New York is a city that always has a bustle of talented and emerging artists that move to the area in hopes of finding their niche and making their big break. Hailing from the small Upper Mid-Western town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Dead Sparrows (formerly known as The Cummies) exploded onto the Lower East Side three years ago and quickly set a new bar for the local underground music scene.
Not unlike the many other local bands who have regaled us with the kind of garage rock sounds that reminiscently take us back to our first high school keg parties, Dead Sparrows has managed to supersede Wikipedia's definition of "Garage Rock" and redefine it. After The Cummies’ initial NY release of their short EP [SF17] with Sector Five Records in the Fall of 2007, tonight finally marks the release of the much anticipated full length album by the Dead Sparrows, “Into the Nettles.”
Not unlike the many other local bands who have regaled us with the kind of garage rock sounds that reminiscently take us back to our first high school keg parties, Dead Sparrows has managed to supersede Wikipedia's definition of "Garage Rock" and redefine it. After The Cummies’ initial NY release of their short EP [SF17] with Sector Five Records in the Fall of 2007, tonight finally marks the release of the much anticipated full length album by the Dead Sparrows, “Into the Nettles.”
Front man, Joey Sparrow has transformed those famed drunken growls with such a fervent air that instead of blending into the lost depths of the netherworld, has emerged with a sound that is completely his own. Combining forces with added lead guitarist, Graham Finn (an Irish legend in his own right), the Dead Sparrows' insane technical abilities play off their strengths as a band, claiming the hearts of everyone who listens to them.
It’s no surprise with JM Aris’s and Stevie Queens' “in the pocket” masterful synchronicity and Graham Finn’s rapaciously cunning moves, that upon the first beat of the first set, the crowd turns into a dancing frenzy. This is one show that you will not want to miss as the boys from Dead Sparrows are sure to make their own unequivocally infamous mark on New York’s Historic Rock and Roll Bowery Ave. tonight!
Graham Finn & Jon Airis in the Mixing Studio at '200 Orchard' with Solid Gold's , Adam Hurlburt
327 Bowery (at 2nd Street)
New York, NY
Dead Sparrows Record Release party “Into the Nettles”
Monday, June 22, 2009
Night starts off at 9:30pm with DJ, followed by fellow NYC band Des Roar. $7 gets you in the door and your very own copy of Into the Nettles!!!
