Mercury Lounge

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Jupiter One 10:30

Jeff Taylor 9:30
The Stationary Set 8:30

Thu 5/29

Tickets

$10 adv / $12 dos

Jupiter One

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New York five-piece Jupiter One’s fresh sound breathes new life into stale stereotypes of indie rock. Born out of an urge to create mini-orchestral pieces, Jupiter One has dedicated its life to producing well-designed rock. In operation since 2003,the chemistry of these five individuals has expanded the boundaries of songwriting by incorporating new textures to create a different aural experience for each song. Many fans have compared Jupiter one to the early pioneering works of Pink Floyd, Genesis, and the Beatles. Others have appropriated more modern Brit-rock and Euro-funk associations such as Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, and Daft Punk.

Jupiter One continually plays all over New York City and the east coast drawing solid crowds from DC to Boston. Among favorite downtown NY venues Tribeca Rock Club, Knitting Factory, Piano’s, and Arlene’s Grocery they’ve built a strong foundation of fans who have come to expect a performance overflowing with great songs and intense energy. Live, the musical dexterity of Jupiter One is fully realized as lead vocalist K Ishibashi quickly moves from violin to electric guitar and multi-instrumentalist Zac Colwell strokes the keys of his Juno-60 with guitar on back ready and waiting for the right moment. The drummer and bassist drive the song forward with boundless energy while vintage keyboardist Mocha fills up the room with a fresh, yet nostalgic sound that can conjure 1983 just as easily as 2022. The varied sounds of Jupiter One’s multilayered dance grooves plays out loud and clear with precision not reached by many new bands these days. Jupiter One’s space-age orchestral rock hits hard enough to move asses on the dance floor, and is so richly textured and thoughtfully conceived that it can open minds at the same time. - iSound.com

Jeff Taylor

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"Tristate Orphans: On the strength of their debut EP,
'DumpsterHunter,' world-renowned drummer Mark Guiliana
(Avishai Cohen Trio, Jazz Mandolin Project) and fiery
young fiddler Rob Hecht (Blue Merle, Elizabeth & The
Catapult) come out swinging. At live gigs, you'll
hear a set of horsefaced, odd-metered beatbreaks
wrapped in blistering, 2 minute pop songs. It's all
filtered through the Waits-esque howls, Byrne-like
body freakouts and old-souled lyrics of their Middle
School Teacher bandleader, Jeff Taylor."

The Stationary Set

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The Stationary Set was born out of Andrew Lutes' over-production of indie-rock/pop songs for the east lansing outfit: thefarewelldrive. Teaming up with long-time friend and rock-band veteran Josh Hoisington (The Minor Fall, The Giveaway, Four Days), The Stationary Set have put their emotionally taxing indie-rock back on the shelf in exchange for this new blend of light-hearted social commentary coupled with highly contagious, guitar-driven pop melodies. The songs herein represent a turn towards the lighter, more attainable hooks that made up the mid/late nineties mix tapes of Andrew's youth. The diary-esque yet surprisingly optimistic lyrics set in a backdrop of deliciously intelligent arrangements, led by Hoisington, make The Stationary Set a safe bet for anyone with a pension for melody. Goes great with your morning coffee.