November 17, 2006 06:54 pm
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After playing prominent national festivals such as Wakarusa and 10,000 Lakes Festival in Minnesota this summer, Green Lemon is set to perform a show at Roxie’s Roost in Tahlequah as part of its fall tour. The fall tour has kept the band on the road for three months with shows in at least 12 states.
The fall tour is expected to continue propelling the band through this break out year, building on recent successes. The band has been touring the country from coast to coast playing over 150 shows a year, has been featured in renowned festivals and has received numerous accolades.
The band was named the “New Home Grown Band of the Year” by Leeway’s Home Grown Music Network and listed as a “Top Band to See Live in 2005” by Jambase.com. They were also named “Independent Artist of the Year” by Hapi Skratch Entertainment who distributes their self-titled CD. Jambands.com recognized them as the “New Groove of the Month” for March 2005.
The band rounded out 2005 by winning Relix Magazine’s Jam-Off Contest. Green Lemon was selected from among over 300 entrants to have a song included on Relix Magazine’s Jam-Off compilation CD. Relix invited the band to perform a winner’s showcase concert in New York City in September 2005 during the prestigious CMJ Music Marathon.
Most recently, the band was nominated for a prestigious Jammy Award. The Jammy Awards are the jamband world’s equivalent of the Grammy Awards. There are eight Jammy Awards handed out annually at a star-studded ceremony in Madison Square Gardens and Green Lemon was one of six nominees for the 2006 New Groove Jammy.
The 2006 festival season found Green Lemon gracing the stages of some of the nation’s most prestigious festivals as well as a few up-and-coming festivals. The band played two shows at Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival in Lawrence, KS which is quickly becoming regarded as a leading festival. They were also featured at the 10,000 Lakes Festival in Detroit Lakes, MN and SmileFest near Asheville, NC. Fans had the opportunity to see them perform in a more intimate festival setting at Auburn EarthFest, Oklahoma’s Flint Rock Music Festival, Wisconsin’s Feel Good Festival and Missouri’s LegFest. They also shared the stage with Bob Weir and Ratdog, Keller Williams and Taj Mahal at Oklahoma City’s Independence Day Jam.
Green Lemon blends progressive rock, reggae, electronica and on-the-spot jam improvisation to create the unique sound that is attracting an exploding fan base across the nation. The band members draw inspiration from a wide variety of musical genres. While guitarist Steve Schaben studied jazz in college, his fellow guitarist, Wayne Allen, prefers the sound of Irish rockers U2. Keyboardist Jon Cordero and bassist Jesse Fioravanti listen to indie rock, but drummer Chris Cox enjoys reggae and Maroon 5. Add four songwriters within the group to this diversity of musical tastes and you’ve got a recipe for auditory bliss. By merging pumping electronica beats with smooth reggae melodies, soaring vocals and some shredding guitar solos, Green Lemon inspired Relix Magazine to declare that they “could very well lead the next generation of jambands.”
On November 17, the band will perform at Roxie’s Roost. Roxie’s Roost is located at 16471 N. Highway 10. Catch Green Lemon’s show on Friday night and see what Hittin’ The Note Magazine says “happens when five guys from Oklahoma are pinned down in a collision of futuristic electronic music and the historic roots of dub reggae.”
Information: www.greenlemonband.com.
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