Sturdy Moss @ Village Tavern

STURDY MOSS - blues | funk | rock - www.reverbnation.com/sturdymoss -www.myspace.com/sturdymoss - Find them on Facebook

Sturdy Moss = blues infused rock jam soul. Somewhere between vintage soul combined with classic and contemporary blues, and a little old fashioned good time music with a touch of Jazz, stands the wheel house of Sturdy Moss. They love and are inspired by good music and are passionate musicians with colorful ability, good taste, and improvisational fortitude - generally mellow, jammy, trippy, & funky. They have a hearty list of quality cover tunes as well as originals. Their music is catchy, very danceable and family friendly. Band members are: Mike Freeman, Darin Leeman, Bill Hooper, Dan Iannotti, Doc Tourville.

In 2010 Sturdy Moss entered the Granite State Blues Challenge, which gave fans the opportunity to see quality local and national blues artists, and challenged such artists through competition. They were not only finalists, but also First Runner-Ups. The same year, Sturdy Moss were also finalist in the Massachusetts Blue Challenge.

VIDEO:
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kDk4IrjPa0
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv7-xWdXXTY&feature=related

PRESS |REVIEWS:
• "Led by the gritty vocals and blazing blue fretwork of Michael Freeman, Sturdy Moss takes their cues from rock, blues, jam, and soul. Freeman’s voice is hard to ignore and sounds reminiscent of Van Morrison, Adam Duritz (Counting Crows), and Scott Stapp (Creed) while his guitar playing features a creamy distorted compression that hints of Duane Allman’s tone. Sturdy Moss members Darin Leeman on drums, Roland Young on bass, Bill Hooper on percussion, and Joe Pirroni on guitar help round out the jam band sounds on "Proclivities." ~ Metronome Magazine
• "...At some points I can almost hear Van Morrison singing, especially at the end of “Fascination Jackson”. The guitar tone is a mix between Santana, southern rock and Phish." "...A lot of jam bands feel that solos don’t have to go anywhere and can be musical masturbation. Sturdy Moss understands that you can’t just play notes and you have to take the music someplace. The music of Study Moss truly lights up the speakers on my stereo. I am sure they are even a more powerful live band and I look forward to catching them live sometime soon." ~Yourband.info

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