| MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/storybackbeat October 2007 Friday, Ocotber 5 Maloney's Pub East Saturday, October 6 Turpin Hill Black Party Saturday, October 2o Anderson Bar & Grill Hope to see you there! (Backbeat has cut back from performances to focus on recording new material.) *Exciting news! BackBeat is selling and receiving airplay in France, England, Scotland, Japan, Singapore, Finland, Denmark, Spain and here in the USA via the internet.
*Rave reviews for the first CD album "Story" and the second CD album "Eye-Dentity". If you haven't purchased these recordings they are available at five local Cincinnati retail outlets: Mole's Records in Clifton on Calhoun Street, Wizard's Music in Oakley (across from the 20th Century), Everybody's Records at the corner of Ridge & Montgomery road, Captain Comic on Beechmont in Mt. Washington, and Borders Books across from Eastgate Mall.
You may also purchase the CD's online at CD Baby.com, Kool Kat Music.com and Not Lame Recordins.com - keyword BackBeat or under the category of Power Pop. BackBeat's music is a modern and unique montage of British Invasion and Blues influences. The band members are young yet seasoned beyond their years. In fact, three of the four members are brothers and multi-instrumentalists. Stevie Snyder age 21, plays a variety of instruments: bass guitar, lead guitar, Blues harmonica, sitar, piano, keyboards, gimbrie, drums, flute, rhaida and vocals. Jake Snyder age 20, plays the guitar, bass, drums and vocals. Zack Snyder age 18, plays the guitar, keyboards, hermonica, drums and vocals. Patrick Helwig age 22, handles percussion and drums. BackBeat is melodic power pop at its best. The boys are from Cincinnati, Ohio and perform several nights a week at local pubs, theaters, and events. The boys first got interested in the Beatles while they were riding in their car with their father when their dad put in a Beatles tape... and its just gone up hill from then on... They have even been on the Rosie O'Donnell Show when they were young, just starting out. They played concerts and have been playing their instruments for years and they are still together singing every week. BackBeat is based in the Cincinnati area and has opened for several national acts. The band specializes in 1st & 2nd wave British Invasion music (1964 - 1972.) Beatles, Rolling Stones, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Byrds, as well as the golden era of Chicago electric blues (1948 - 1960). Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson. Also included is an eclectic blend of Motown, Memphis Stax, and early Elvis tunes from the mid 1950's. Back Beat provides four - 45 minute sets of the world's best Classic Rock, Motown and Blues. Back Beat presents a dynamic evening of entertainment building from a whisper to a scream. *BACKBEAT IS NOW ON YOUTUBE! FOR MORE VIDEOS OF LIVE PERFORMANCES, GO TO http://youtube.com/user/Kelly09warrior * And Don't Forget, our *Critically Acclaimed* CD is on sale at www.cdbaby.com/cd/story, www.KoolKatMusic.com and www.NotLameRecordins.com - keyword BackBeat or under the category of Power Pop. City Beat's review of our CD: · STORY -- STORY Not that I have much evidence, but I would imagine that most tribute bands (groups that perform "as" a classic band) that start writing their own songs will have more than a little in common with the artists to whom they pay homage. The Reason, the world's greatest Hoobastank cover band, for example, isn't going to start writing original Death Metal songs. When the tributee is a band like The Beatles, whose influence is arguably the broadest in popular musical history, the chances of a good result increase significantly. The quartet Story is the original band incarnation of BackBeat, a youthful Fab Four tribute act that already has veteran status (the group appeared on Rosie O'Donnell's talk show when they were all 14 and younger). Story uses its solid Beatlesque foundation (Rickenbackers, inescapable melodies, tight-ass harmonies) as a starting point, but the group's sophisticated Pop songs usually aren't any more indebted to John, Paul, George and Ringo than any other Pop/Rock band in the universe. The band's eight-song disc is a thoroughly strong effort, crisply produced, devoid of gimmicks and infused with as many strong, classic hooks as a Fountains of Wayne record. Highlights include the irresistibly catchy "Filthy Rich," "Molly," which sounds like a sleeker Grant Hart Hüsker Dü song with its towering chorus and grittier vocals, and "Dancer," the disc's most Beatles-y track (in an ELO kind of way), with its sublime harmonica riffing, George-like guitar solo and gleeful rhythmic bounce. The only trace of the group's youthfulness comes in the lyrics, which aren't quite as developed as the band's songwriting and musical ability. But "Love Me Do" wasn't exactly treading on Bob Dylan's turf either. This album is not only impressive for a band whose oldest member is just old enough to drink and whose youngest member is just old enough to drive; this would have been a remarkable debut for anyone. Learning about music by getting intimate with The Beatles catalog has served this four-piece well. It's almost scary to think about how good they will become. Their debut already raises the bar pretty high. |
