The Hand | tl

Bear Hands are a textbook example of contrasting personalities uniting to craft something more than the sum of their parts. Vocalist/guitarist Dylan Rau, the Brooklyn-based quartet’s self-confessed musical Luddite (“I can’t read music, but that’s ok because I’m more of an ideas man,”) peppers his supersonic chatter with an infectious collection of witticisms. By contrast his songwriting partner, guitarist Ted Feldman, grew up playing the cello and carefully selects his answers, admitting to being “a bit of a control freak.” Together, these contradictory characters have combined their strengths to deliver their sophomore album Distraction – a collection in which their...

Secondhand Serenade is a one man band from Menlo Park, California. John Vesely, 30, sings and plays guitar and piano. His music is characterized by multitrack recording so he can create the sound of a band by himself. He uses multitrack recording to create vocal harmonies, and a lead acoustic guitar over strummed chords. After the breakup of Sounds Like Life, featuring himself and Ronnie Day, Vesely started writing and performing his songs solo under the name Secondhand Serenade. (Secondhand, because his wife, Candice, hears all his songs firsthand.) He rented a studio for 8 days and recorded his 10-track...

The band title 'The Hand' refers to at least three bands : 1.A Bristol, UK based new folk banjo/kora duo 2.A US based band comprising copious instruments such as sitar, guitar and mellotron. 3. A short lived post-hardcore band out of British Columbia, Canada. They combined elements of modern hardcore, spazzy noise, and cheeky pop. 4. A noise rock band based in Minneapolis, MN, USA, featuring members of Steel Pole Bath Tub, Low, and Gay Witch Abortion. .

The Hands From Seattle: Originally formed as a two-piece, The Hands have recently received a fair bit of attention throughout the Northwest after the release of their debut EP 'So Sweet' in October 2006. Visit http://www.myspace.com/handshandshands for more information. The Hands From Rotterdam: The Hands are from Rotterdam and they have spend the last five years getting to know each other on a musical level through the means of endless jamming and improvising, which now forms the backbone of all their creations. They now try to move beyond genres and us all their influences to create something that moves people,...