Eric Lyman, vocals, guitar
Gavin Heaney, guitar, vocals
Matt Muir, drums
Brett Thomas, bass
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Influences
Bob Dylan, Guns n' Roses, Bob Marley, Sublime, Grateful Dead, Black Crowes, Jack Johnson, Descendents, Rolling Stones, Pennywise, The Beatles, Sam Cooke, G. Love, Metallica, Run DMC, Ben Harper
Sounds Like
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SLACKSTRING is the perfect moniker for the band; laid back, groovy
music providing the soundtrack for summer barbecues and the sport of
sunset watching. Comprised of four guys born and raised adjacent to
the Pacific Ocean in Manhattan Beach, CA, the sound of SLACKSTRING was
crafted as much by the beach lifestyle as it was by local musical
influences from classic bands like The Doors and The Beach Boys to
neighborhood punk pioneers Pennywise and Descendents. Their sound has
been described as Pure Feel-Good Music by L.A. newspaper The Daily
Breeze, and a desert island CD by their legions of dedicated fans.
SLACKSTRING was born out of the long term musical relationship of
Gavin Heaney and Eric Lyman (songwriters/guitarists/vocalists), and
Matt Muir (drums) who have been performing together since their high
school days. Add Brett Thomas on bass and the SLACKSTRING sound is
complete.
Truly a self made band, SLACKSTRING has sold over 5,000 copies of their homemade self-titled CD (aka The Van Album) to fans worldwide, from Russia to Australia. SLACKSTRING emerged from backyard parties to headline venues from Hollywood's House of Blues to the Telus World Ski and Snowboarding Festival in Whistler, B.C. SLACKSTRING's dynamic live show continues to win new fans with every listen. Concerts have paired the band with artists including Jack Johnson, Donavon Frankenreiter, Slightly Stoopid, The Wailers, Common Sense and Grammy award winning
Hawaiian guitarist John Cruz.
SLACKSTRING was recently the musical highlight in award winning
mountain bike movie The Collective and its 'sequel' Roam. The film earned a
nomination for best soundtrack at the X-Dance film festival in large
part to the contribution of the bands three full length songs.
Subsequently, SLACKSTRING's music remains in high demand for various
extreme sports films from surfing to kiteboarding. SLACKSTRING is featured on every episode of the PBS series "Road Trip Nation" in
2006/07.
The highly anticipated follow up album Lay Back pushes the envelope of the band's growth by exhibiting a broad variety of textures and sounds.
heeejaaa... aloha Slackstring.... thanx for the add my new friends... hope all is well.... wish you a great rest week with smile and fun!... greez from Stuttgart/Germany... Love & Hugs & Peace.... take care *anja* ;-)))...
I am proud to announce the creation of CAL-COUNTRY MAGAZINE. This will be the only monthly periodical dedicated to covering the live country music scene in Southern California. CAL-COUNTRY MAGAZINE will focus on the unsigned country talent in Southern California by featuring cover stories and interviews on up-and-coming new artists and bands, reviewing live shows in venues throughout Southern California, and reviewing CDs and EPs.
We are now accepting CDs and EPs for review. If you would like to submit your recordings for consideration, send a copy to:
CAL-COUNTRY MAGAZINE P.O. Box 901165 Palmdale, Ca. 93590
Attn: Fabio Angelini
Special offer for all of the bands on my myspace friends list: I am offering 15% off of any size ad to be included in the debut issue, due out the first week of September!! Deadline for advertising is August 20th. This offer is only good for the debut issue.
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"Where are we to look for our survival, for the answers to the questions which have never before been posed? We must look, first, to the Almighty God who has raised man above the animals and endowed him with intelligence and reason. We must put our faith in him, that he will not desert us or permit us to destroy humanity which he created in his image. We must look into ourselves, into the depths of our soul We must become something we have never been, and for which our education and experience and environment have ill-prepared us. We must become bigger than we have been, more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must become members of a new race, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations, but to our fellow men within the human community."
Words of H.I.M. HAILE SELASSIE I, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the Conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah
Pleeeaaaassseee come back to VA this summer! I had so much fun seeing you guys at the Jewish Mother... you'd make me the happiest girl in the world if you came back! :)
We must stop confusing religion and spirituality. Religion is a set of rules, regulations and rituals created by humans, which were supposed to help people to grow spiritually. Due to human imperfection, religion has become corrupt, political, divisive and a tool for power struggle. Spirituality is not theology or ideology. It is simply a Way of life, pure and original as was given by the Most High of Creation. Spirituality is a network linking us to the Most High, the universe and each other. As the essence of our existence, it embodies our culture, true identity, nationhood and destiny. A people without a nation that they can really call their own, is a people without a soul. Africa is our nation and is in spiritual and physical bondage because Her leaders are turning to outside forces for solutions to African problems when everything Africa needs is within Her. When African righteous people come together the world will come together. This is our divine destiny!
Words of H.I.M. HAILE SELASSIE I, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the Conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah
okay,,, slackstring needs a show!!!! I know aura is far for a Wed, even on a friday? or anywhere!!! get me some slackstringage!!! xo alicia i wanna dance bitches!!
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