all about right?

AC: We’re very very excited to finally have this album ready to show people. We spent a lot of time putting it together and making it work, which I will be the first to tell you was not the easiest thing to do on a pretty small budget, but It’s done! And hearing someone tell you that they enjoy your songs is really one of the greatest things in the world. It’s definitely what it’s all about, and we can’t be more grateful for the opportunity to be doing what we love.

IP: What was your writing process like for the album? You are the lead vocalist, so does that mean you write all the lyrics? Is it collaborative?

AC: Songwriting is a finicky thing. Pete Chema, Brendan Ryan, and I write the songs. I’m definitely the slowest songwriter of the three of us. Sometimes they are collaborations between all three of us, or just two of us. And sometimes Brendan just shows up with some music and says “here you go, it’s all done!” and we arrange it together. I tend to feel like each song has it’s own personality, even from the moment you pick out the first word, or the first chord change. Each tune grows and develops from its beginning in its own unique way. Sometimes you write an entire song in an afternoon, and sometimes you get stuck and need help from someone, it’s just how it happens.

IP: Did you enjoy the actual recording of the album?

AC: For me the first two or three days of each song are the most fun, it’s like writing a story from an outline of an idea that you had. You get to pick you tones and textures, you get to pick your tempo and arrangement, you shape and feeling, your levels. After that the rest is like spellchecking, weeks of spellchecking.

IP: For those that have never heard your music, can you try to describe your sound? It’s basically rock and roll, right? Alternative? Indie? I don’t know, when I listen to your album, I feel like I’m in a local pub playing darts with a group of friends.

AC: Really? I’ve never heard that one before…we could be pop-dart. It’s hard to describe your own music, I’ve thought of it like trying to describe the sound of your own voice. I can only come up with “I sound like me.” But I’ve heard everything from Maroon 5 to Elvis Costello to The Beatles, which are all incredibly flattering. A friend of mine coined a term for us; he called us “Backyard Rock.” I like it, I hope it sticks.

IP: Yeah I like that too. Actually, that and “pop-dart” to me are basically the same sound, though I’d probably call it “rock-dart”, even though it does have a pop feel. It’s music to listen to while hanging out and having a good time. Reminds me a bit of Pearl Jam too at times kinda sorta. I particularly like “Without Melinda”. It’s definitely the standout cut on the album. So catchy. It’s a hit in my book. Who’s Melinda anyway?

AC: Melinda is Pete’s brainchild. He decided he wanted to write a song about a character who was an unassuming mixture of all the annoying qualities he could think of. The type of person who shows up at a party with a negative attitude and just ruins the whole vibe. I think the song is brilliant, it sort of highlights our quirky side, and it’s important to write songs that aren’t always something like “oh baby I love you, why’d you leave me?”

IP: Any other songs on there that stand out to you as ones you’re really proud of, or that are particularly special to you in some way? I like a bunch of the cuts on there.

AC: I am very proud of the whole album – each tune has it’s own little history. I think “Easy For You To Say” has a lot of special meaning for me. But I especially like “Peach”. It started off as a song about Brendan leaving a party early. He showed up and then suddenly had to leave and I just started writing a song about it. Then, all of a sudden, it turned into a song about the video game princess from Mario, it was a strange and interesting course of events. Then again, she is getting captured all the time.

IP: She is! What’s your goal with this album? Are you guys looking to get a label deal? There’s so many options for bands nowadays to release music and tour and stuff without major label support. Is it better to be independent? I know you have your stuff on Itunes now. What else?

AC: Well, we seem to be in the same struggle as everyone else, trying to figure out how to make some money so we can keep doing this. So far every dime we’ve ever earned has been flipped around and invested right back into the band, obviously we can’t keep doing that forever. It’s hard to say if signing to a label is the way to go, I’ve heard a lot of horror stories. I guess our short term goal is to find the right booking agent, if we can get on some multi-city tour as an opening act and find some new fans that way it would definitely be a huge step in the right direction.

IP: If you could tour with any band right now as an opening act, who would it be?

AC: Probably someone like Rob Thomas or Maroon 5. I think their fans would get our music. So Rob, if you do end up reading this blog; email us, okay? www.tenfeetdeep.com – I’ll be waiting.

IP: Any other bands or artists you are really feeling that are out right now?

AC: Personally I like a lot of stuff that sounds nothing like us, I really got into Of Montreal, Hot Chip, Chromeo, Ratatat. It’s great stuff, but I don’t know if we could open for them. People would be thinking “did this band get lost and end up on this stage?”

IP: What about all time favorites. Give me your five desert island albums.

AC: The Beatles – White Album

Buddy Guy – Heavy Love

John Hiatt – Little Head

Weezer – Pinkerton

Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song… because you still have to have holidays on your desert island.

IP: Ha! Can we expect a video for “Without Melinda” soon? What else do you guys have on the horizon? Any big gigs coming up?

AC: Yep, we’re putting together the “Without Melinda” video in the next couple of months, we just finished shooting one for “Worry Out”(the third track on the album) which should be done soon. Videos are a huge part of being in a band, you’ve got to get that YouTube presence. Our next big shows coming up are Hiro Ballroom on Saturday, March 13th and Cameo in Brooklyn on Saturday, March 27th. They’re all up on our website and our facebook page.

Ten Feet Deep Official Website

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*Best of luck to Ten Feet Deep! Stay tuned to Westcheddar for more from them in the upcoming months. They will also be performing in Mount Kisco on April 17th at the BGC (where I work) as part of a fundraiser for the Cultural Arts Center. More info to come. Speaking of the BGC, check out pics and video footage below from our first ever Open Mic to get a glimpse of some more rising stars coming out of Northern Westchester…

- Westcheddar

Ten Feet Deep, the hip, new band will perform a free concert at The Bitter End tomorrow night (147 Bleecker St., NY, NY – 9:30-11:30pm) to celebrate the release of their new album. The band, comprised of Pete Chema, Alexander Craig, Mike Leff and Brendan Ryan have shared the stage with Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne and Béla Fleck. Their self-led CD includes tracks recorded by John Lissauer (producer for Leonard Cohen and Whitney Houston.) The twelve-song album includes their hit “Hands Down (Stranger)” - The new album is receiving airplay on radio stations across the country as their popularity grows. It is also available for purchase on iTunes. "We are happy to call The Bitter End our home base for NYC venues and we are thrilled to have our CD Release party there. The Bitter End is NYC’s oldest rock club. Everyone from Billy Joel and Blues Traveler to Bill Withers and James Taylor have launched their careers in front of that brick wall” says band member Alexander Craig. The band has been compared to everyone from Elvis Costello and Maroon Five, to Kings of Leon and Weezer. “We’d love to take credit for discovering these guys…Their catchy pop-ready song structures and sophisticated chord changes are coupled with emotionally intelligent lyrics and Alexander Craig's sensitive swagger…Ten Feet Deep's chemistry is palpable.” Entrance to the CD release show (although not guaranteed) will be first come, first served via RSVP’s to the band’s Facebook fanpage. A link to the event can be found at www.tenfeetdeep.com - theinsider.com

With the 00’s coming to an end on December 31, we can look back at this decade as the one that changed it all. From the 9/11 attacks to the crumbling economy, the 00’s turned our world upside down and shook to the core age old institutions, leaving most of them to scramble and try to find a way to adapt to the age of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. One of the victims of this new era was the music industry, which is still struggling to adapt its business models to the digital world.
“The industry is completely shaken up and it’s shrinking,” said Pete Chema, 24, bassist of the band Ten Feet Deep, “And really no one knows once the dust settles what’s going to happen.”
Ten Feet Deep is a perfect example of the band of the new millennium. The band, which consists of Alexander Craig, 24, Mike Leff, 25, Brendan Ryan, 24, and Chema, is building and promoting itself through social network websites such as Facebook and video sharing websites like YouTube.
“We did a music video on YouTube for one of our songs called “Hands Down.” The reaction was so good,” said Craig, “That was basically what opened our eyes to how much promoting had to do with being a band. You put it on YouTube and you tell a thousand people to go look at it, and they go look at it and then they listen to it and they go “Wow, this is pretty good,” and then they come to your show.”
The four bandmates are in charge of all their business themselves, including bookings and promotions. In fact, they have formed a partnership called Rubber Soldier Music LLC.
“We’re trying to make the most of this transformative era in music and try to do it on our own,” said Chema. “It’s a learning process, but we’re really excited to be doing this from the ground up.”
The guys all went to high school together in Bedford, NY, and they started playing together about ten years ago. They all learned how to play instruments after receiving them for Christmas or birthdays, and they started getting together for fun. The name of the band comes from their first concert, which they played in an empty swimming pool for their friends and family in the spring of 2000.
“One of our friends had a pool, and it was empty, and it was ten feet deep,” said Craig.
Ten Feet Deep’s upcoming self-titled CD will be available in hard copy on Jan. 10, and it will hit the iTunes store somewhere at the end of that month. Do visit their website to find out more about that album and their yet-to-be-planned release party, which will include a free show in Manhattan.
Check out the slideshow below to see the band performing at a benefit on Dec. 7 and to hear more from Craig and Chema. - blogs.journalism.cuny.edu

Ten Feet Deep's self-released record is a solid, upfront rock production: the guys began playing together over 10 years ago in high-school, and you can tell in the music--it sounds well-developed and comfortable. Mainstream radio friendly, it's catchy and rhymthic music supplemented by some strong vocals and harmonies. - WLUR 91.5

Ten Feet Deep, a pop-rock band consisting of four Fox Lane graduates, tore the roof off of a popular Connecticut drinking hole on a recent Friday night. Tigin, a restaurant and pub located in downtown Stamford, set the stage for the rising stars.

The Tigin show went on for over two hours and TFD played an assortment of cover tunes and original pieces. One thing that can be said about the TFD members — they do not lack energy. The four rocked Tigin and left pub-goers cheering for more. They have also done recent charitable concerts at two other Stamford venues. Two days after Tigin, TFD performed at Route 22 Bar & Restaurant to help Haiti, and did another Haitian relief benefit on Feb. 27 at The Rack N Roll Cafe.

The band, conceived at Fox Lane High School, consists of four local members: Alexander Craig, Brendan Ryan, Peter Chema, and Michael Leff.

While Ten Feet Deep was formed in high school, the members were friends long before they started creating music. Leff and Ryan have been close since they met on the baseball field in Bedford Village Little League. Ryan started playing guitar at an early age, and later on when he would hang out with his friends he often brought his guitar along.

When the four bandmates first started hanging out together they would just mess around making music, but the more they hung out, the better they got. Chema was a guitarist, too, but he learned bass for the sake of developing the band. Leff, the drummer, would bang his drumsticks on many household items before obtaining a real drum set. Their first show was in front of friends and family in the deep end of a 10-foot swimming pool, and so Ten Feet Deep was born.

The members got some early respect while still in high school, when they opened up for Justin Timberlake and Avril Lavigne at the Hammerstein Ballroom for Teen People's "What's Next" concert. Like most high school rock bands, the project got put on hold while the members attended different colleges. But while most acts seem to dissipate when members are separated, Ten Feet Deep, with its member all having graduated from their respective colleges, reunited, produced an album and are on their way to musical stardom.

In the fall of last year, TFD won 95.9 THE FOX's "Battle of Bands" competition, "Unplugged in the Plaza," and $1,000 for its performance at the Stamford Town Center. Competing against five other bands, the quartet performed a 25-minute set that included a rendition of Credence Clearwater Rival's "Fortunate Son" as well as an original song entitled "Melinda."

"People really like our version of Credence's Fortunate Son," drummer Michael Leff said. "We put our own spin on it." Leff said that TFD's style stems from The Beatles, The Allman Brothers, Cake, Weezer, The Beach Boys, and Justin Timberlake.

"We love being creative, and the four of us work together very well," Leff said. "We try not to take it too seriously, adding humor to songs, and really just enjoying the reactions from people during live shows. We love playing for a live audience."

TFD has played many gigs in and around New York City at places like The Bitter End. The members have also played in Boston and the casino Mohegan Sun.

When asked about finding adequate time to rehearse, Chema said, "We've been playing so much lately, promoting the new album. Playing live has become our rehearsals." Chema added: "We really want this album to take off, but it's not easy and requires a lot of hard work."

But hard work and determination are not the only ingredients that drive Ten Feet Deep. "Our biggest fans are our parents," Leff explained. "It's been that way since the beginning. They've always had faith in us and never miss a show."

A local music producer has also helped TFD get its album together. John Lissaur, a famous composer, musician, and film scorer who works and resides in Katonah, let the band use his studio to polish some of its work.

Learn more about the band here, including upcoming concerts, and look for the band on Facebook and iTunes. - Bedford.Patch.com

Thanks go out to Michelle and the crew at R-Bar for providing a great place to throw a party! Thanks to the Lucid Culture blog for covering the 2nd and 3rd sets of the night!

Last night the GigMaven team was very happy to present the talent of four incredible bands. The evening kicked off at 8pm with Ten Feet Deep. The quartet, which has opened for both Justin Timberlake and Avril Lavigne, could teach a lot of bands a thing or two. Beneath the powerful tenor voice of Alexander Craig, the group was tight, upbeat, danceable and singalongable, probably because of the perfect combo of excellent songwriting and well-chosen covers (including “Thriller,” “Ignition,” and “Whipping Post.” Mike Leff holds the operation down on drums, along with Pete Chema on bass, who makes a fine craft out of dancing on stage and singing harmonies. The band’s sound often comes across as everything memorable about rock music in the 1990s, like the sometimes Rivers Cuomoesque, overdriven solos of Brendan Ryan. TFD has a great site where you can find their music, an awesome music video, some really cool t-shirts and a calendar of all the gigs they’re playing at great NYC venues like Trash Bar and Crash Mansion.

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