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BIGBANG 10:00
Jared Scharff (of SNL Band) & The Royals 9:00
Clara Lofaro 8:00
Social Code 7:00

Tue 5/20

$10

BIGBANG

http://www.myspace.com/smallbang
http://http://www.thebigbangweb.com/
”The power-pop chime and songwriting of Big Star and late Eighties R.E.M. with the power blues dynamics of Cream” - David Fricke, Rolling Stone

BIGBANG is a band born and reborn out of unexpected circumstances. The first birth came from the tragically early demise of a promising pro-skateboarding career. The second resulted from the loss of a band member. The third was a single performance that made the industry take notice. The most recent came from the fulfillment of an international major label deal. Finally, free to fly from Norway to Los Angeles like the titular Wild Bird of their new U.S. EP, Norway's BIGBANG is ready once again to chart a new course.

Jared Scharff and the Royals

http://www.myspace.com/jaredscharffmusic
http://jaredscharff.com/
"Youthful New York up-and-comer Jared Scharff blends rock's past and present in a one-man mission to preserve the concept of the guitar hero. He's got the songs, the savvy and the Strat." Jeff Owens - Fender.com feature story

First place winner of the annual Billboard Would Song Contest (americana), Jared can also be seen as the Guitarist for the Saturday Night Live Band.

With numerous songwriting competiton wins (Billboard, song of the year.com, Great american song contest) one can't deny his ability to craft infectious and catchy melodies while also delivering depth and sincerity. Their music has been featured on numerous MTV shows (you know it, the music has been on it). His song "My City Love is featured in the major motion picture "The Nobel Son" starring Alan Rickman, Eliza Dushku and Danny DeVito, and will be featured on the film's soundtrack scored by world reknown DJ/artist Paul Oakenfold. Let's not forget the hit youtube phenominon "Lonely Girl15" who have featured over 6 JSR tracks heavily.

Jared Scharff and the Roylas have gone through the ranks, playing all across the Northeast at Irving Plaza, The Bowery Ballroom, 9:30 Club, Troubador, Toad's Place, Canal Club (VA), Knitting Factory, Mercury Lounge, and Lime Music Festival in Barbados. He has been gaining support all throughout the music world, opening for Maroon5, the Format, Gavin DeGraw, Avril Lavigne, Ben Jelen, Ours, Evanescence, Vertical Horizon,Boyd Tinsley, India Arie, Kill Hannah and more.

The Royals can take on the best- the Experience, the Attractions, the Heartbreakers! They don't miss skip a beat and thunder through all the singalong songs. Currently, they have become the #1 MOST DOWNLOADED unsigned artist on the purevolume.com charts (jan/Feb), won "track of the day" on garageband.com for six different songs, "track of the week" for two others, as well as NUMEROUS awards: Best Male Vocals and Best Lyrics (2 weeks in a row), and #1 GUITAR of ALL TIME.

Clara Lofaro

http://www.myspace.com/claralofaro
http://www.claralofaro.com
In the turbulent times of today’s music industry, Clara Lofaro breaks through musical barriers to deliver an indefinable urgency and excitement. Perfekt World, released on March 26th in North America, is her crowning achievement to date. Clara's passion is fueled by the gift to create music that makes us FEEL something, what she believes is the reason people listen to music in the first place. The album, produced by Mark Turrigiano (Ingrid Michaelson's, Boys and Girls) continues the tradition of the new-age female singer/songwriter genre, carved out by such mainstream mainstays as Feist and Amy Winehouse. Her ballads deliver the sincerity of Regina Spektor or Patty Griffin while the single, "Waterfall" is scheduled to reach mainstream rock/pop radio formats in the Northeast and Canada. It all comes together to create an album so complete it will stand up to any major label release from start to finish.

Social Code

http://www.myspace.com/socialcode
http://www.socialcodemusic.com/
Optimism is a rare trait in today’s landscape of broken-hearted anti-heroes, but the brazen boys of Social Code are rebellious enough to bring it back on their self-titled sophomore release - a record about success built out of adversity. It seems like we are so inundated with negativity and music about wallowing in your problems, feeling horrible about bad things happening to you, says bassist Logan Jacobs. I think it’s really important and I think it’s a breath of fresh air to write about making it through something and feeling good.