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Whiz Bang Three

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"Joel's Picks"

"New local group... working up a kind of dirty blues-rock sound. Strong female vocals." - On Tap Magazine


"The Acoustic District"

"Headlined by the personality of Maureen Nelson, and her wide eyed intensity, Whiz Bang Three delivers a mixture of blues and jazz, rock and soul, with a freshness that is, without a doubt, entirely their own." - Tom Goss


"The Acoustic District"

Whiz Bang Three
Best Original Jumbo Slice

I have been told that Rock and Roll is dead.

I have no idea what that means but it is obvious to me people are not paying attention. What is truer is that musicians are refusing to be categorized, pigeonholed into one genre, whatever that genre may be. Whiz Bang Three is certainly an example of this.

Infusing rock, jazz, blues and a lot of soul into their debut EP Best Original Jumbo Slice, Whiz Bang is out to prove that unconventional is the new norm. Fronted by the mesmerizing and eccentric Maureen Nelson, the EP opens with a strong, thumping “Wound Up Tightly� pronouncing - “You’ve got to keep me begging, keep me down on my knees.� With exclamations like that, how can we refuse?

The 5-track EP forges ahead, barreling through sweet, volatile and bitter memories from past loves and tragic loss. Proving that although love is conflicted, it is never hopeless. Closing with the acoustic jazz/hip-hop track “Life List�, Whiz Bang Three asks not only “did you think?�, but more importantly, “did you sing?� When it comes to life’s little hurdles can there be a more important question?

You can pick up the CD on their Myspace page (www.myspace.com/whizbangthree)

- Tom Goss
- Tom Goss


"Insomnia Radio Baltimore"

"That song was playing and it hypnotized me. I was hypnotized." - Insomnia Radio Baltimore co-host Tim's on-air comment on 'Life List' - Indie Music Network


Discography

Mission: Cacophony, 2009
Best Original Jumbo Slice, 2008
Modern Times Compilation "100% Local Music", 2008

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A Reference Guide
Perhaps these handy definitions will help clarify what the band is all about:

Pop: The sound of a sudden sharp explosion.

Blues: A feeling of sadness or depression.

Folk: From the Old English meaning "common people"

Alternative: A situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities.

WB3: Five piece, female fronted Washington DC band incorporating pop, blues, folk and alt-rock into their energetic and soulful sound. In other words, a sudden, sharp explosion resulting in a feeling of sadness that leaves the common people with a choice between two possibilities: rock or die.

A Few Sound Bites
"That song was playing and it hypnotized me. I was hypnotized." - Insomnia Radio Baltimore co-host Tim's on-air comment on 'Life List'

"Infusing rock, jazz, blues and a lot of soul into their debut EP Best Original Jumbo Slice, Whiz Bang is out to prove that unconventional is the new norm." - The Acoustic District

Some illustrious venues/stations graced by WB3:
219, 14U, Artomatic, Comet, DC9, Galaxy Hut, Insomnia Radio Baltimore, Modern Times, Nat'l Cherry Blossom Festival, Quarry House, The Red & The Black, Rock and Roll Hotel, Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Smithsonian Staff Picnic,) Solly's, Women of Substance Radio, WRUV University of Vermont.