Feathergun
is a melodic rock band. Blending elements from classic rock and previous
jobs, these gentlemen have left their respective cubicles to serve up
a tasty helping of hooks. Armed with singer/songwriter/guitarist Sam Lewis'
undeniably accessible songcraft and bitter to sweet serenades, Chicago
based Feathergun thrusts forward with a sonic assault of melodic goodness
that lusts for rock stardom.
Combining
a love for guitar pop with crunching power chords and tongues
planted firmly in cheek, Feathergun provides you with the necessary links
between '60s pop, 70's rock, 80's groove and 90's grunge, with shades
of heavy metal and touches of punk thrown in for good measure. Feathergun
introduces the terms 'Cubicle Rock' and 'Power Point Pop' to describe
its unique sound, inspired by days spent working in the corporate world.
This is arena rock pumping on through your cubicle stereos.
Think
Cheap Trick, the Who, Elvis Costello, Fountains of Wayne, Green Day, Urge
Overkill and the Beatles. Then throw the occasional Lenny Kravitz and
Maroon5 brand groove rock into the mix for good measure and you will start
to understand the high standard for song perfection delivered here, both
in the studio and on the stage.
Lewis,
a Chicago native, moved to Los Angeles with a pocket full of sugar sweet
pop numbers and a pair of used beach sandals. After releasing Music
To Wash To on Soundwidth Records in 2003 and touring in support of
the album, Feathergun became known around LA as one of the hardest working
self promoted bands. Following the wave of West Coast success, Lewis relocated
to Chicago to electrify clubs and coffee shops around his hometown with
the help of friends Kevin Becker, Rick Lyons and Miroslav.
From
the ashes of Loosends and god's green earth comes Feathergun, set to tear
down your cublicle walls and soothe your soul with rock & roll!
Recent
accomplishments:
MTV licensing deal featuring Feathergun songs in popular
MTV/VH1 programs
WFLD-TV FOX Morning News performance to millions
of Chicagoland viewers
Winner's of the KROQ/Surfrider Foundation 'Battle
for da Beach' at the Viper Room
"Rock in a Hard Place" full page spread
in January '04 issue of Hustler magazine
Named one of the top 50 unsigned bands by CMJ &
Dick Clark
Sponsorship with Electro Harmonix
Press:
"Without a doubt, one of the most rewarding (live) shows in LA…this
is one (band) that you better pay attention to"
"Lewis
and company give you songs that stand up to repeated listens with the
kind of real tight guitar/rock sounds not often heard these days (and
perfect for summer)."
"This is our kind of churning, riff-heavy, highly charged power pop
that reminds us many faves including Fuzzbubble, Lenny Kravitz, Queen,
Brendan Benson and Foo Fighters. It's raucous, funky, but still very much
purely rocking pop."
"Music To Wash To" is available at Amoeba Records Sunset, Penny
Lane and Virgin Megastores throughout Los Angeles and San Francisco. In
addition, Trans World Entertainment has secured placement of 'Music To
Wash To' CDs in music retailer's nationwide (i.e. FYE, Coconuts, Wherehouse
Music, Second Spin, Record Town, Strawberries) with emphasis on the Midwest
and West Coast markets. Online availability at Amazon.com, CDBaby.com,
Notlame.com, themilitiagroup.com and Tower.com. Downloadable tracks available
for purchase via all digital distributors (i.e. Apple iTunes, Audio Lunchbox,
Buy Music, Emusic, MusicMatch, Napster, Rhapsody).
For additional information on Feathergun, please contact:
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