DUBLIN, Ireland (Top40 Charts/ STAND Official Website) - 'It was their first time playing here and they sold out two nights weeks in advance. We sensed a phenomenal buzz ....a huge sense of momentum. We can tell when there's a band on the rise and it was clear to us that this band is definitely going somewhere.'' Bill Bragin,
Director Joe's Pub at the New York Public Theater IRISH CONNECTIONS MAGAZINE
Dublin's STAND self released their fourth album, Travel Light onto the world last year and after touring extensively in the U.S., the band will finally bring their critically acclaimed album and live show to Canada for the 2008 North By North East Festival.
A much anticipated scheduled appearance last year was necessarily canceled due to a serious family illness back home so the band is particularly eager for the NXNE stage. STAND will kick the festival off properly on opening night,
Thursday June 12th at Holy Joe's, top floor of the Big Bop at 10pm.
STAND features two vocalists, Alan Doyle (guitar) and Neil Eurelle (bass), who's interplay and melodic back and forth shimmer and grind throughout Travel Light. David Walsh (Guitar/Keyboards) wore the producer hat here. In this effort, he let the songs breathe, foregoing the tiresome layering heard nearly everywhere else in alternative rock for a remarkable utilization of space and time. The melodies carry the weight and the songs explode with unexpected force throughout an achingly beautiful sonic landscape. Much of that "explosion" comes from percussionist/drummer Carl Dowling, who also puts pen to paper as the band's lyricist-in-chief.
The recording venues: Buffalo, Woodstock, NYC, and Lexington Kentucky. Work started in a northern blizzard and finished under a southern sun.
A departure from the guitar based work of their 2004 work Transmissions, STAND are feverishly proud of the songs recorded here and as always, are working them out on the road as the van barrels on down the highway. Developing their songs and moving records from the van and their NYC headquarters, these four very different guys, in the most magical way of the best bands to do so before them, merge into one upon taking the stage.
Last month, the band sold out the renowned Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY (620 seats) in advance. Don't miss the chance to take in what the Buffalo News calls "this big, joyful sound" in this intimate setting on opening night of this year's festival. Thursday June 12th at Holy Joe's, top floor of the Big Bop on Queen Street West at Bathurst at 10pm.
Profile: www.standland.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/standland
Songs: http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/3605
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVGReJy31dE
