Beardfish

Today,  cinco de mayo.. (Walk up sales are $35 per ticket, but in the spirit of Agave & Akvavit… if you give the “secret code” of “Tequila Polymixia” at the door you can get your ticket for only $30 and save $5 (Cash only please)

Who: Beardfish | Elephants of Scotland
http://www.beardfishband.com| http://elephantsofscotland.com
When: Monday, May 5, 2014 | 8:00PM Show | 7:00PM Doors
Where: Roxy & Dukes | 745 Bound Brook Rd, Dunellen, NJ
Cost:
Online Presale $27 (includes $2 processing fee)
Walk-ups Day of Show $35 (Cash Only)

The internet presale will END at 12PM on Friday, May 2nd.

Walk up sales (Cash only will begin at 7PM on Monday, May 5th)

Who: Beardfish | Elephants of Scotland
http://www.beardfishband.com| http://elephantsofscotland.com

When: Monday, May 5, 2014 | 8:00PM Show | 7:00PM Doors

Where: Roxy & Dukes | 745 Bound Brook Rd, Dunellen, NJ

Cost:
Online Presale $27 (includes $2 processing fee)
Walk-ups Day of Show $35 (Cash Only)

CLICK HERE TO ORDER TICKETS

Beardfish

http://www.beardfishband.com

Call the new Beardfish album, The Void, the latest twist on a successful theme.

Launched in 2001, the Swedish quartet has consistently delivered quality music built for fans of ‘70s prog rock. And while the comparisons to legends of the genre such as King Crimson, Yes, and Genesis can only be viewed as a positive thing, it’s also fair to call them a cop-out for people that have only scratched the surface of Beardfish’s brand of music. The simple fact is that the deeper one goes into The Void, the more you’ll realize the band has an identity all its own.

“We don’t have a problem with people comparing us to those bands because, for sure, we grew up listening to King Crimson, Yes, and Genesis,” says vocalist/keyboardist Rikard Sjöblom. “King Crimson was one of the reasons we started Beardfish in the first place, but that’s not the only kind of music that we listen to. We always try to put our own spin or our own view on things. All four of us are music lovers; we’re into all sorts of music styles, which is why the new album takes the twists and turns that it does. It’s fun to be able to surprise people.”

With that in mind, for all the trademark Beardfish-isms–the jazz-flavored piano-led “Seventeen Again,” the dynamics-laden epic “Note” (clocking in at almost 16 minutes), or luscious blues-based “Where The Lights Are Low”–The Void also offers up a brazen metal-influenced edge. By no means is this the first time the band has cranked up the distortion and the attitude on an album, but as Sjöblom tells it, Beardfish hit a metal comfort zone on certain parts of the new record.

“All four of us really like metal, so it’s something that has been cooking for quite some time. We wanted to make a couple of songs that are slightly heavier. On our previous album, Mammoth (2011), we had a couple of songs that were leaning a bit more towards the heavier side, that were a bit more metal. Afterwards, though, we sort of felt that we’d chickened out when we recorded those songs. We didn’t crank the amps up as much as we wanted to, and we trusted other people a little too much with how the album was supposed to sound. With these new songs (“Voluntary Slavery,” “Turn To Gravel,” and “This Matter Of Mine”) we knew we had to make them sound like they do when we rehearse them and play them live. That’s not an easy task, getting that rough edge in the studio, but I think we pulled it off.”

Sjöblom is the principal songwriter in Beardfish, although there are a couple songs in the course of the band’s history that were written together. As with previous albums, some tracks on The Void were incomplete when he presented them and they worked as a group to flesh them out. Sjöblom is quick to point out that although he does the lion’s share of the songwriting, his band mates are the catalysts that make it happen.

“When we play music together it always spurs me on to continue writing. I don’t think Beardfish would sound the same at all if it was me and three other guys. Being the four guys in the band that we are, as soon as we play something it’s automatically the Beardfish sound. There’s a trademark quality to our music that’s hard to wash away. The new album, regardless of where we took the music from song to song, it sounds like us (laughs).”

Elephants Of Scotland

http://elephantsofscotland.com

Elephants of Scotland were formed in 2010 in Burlington, Vermont when Adam Rabin conceived of the idea to start an original progressive rock project that would be decidedly unpopular and non-commercial. The seed was planted while Adam, Ornan McLean and John “Lefty” Whyte were playing together in an 80’s New Wave cover band but it took a couple of years to write, rehearse and record the music and find the right bassist Dan MacDonald to complete our sound.

Adam intentionally set out to write old school progressive rock songs with a modern edge because we wanted to play the kind of music we grew up loving from bands like like Yes, Genesis, Rush, Brand X, Marillion, Kansas, Tull, Styx, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, etc.

We had no idea that there was an international underground progressive rock movement out there until we released our debut album Home Away From Home in early 2013. Through the internet, we have gained fans from all over the world, received many positive reviews, and sold CD’s and t-shirts in Europe, Asia, South America, the UK, Iran, India and Russia.

We are currently recording our second album due to be released in March 2014 and we have been invited to play the progressive rock festival Rosfest in May in PA with Simon Collins’ band (son of Phil) Sound of Contact and other prog bands from around the globe.

Who: Beardfish | Elephants of Scotland
http://www.beardfishband.com| http://elephantsofscotland.com

When: Monday, May 5, 2014 | 8:00PM Show | 7:00PM Doors

Where: Roxy & Dukes | 745 Bound Brook Rd, Dunellen, NJ

Cost:
Online Presale $27 (includes $2 processing fee)
Walk-ups Day of Show $35 (Cash Only)

CLICK HERE TO ORDER TICKETS

Beardfish

http://www.beardfishband.com

Call the new Beardfish album, The Void, the latest twist on a successful theme.

Launched in 2001, the Swedish quartet has consistently delivered quality music built for fans of ‘70s prog rock. And while the comparisons to legends of the genre such as King Crimson, Yes, and Genesis can only be viewed as a positive thing, it’s also fair to call them a cop-out for people that have only scratched the surface of Beardfish’s brand of music. The simple fact is that the deeper one goes into The Void, the more you’ll realize the band has an identity all its own.

“We don’t have a problem with people comparing us to those bands because, for sure, we grew up listening to King Crimson, Yes, and Genesis,” says vocalist/keyboardist Rikard Sjöblom. “King Crimson was one of the reasons we started Beardfish in the first place, but that’s not the only kind of music that we listen to. We always try to put our own spin or our own view on things. All four of us are music lovers; we’re into all sorts of music styles, which is why the new album takes the twists and turns that it does. It’s fun to be able to surprise people.”

With that in mind, for all the trademark Beardfish-isms–the jazz-flavored piano-led “Seventeen Again,” the dynamics-laden epic “Note” (clocking in at almost 16 minutes), or luscious blues-based “Where The Lights Are Low”–The Void also offers up a brazen metal-influenced edge. By no means is this the first time the band has cranked up the distortion and the attitude on an album, but as Sjöblom tells it, Beardfish hit a metal comfort zone on certain parts of the new record.

“All four of us really like metal, so it’s something that has been cooking for quite some time. We wanted to make a couple of songs that are slightly heavier. On our previous album, Mammoth (2011), we had a couple of songs that were leaning a bit more towards the heavier side, that were a bit more metal. Afterwards, though, we sort of felt that we’d chickened out when we recorded those songs. We didn’t crank the amps up as much as we wanted to, and we trusted other people a little too much with how the album was supposed to sound. With these new songs (“Voluntary Slavery,” “Turn To Gravel,” and “This Matter Of Mine”) we knew we had to make them sound like they do when we rehearse them and play them live. That’s not an easy task, getting that rough edge in the studio, but I think we pulled it off.”

Sjöblom is the principal songwriter in Beardfish, although there are a couple songs in the course of the band’s history that were written together. As with previous albums, some tracks on The Void were incomplete when he presented them and they worked as a group to flesh them out. Sjöblom is quick to point out that although he does the lion’s share of the songwriting, his band mates are the catalysts that make it happen.

“When we play music together it always spurs me on to continue writing. I don’t think Beardfish would sound the same at all if it was me and three other guys. Being the four guys in the band that we are, as soon as we play something it’s automatically the Beardfish sound. There’s a trademark quality to our music that’s hard to wash away. The new album, regardless of where we took the music from song to song, it sounds like us (laughs).”

Elephants Of Scotland

http://elephantsofscotland.com

Elephants of Scotland were formed in 2010 in Burlington, Vermont when Adam Rabin conceived of the idea to start an original progressive rock project that would be decidedly unpopular and non-commercial. The seed was planted while Adam, Ornan McLean and John “Lefty” Whyte were playing together in an 80’s New Wave cover band but it took a couple of years to write, rehearse and record the music and find the right bassist Dan MacDonald to complete our sound.

Adam intentionally set out to write old school progressive rock songs with a modern edge because we wanted to play the kind of music we grew up loving from bands like like Yes, Genesis, Rush, Brand X, Marillion, Kansas, Tull, Styx, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, etc.

We had no idea that there was an international underground progressive rock movement out there until we released our debut album Home Away From Home in early 2013. Through the internet, we have gained fans from all over the world, received many positive reviews, and sold CD’s and t-shirts in Europe, Asia, South America, the UK, Iran, India and Russia.

We are currently recording our second album due to be released in March 2014 and we have been invited to play the progressive rock festival Rosfest in May in PA with Simon Collins’ band (son of Phil) Sound of Contact and other prog bands from around the globe.