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Oakland Ca based rock band that recorded for Lookout in the late early millennium prior to frontman Christopher Appelgren driving the venerable indie label into bankruptcy. Other member's included guitarists Andy Asp ( formerly of Nuisance), Jason Rosenberg (formerly of Saint James Infirmary) , bassist Carson Bell (formerly of the Cuts), and drummer Nastic Anderson (formerly of Black Fork). One example of the nepotism and fiscal excesses driving Lookout's bankruptcy was hiring "Andre The Giant Has A Posse / Obey" artist Shepard Fairey to direct the band's debut video, using royalties generated by Op Ivy and Green Day back catalog...

Pattern Is Movement redefine what it means to return. Their self-titled fourth album is the story of what Christopher Ward and Andrew Thiboldeaux have seen in the six years since 2008's All Together: a new and shifting territory where a percussive primal heartbeat keeps time with the baroque melody of civilization. Counting among its touchstones everything from Drake, Fred Hammond, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, Prince, Bollywood, Outkast, Springsteen, and Werner Herzog to peers like Bon Iver, Candy Claws, Beirut, and Thundercat, Pattern Is Movement unearths an entirely modern artifact right under our feet. It's beautiful and pulsing. It'll make you sweat....

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Many reports say that Holding Pattern was mainly a vehicle for guitarist Tony Spada. Although the same musicians appear on both releases, there have been many different musicians playing under the band's banner. Tony is the only constant. The first release was the self-titled 1981 EP. These songs, along with other tracks recorded over the years, were re-released as the 1991 album "Majestic." Tony Spada is a talented guitarist, and knows the art of subtlety. He has sited Yes, Happy the Man, Dixie dregs, and Steve Hackett as influences. Along with Holding Pattern, he has also released two solo albums....

Hero Pattern's infectious music pops like Costello, grinds like Guns N Roses and feels timeless like The Police. They are a band that will not stop until the world has taken notice and their songs are on your lips. Heralded as NJ's next great export and armed with a prolific sophomore effort that has garnered attention from industry taste makers, Hero Patterns star is on the rise. This band of brothers and childhood friends first stormed the scene in the fall of 03 with the release of their debut LP Cut You Out (Lonesome Recordings). Their DIY efforts generated a...