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Artist: Poolsville
From: New York
Captured: January 1, 2004 (seen January 5, 2001 to January 1, 2004, 3 captures)

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From :

• New York

Musical Style :

• Some call it "Oasis on speed," others say its more like Green Day with a liberal arts pretense. Poolsville is hard to classify. Its music if full of melodic, short & sweet angst-ridden anthems, layered with retro-sounding harmonies. You won't get their songs out of your head, and you'll always leave their gigs feeling good--a refreshing anomoly in New York's angst-overkill downtown scene.

Musical Influences :

• The Beatles, The Who, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, The Kinks, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, R.E.M., Janes Addiction,

Brief Description :

• POOLSVILLE has been characterized as part pop, part punk and always energetic. The group has been performing at venues in New York City including Arlene Grocery, Brownies and Mercury Lounge since March 1997.

Artist History :

• Songwriters Joey Fortuna and Mike Rinzel emphasize melody and harmony with retro roots and stirring lyrics. Fortuna (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Rinzel (vocals, lead guitar) founded POOLSVILLE in March 1997. The duo has been writing songs together since their teens in suburban Maryland. In June 1997, drummer Adam Chasan (Val Holler Band) joined the group to give it a driving rhythm. Mike's brother, Mark Rinzel (bass), joined the band in February 1998 and has added his own vocal stylings and songw

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Press Reviews

J.R. Taylor of the New York Press recently described the group as "nice crazed pop, with a bold happiness… Poolsville manage some nicely manic rhythms and a few sharp harmony tricks."

Good things people say about Poolsville

"Poolsville has the best on-stage energy"--Stacie Johnson, Sony Music "[Poolsville] really has a lot to say in its music, aside from always putting on a great show."--Bill Daniels, New York-based singer/songwriter "A fast maturing group, with a whopping collection of talent." Carrie Crespo, New York-based publicist.

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