Local Bands in York, North Yorkshire*

Yet to make it big but definitely worth a listen

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Local Bands

• 30 years after it was recorded on St. Valentines Day, 1978, the live album by influential York band The Passion Killers is available as a FREE download on their official website http://www.thepassionkillers.piczo.com
• check out... the airheads...fantastic young band..singer has great voice. www.myspace.com/airheadsband also arcadian who have been in the studio recording some new tracks....www.myspace.com/arcadianband 98 pages are another superb band...must hear!...www.myspace.com/98pages
• 4playrockband.com great covers band. play everything from Kaiser cheifs, to acdc and guns & roses, people always end up dancing at a fourplay gig, they even do weddings and birthday parties. www.theglamgodz.co.uk The glam gods as the name suggests is a great glam rock band. wearing the full gear they will transport you back to the dayz of your youth (that's if you're over 30!!) if not just let your hair down and party.
• York boasts some fantastic bands from the mellow lounge System 7 style of Lowground, the soul/Jazz style of Nina Zagorski, through to art rockers AKP, epic stadium rock of Idle Jack and the Big Sleep and the huge metal noise of RSJ and Final Sigh. Also check out Dust Bowl Central for that stomping electro clash style. See the White Rooms myspace site for loads of great bands and links to their sites. www.myspace.com/thewhiterooms
• Platform5 (www.platform5.org.uk) Playing covers of 70s-Today's power balards A different sound, go and catch them sometime.
• some great bands to check out... i know there a loads but give these a try for starters. Foreplay - rock covers band. everything from Deep purple to motorhead to Kaiser cheifs and red hot chili peppers. www.4playrockband.com The Universals - Original indie band with a hint of Floyd. www.theuniversals-theband.com their debut album is released on 15th July My salvation - original indie band, www.mysalvationrocks.com ,a cool sound Canopus - original indie band, www.myspace.com/canopusmusic , james the lead singer has a great voice, well worth checking out fireball - rock covers band, www.fireballrockband.com. A more traditional rock band with more of the american rock, zz top, lynard skynard, etc The band is made up of 2 brits and 2 americans so gigs tend to be in blocks
• AKP, Dust Bowl Central, I Am Jack. Get those on the bill together. I'll go.

• Rosalind www.rosalind.9k.com , The Sigma www.thesigma.co.uk, Cardboard Radio www.cardboardradio.co.uk,

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