We are proud to announce this year's lineup for Domefest!
Papadosio
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Formed in Athens, OH, Papadosio has been creating a home at the forefront of live-electronica for five years. With a sound defined by unexpected combinations, this quintet has wowed crowds at clubs, theaters, and festivals across the country. The bands songwriting showcases improvisational interludes and refreshing vocal harmonies with an amplified message of transcendence, unity, and universal understanding. Now hailing from Asheville, NC, Papadosio's mission is clear: to combine eclectic musical traditions with modern electronica to stir the heart and fuel the mind.
www.papadosio.com
Damn Right!
Formed onstage in a Baltimore nightclub, Damn Right! has since cut it's teeth grinding up and down the east coast. Electronic breaks, vocal samples and pop synths define their sound and drives every show to be a dance party. Now based in Philadelphia, PA and Denver, CO Damn Right! brings the Hyph, from NYC warehouses to HIGH-country Colorado clubs to the beautiful beaches of the Virgin Islands.
www.myspace.com/damnrightmusic
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Synthesizing a high-energy mix of funk, rock, electronica, and jazz, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong is here to bring a good time. With a continually evolving selection of original and cover songs merged together by seamless improvisational jams, this Baltimore 4-piece continues to reinvent their electro-funk style at every show. Through booking more and more festivals and major concerts in the regional circuit, they've built a uniquely loyal following, aptly called 'The Flock,' who they refuse to disappoint. Knowing no limits, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong is here to bring the party with their danceable grooves and their infectious ability to bring positive energy to any environment.
Shook
A four piece band from Washington, DC, The Sunnyside Band brings an original approach to songwriting and rock music. While keeping elements of classic rock alive, the band has a uniquely modern sound. Their new album Slipping Through the Cracks highlights both the songwriting abilities and musicianship that define the band.
Deaf Scene
www.papadosio.com
Damn Right!
Formed onstage in a Baltimore nightclub, Damn Right! has since cut it's teeth grinding up and down the east coast. Electronic breaks, vocal samples and pop synths define their sound and drives every show to be a dance party. Now based in Philadelphia, PA and Denver, CO Damn Right! brings the Hyph, from NYC warehouses to HIGH-country Colorado clubs to the beautiful beaches of the Virgin Islands.www.myspace.com/damnrightmusic
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Synthesizing a high-energy mix of funk, rock, electronica, and jazz, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong is here to bring a good time. With a continually evolving selection of original and cover songs merged together by seamless improvisational jams, this Baltimore 4-piece continues to reinvent their electro-funk style at every show. Through booking more and more festivals and major concerts in the regional circuit, they've built a uniquely loyal following, aptly called 'The Flock,' who they refuse to disappoint. Knowing no limits, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong is here to bring the party with their danceable grooves and their infectious ability to bring positive energy to any environment.Shook
Shook is Baltimore's premier electro funk outlet. Consisting of brothers Ben and Mike Shugarman, and long time friends Scott Engorn and Ryan Brooks, this young and talented group of musicians have been making a name for themselves along the east coast by delivering electrifying and soulful performances at venues in Baltimore, DC, Philadelphia, and NYC. Their music intersects the realms of funk, soul, electro, and dance music in a universal sound with strong pop sensibility and raw musicianship. Their live shows are revered as equally impressive to their latest studio project, "Can U Still Dance?", an 80's style dance record that exposes Shook's rich musical heritage and sonic mastery. Sights set high, Shook offers the world their artistry in an age of oversaturation and imitation
The Sunnyside Band
The Sunnyside Band
A four piece band from Washington, DC, The Sunnyside Band brings an original approach to songwriting and rock music. While keeping elements of classic rock alive, the band has a uniquely modern sound. Their new album Slipping Through the Cracks highlights both the songwriting abilities and musicianship that define the band.
Deaf Scene
Deaf Scene is an all-instrumental three-piece experimental band from the greater Baltimore, Maryland area. In their short three year existence, the band has managed to cultivate a musical style that is comfortably indefinable and always developing. Their unique take on melodic instrumental rock music highlights their musical chemistry and fluidity as a group, while their high-energy, psyched-out live performances set them apart from any of their musical peers. On their newest self-titled release (2010), the band uses lush guitar melodies, atmospheric loops, intricate bass rhythm and textures, and propulsive drumming to create a movement of music that is highly melodic, groovable, and evocative all at the same time. With goals set high and no plans on stopping, Deaf Scene is truly proving to be, "One of Maryland's best up-and-coming acts."
Potomac Bombs
When you put four guys with acoustic instruments on the stage, you usually expect it to be a bit reserved. Such is not the case with the Potomac Bombs, who bring an exciting rhythmic take on bluegrass-meets-blues-meets-alt country. The band follows the Uncle Tupelo model -- even when you play acoustic, bring every bit of energy you have. In doing so, they've built a steady following around DC through their live shows featuring a large group of original tunes and covers from blues masters, current alt country, and the traditional bluegrass songbook. Leaving behind a path of chaos everywhere they go, it just seems like everyone enjoys getting bombed.
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Soohan
Erothyme
www.myspace.com/deafscene
People's Blues of Richmond
The People's Blues of Richmond renders their audiences speechless in a pile of Rock and Roll ash. Direct to you from, you guessed it, Richmond, Virginia, this young band is taking blues rock to scorching new heights. Tim Beavers, guitar and lead vocals, is both Page and Plant. Matt Volkes, bass guitar, tears down buildings for a living. And Raphael Katchinoff, on the drum kit and percussion, is the fiery skeleton behind the wheel. PBR, as they are referred to in short, are playing shows all across the east coast and picking up new fans in each town they visit. Their sound is a cross between The Doors and Zeppelin or maybe an atomic blast and a crashing tsunami; either way, it's big and it's going to knock you down. Prepare yourself because here comes PBR.
www.peoplesblues.com/
People's Blues of Richmond
www.peoplesblues.com/
Potomac Bombs
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Soohan
SOOHAN (Stephen Suchan) fell in love with Djing and producing music when he came to the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. After a year of learning how to make beats, he started producing mashups, which have earned him recognition from all over the globe. He teamed up with his buddy Phil Real and started djing college house parties up and down the entire east coast with his new turntables and serato scratch live. He started performing at Santa Fe Cafe in College Park regularly in front of crowds of over 700 people. His specialty in djing has always been Baltimore Club but he also spins Electro Bangers, Dubstep, Drum and Bass, Dancehall,and Juke.
www.purevolume.com/soohan
www.purevolume.com/soohan
Erothyme
Electronic music is playing a critical role in the unfolding of the future of human culture. The limitlessness and deep relevance of this particular art form draw me in. It is the primary outlet for my energy as an individual creative fountainhead.
DJ Bohfunk
DJ Bohfunk
Baltimore based DJ Bohfunk brings a unique and funky ALL VINYL mix to each show. His musical direction and style focus directly on Funk and Soul from the early 1970s to present. His talent and taste for funky dancefloor cuts have developed into a contagious ass shakin' and foot stompin' party at each showing around the Baltimore and DC area over the past two years.
