WEDNESDAY NOV 28, 2018
Added Color
ADDED COLOR is a Brazilian/American rock band formed in Brooklyn, NY, comprised of Brazilian brothers Dan and Kiko Freiberg, Tim Haggerty, and Danny Dahan. Since meeting in 2014, the group has played around 200 shows in over 20 states in the USA, and toured internationally in Canada, Morocco, and Brazil. They have played major festivals in Brazil such as Porão do Rock, which has featured Muse, Eagles of Death Metal, amongst others, and are currently working on finalizing a tour through the USA, Europe, Morocco, and Brazil in 2018. While they have only been called Added Color since May, 2017, the band’s previous project under the same formation received critical acclaim from significant press outlets such as PureVolume, Red Bull Music, The Huffington Post, AOL Noisecreep, and The Village Voice, with The Monsters of Rock Festival officially nominating them as one of the top five upcoming Brazilian rock bands.
Added Color made their debut on May 9, 2017 releasing their 5-song EP entitled “Psycho”. The EP received the backing of an international tour, beginning in Morocco and was followed by a 6-week US Tour. Pancakes and Whiskey debuted the title single off the “Psycho” EP by stating “If you’re ready to hear the best rock track of the year, thus far, then you’ve come to the right place.”
Added Color's second EP, "Mr. Industry" was released on April 20, 2018. The EP was recorded in Brooklyn at Silver Cord Studios by Johann Meyer (Gojira/Roadrunner Records) and Jamie Uertz (Blind Melon) and produced by Added Color and Fadel Dabien. "Mr. Industry was backed by a second Morocco tour with 14 dates, and a one month long US summer tour.
Whether they’re playing big stages in Brazilian festivals or more intimate venues, Added Color always brings a high energy performance to the audience. Their message: be yourself no matter what, respect others for who they are, and don’t play into people’s expectations of who you should be.
ADDED COLOR is a Brazilian/American rock band formed in Brooklyn, NY, comprised of Brazilian brothers Dan and Kiko Freiberg, Tim Haggerty, and Danny Dahan. Since meeting in 2014, the group has played around 200 shows in over 20 states in the USA, and toured internationally in Canada, Morocco, and Brazil. They have played major festivals in Brazil such as Porão do Rock, which has featured Muse, Eagles of Death Metal, amongst others, and are currently working on finalizing a tour through the USA, Europe, Morocco, and Brazil in 2018. While they have only been called Added Color since May, 2017, the band’s previous project under the same formation received critical acclaim from significant press outlets such as PureVolume, Red Bull Music, The Huffington Post, AOL Noisecreep, and The Village Voice, with The Monsters of Rock Festival officially nominating them as one of the top five upcoming Brazilian rock bands.
Added Color made their debut on May 9, 2017 releasing their 5-song EP entitled “Psycho”. The EP received the backing of an international tour, beginning in Morocco and was followed by a 6-week US Tour. Pancakes and Whiskey debuted the title single off the “Psycho” EP by stating “If you’re ready to hear the best rock track of the year, thus far, then you’ve come to the right place.”
Added Color's second EP, "Mr. Industry" was released on April 20, 2018. The EP was recorded in Brooklyn at Silver Cord Studios by Johann Meyer (Gojira/Roadrunner Records) and Jamie Uertz (Blind Melon) and produced by Added Color and Fadel Dabien. "Mr. Industry was backed by a second Morocco tour with 14 dates, and a one month long US summer tour.
Whether they’re playing big stages in Brazilian festivals or more intimate venues, Added Color always brings a high energy performance to the audience. Their message: be yourself no matter what, respect others for who they are, and don’t play into people’s expectations of who you should be.
The Warsaw Clinic
Fantomen
Following the release of their debut single “Lights in the Woods” back in December, “Gashadokuro” finds Atlanta quartet Fantomen sharpening their melodic hard rock into something more angular and propulsive. It’s not so much a case of the band seeking out new sounds as it is them working out the kinks and tightening up their songwriting, which stresses the dichotomy of melody and combustive guitars. As the song progresses, you can hear that polarity come into relief as the band swaps gears between roaring, full-throttle passages and the multiple off-kilter riffs that frame frontman John Lindsey’s throaty falsetto. Rather than battering the listener with a barrage of constant aggression, the group breaks up their attack into varying degrees of urgency, and that bit of nuance helps shape the track into something more fully satisfying.
As an aside, if you’re wondering if there’s some sort of mythology behind the title, you won’t be disappointed. The name is derived from Japanese legend and refers to spirits that take the shape of giant skeletons and attack travelers in order to consume their blood (the literal translation is “starving skeleton,” so make of that what you will). Lyrically, it veers dangerously close to goofy comic book caricature—all blood, bones, and graves—but Fantomen’s unwavering energy helps provide safe passage through the track’s savage underbelly.
Following the release of their debut single “Lights in the Woods” back in December, “Gashadokuro” finds Atlanta quartet Fantomen sharpening their melodic hard rock into something more angular and propulsive. It’s not so much a case of the band seeking out new sounds as it is them working out the kinks and tightening up their songwriting, which stresses the dichotomy of melody and combustive guitars. As the song progresses, you can hear that polarity come into relief as the band swaps gears between roaring, full-throttle passages and the multiple off-kilter riffs that frame frontman John Lindsey’s throaty falsetto. Rather than battering the listener with a barrage of constant aggression, the group breaks up their attack into varying degrees of urgency, and that bit of nuance helps shape the track into something more fully satisfying.
As an aside, if you’re wondering if there’s some sort of mythology behind the title, you won’t be disappointed. The name is derived from Japanese legend and refers to spirits that take the shape of giant skeletons and attack travelers in order to consume their blood (the literal translation is “starving skeleton,” so make of that what you will). Lyrically, it veers dangerously close to goofy comic book caricature—all blood, bones, and graves—but Fantomen’s unwavering energy helps provide safe passage through the track’s savage underbelly.