dangermuffin
Dangermuffin is a power trio, providing a much needed
fresh perspective on American roots music. This is not
your uncle’s back porch blues band, folks... these guys
slice and dice their chops in a way that always keeps the
dancefloor dangerous.
What sets them ahead of the pack is the refreshingly
magnetic songwriting of Dan Lotti, winner of the 2005
“New Writers Showcase” held by the Songwriters Hall
of Fame.…
Dangermuffin is a power trio, providing a much needed
fresh perspective on American roots music. This is not
your uncle’s back porch blues band, folks... these guys
slice and dice their chops in a way that always keeps the
dancefloor dangerous.
What sets them ahead of the pack is the refreshingly
magnetic songwriting of Dan Lotti, winner of the 2005
“New Writers Showcase” held by the Songwriters Hall
of Fame. His strong, articulate vocals frame each song
perfectly, creating a stout foundation for the tasteful
poly-groove jams and improvisational passages.
Americana radio darlings WNCW have been spinning
“Beermuda” in their regular rotation for over a year.
Anchored by the creative beats of Steven Sandifer (Drew
Emmitt Band, Adrienne Young, The Biscuit Boys)
and embellished by the thrilling, twangy guitar stylings
of Mike Sivilli, Dangermuffin is a complete work of art.
The music has an inventive and fresh quality, while still
retaining that organic Americana truthfulness.
The band was recently celebrated by the 360,000+
international readers of Relix Magazine as the April
2009 “Jam Off” competition winner. Their fanbase is
skyrocketing, with a strong regional presence in the
Southeast plus explosive tours out West, including an
appearance at the revered Jazz Aspen Festival opening
for Widespread Panic and Xavier Rudd.
With two strong records already under their belt, the
‘muffins’ are poised to release an all-new, flagship
album in the summer of 2009.
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Yamn
Close your eyes and feast your ears upon Yamn, a smooth sonic explosion born in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Four years and 100,000 road miles after they met in cold and snowy Breckenridge, Colo., the trance-fusion rockers have built a vision, a future toward which they’ll launch headfirst, no-holds-barred, with smiles and an insatiable vigor.
The band comprises Brian Hamilton (guitar, vocals), Adam Ebensberger (drums, vocals), David Duart (bass, vocals), and Ryan Ebarb (keys, guitar, vocals),…
Close your eyes and feast your ears upon Yamn, a smooth sonic explosion born in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Four years and 100,000 road miles after they met in cold and snowy Breckenridge, Colo., the trance-fusion rockers have built a vision, a future toward which they’ll launch headfirst, no-holds-barred, with smiles and an insatiable vigor.
The band comprises Brian Hamilton (guitar, vocals), Adam Ebensberger (drums, vocals), David Duart (bass, vocals), and Ryan Ebarb (keys, guitar, vocals), a quartet from around the United States that met while fulfilling the ski bum dream in the Rocky Mountains. The band relocated to Denver in 2008 to fulfill another dream, one that shifted and evolved as they discovered their sound in the blossoming music scene on the Front Range.
Yamn is about the live experience, one that scintillates the senses with more than just tranced-out tunes and emotional peaks. That experience is one that is born off the stage, where the band’s bond is like none other. As best friends, often roommates and essentially family to one another, their greatest moments do not always happen under the lights: These are moments when the boys are able to laugh at themselves, let all the ego of the music business wash away and share in the vision of putting on epic show after epic show.
The Yamn experience does not begin and end with the guys who play the instruments either: revered fifth band member and lighting designer Paul Whitehouse plays an irreplaceable role. Knowing every note and bringing his LED light show along to every gig, Whitehouse’s talents add another dimension to the Yamn experience, a feast for the eyes to enhance the full-bodied, crisp melodies and free-flowing power rock jams that Yamn has come to be known for.
As their dedication, musicality and pure enjoyment of the scene propelled them into the Colorado jam realm, the band has shared stages and tunes with such musicians as members of String Cheese Incident, Umphrey's McGee and the New Deal. They’ve stood under the stage lights with the Motet, Boombox, EOTO, Tea Leaf Green, Perpetual Groove, The Radiators, Steve Molitz of Particle, and more.
Yamn’s focus is on the here, the now and the what is-to-be. As they carefully write fresh new material, practice diligently and pay their dues, they look forward to the journey of filling their lives — and the lives of those listening in — with powerful and seductive sounds.
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