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SCENESTER's latest -- Formula Rock e.p. © 2005. Features 5 new tracks including Gettin' A Raise, and One Or Many More.
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SCENESTER's debut on Socyermom Records -- Spoon-fed Corporate Rock © 2001. Features 12 tracks including the popular Denise Drove Us Home, The News, Nutritious, and more.
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STRETCH it's a band....dammit! © 1999 is available online. Stretch was the predecessor to Scenester (Leonard & Luke's former project). Scenester fans should look into this album. It features 17 tracks including Head, Leech, Snake Eyes and even a traditional New Mexican Ranchera song rocked out. |
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SCENESTER news Scenester's latest CD -- Formula Rock e.p. has 5 songs which definitely define the band's motto for their sound -- Genre: ROCK Sub-Genre: ROCK. A true ROCK band they are as you can tell just by listening to the MP3 available for download below. Please look at the events calendar below for info on upcoming shows.
SCENESTER bio ...their debut sums up the high points of the Albuquerque music scene without the sweaty, claustrophobic concert experience. Who says you have to stick to one particular genre? ...their atypical combination of surf tunes, old school punk and rock creates a true renaissance of music. ...After all, they're one of the great Burque bands, dammit!" - Weekly Alibi This is how SCENESTER, an intense 3 piece band out of Albuquerque, New Mexico has been described; which pretty much sums up the energy the band puts fourth and the feel of their music. With their initial release "it's a band...dammit!" (1998), under the moniker STRETCH, the band established themselves as a diverse rock unit that wasn't afraid to stray from the norm. Their sophomore release "Spoon-fed Corporate Rock" (2001 Socyermom Records) garnered a handsome buzz. Alt-rock?, pop-punk-indie?, surf overtones with a country twang? The multi-genre band has been in existence for 4 years, and in that time have built a sizeable following in Albuquerque and are continuing to do so in surrounding cities such as Denver, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Tucson and El Paso. Comprised of veterans of the Albuquerque rock scene Leonard Apodaca (Dead Leonard, Scenester/Stretch, GoMotorCar), Luke Cordova (Dead Leonard, Blotter, Blunt Society, Scenester/Stretch), and Roger Apodaca (GoMotorCar, Scenester, Black Tie), the band has been influential in making Albuquerque's music scene what it is today, a place that is screaming to be looked at for it's amazing musical talent. A thriving music scene which once truly discovered will put some A&R rep on the map nationally. Of the amazing talent in this city Scenester is definitely one to keep your eye out for. Are you a Scenester?
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SCENESTER shows BOOKING CONTACT: scenester@socyermom.com Shows subject to change
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SCENESTER press
Daily Lobo, Culture Section Scenester has recently attained new levels of rock ’n’ roll wisdom, creativity and expertise on its new CD, Spoon-fed Corporate Rock. Formerly Stretch, the band released its first CD, It’s A Band, dammit!, in 1998. In 1999, bassist Damian Wilson was hired to take over for the band’s origianal bass player Aaron Smith. Smith, who played guitar for a few months, eventually left the group. Scenester officially changed its name for the release of Spoon-fed Corporate Rock, which was produced by Socyermom Records, of which frontman/guitarist/vocalist Leonard Apodaca is co-founder. With moderate fanfare, the CD was released March 10 at the Launchpad. The evening featured performances by not only Scenester but loud local groups Ladykillers, Lush Rustler and Rebilt. I’ve seen Apodaca perform a lot in the past. He’s worked with many local bands and always has given the impression that, though he’s comfortable on stage, he had not found a own unique groove, but that changed at the release party. That night, he came into his own with confidence and personality. Wilson and drummer Luke Cordova, who also plays with local group Blunt Society, seemed to get caught up in the set and responded by playing what might be considered some of their strongest work yet, which only means that if Scenester keeps pushing ahead with its music and live performances, the only place for it to go is out of New Mexico and into the mainstream. The rockin’ first track "Nutritious" is an appropriate beginning to Spoon-fed Corporate Rock, with a grand drum intro and punked out rhythm. The song was written before Smith left the group to work on different projects. "We literally wrote that song at one practice," Apodaca said. "Lyrically, it’s kind of, ‘I want you, I don’t want you, I want you, I don’t want you.’" Dispersed among the upbeat songs are gloomy ones laden with pessimistic prose that show the darker side of Apodaca’s songwriting abilities. "And I Will," with its chilling melody, offers an Ahfgan Whigs creepiness ambiance, and is a big change from the songs on It’s a band, dammit! "I was definitely going for a different writing style," Apodaca said. "‘Yum’ going into ‘Junior’ and ‘Dewdrop Meadow’ and ‘Naked Girls and Nature Scenes,’ that was stuff we (recorded) at the end, that stuff’s a little more dissonant. It was kind of where I was at the time, I wanted to project a different sound. This time I wanted to get a little more medolodic." A taste of twangy country-rock, which was one of the first CD’s endearing and unique qualities, is back on the songs "LaLaLaLa" and "Summertime." The "get-up-and-dance" of "The News," "Choose" and "Bad" give a lift to the more mellow pieces. "I guess a lot of them are self-discovery type songs," Apodaca, who writes all the lyrics, said. "Some of them are pretty much drunk rock songs. Some aren’t really meant to tell a story; they pretty much just happened."
In only 12 songs, a million catchy hooks, a half-a-dozen genres of
music and overflowing handfuls of interesting ideas that only this
band would choose to explore exist . . .
"Behold! Rife 4 1/2 chord rock that'll make you want to do splits high in the air. Their debut album, 'It's a Band.....Dammit!' is jam packed with 17 tight and mighty songs complete with hooks, lines and more hooks - a big fat good time for all who cross its path.....dammit!"
- Static Planet
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