The Phoenix Philosophy pushes the envelope when it comes to answering the question: how is rock music evolving in the postmodern musical-landscape Sonically, the band employs commanding guitars dueled against a potent influence of the electronic, memorable vocal hooks backed against pacing dance beats. The stories told within their songs on the thematic level are those of the relations between individualsfor better, for worse, but often simply stating the darker inevitable.
The Phoe.. More >>nix Philosophy has been hard at work to make a name for themselves in the music scene over the last three years, playing shows throughout the Twin Cities region. Their strong ability to reach out to their fans has earned them a loyal following throughout the region and helped them selling out venues such as 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, as well as playing in various cities nationwide. The bands music has reached the ears of listeners across the country having songs played on radio stations such as 93X/KXXR Minneapolis, MIT Radio Boston, and SLY/UCI Radio Chicago, as well as featured on various video posts on unsignedpunk.com Las Vegas.
The driving force behind every notable accomplishment in The Phoenix Philosophys short lifespan as a band has been their passion to deliver heavy hitting songs with pop sensibility. With a fresh lineup of its most eclectic group of musicians to date, and the release of their newest EP, Burning Down the Dance Club, and a sound that is breaking fresh ground on the music scene, The Phoenix Philosophys future is brighter than ever. From the ashes, a new philosophy is born.
Bella Ruse
Bella Ruse's combination of airy folk and crunchy pop transforms rooms into secret gardens and paints pictures of invading bombardiers, salty sea love, and super glued hearts. Surrounded by a laboratory of instruments - typewriter, suitcase organ, glockenspiel, and kazoos - singer Kay Gillette's antique voice and Joseph Barker's mournful guitar twist and twirl and dip and dive and carry you deep down the rabbit-hole into their magical musical world.
They've been traveling the country for two years, opening for Sarah Mclachlan, Heart, and Hey Marseilles along the way. Their songs have been u..